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Meet Ben Robson, who plays Oliver on Netflix’s Ransom Canyon

STORYSumnima Kandangwa
Ben Robson appears in season two of Ransom Canyon as Minka Kelly’s new love interest. Photos: @benrobson/Instagram
Ben Robson appears in season two of Ransom Canyon as Minka Kelly’s new love interest. Photos: @benrobson/Instagram
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The English actor joins the show opposite Minka Kelly – IRL, he was linked to his Animal Kingdom co-star Leila George, who was married to Sean Penn

Ransom Canyon is back with its second season on Netflix. The neo-Western show, adapted from author Jodi Thomas’ novel series of the same name, centres on three feuding ranching families in Texas. It stars Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly as Staten Kirkland and Quinn O’Grady respectively, whose “will they, won’t they” chemistry throughout the first season had fans hooked.

Unfortunately for fans, and Staten, the show’s second season, which aired on July 23, introduces Quinn’s new British boyfriend Oliver, played by Ben Robson, who she met during her time in New York.

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Ben Robson plays Quinn’s mysterious new love interest in season two of Ransom Canyon. Photo: @benrobson/Instagram
Ben Robson plays Quinn’s mysterious new love interest in season two of Ransom Canyon. Photo: @benrobson/Instagram

While you’d have to watch the show to find out how the love triangle unfolds, here’s everything to know about Robson.

Where is Ben Robson from?

Ben Robson at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. Photo: @benrobson/Instagram
Ben Robson at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. Photo: @benrobson/Instagram

Ben Robson was born in February 1984 in Newcastle, in northern England. In an interview with The Cut, the English actor credits both his grandmother, who survived wartime Europe, and his mother as major influences in his life.

Robson attended the University of the West of England in Bristol, where he studied business. After graduating, he moved to Los Angeles to study acting at the Stella Adler Academy of Acting & Theatre.

Where did he get his start?

Ben Robson played the physically daring Craig Cody in Animal Kingdom. Photo: @benrobson/Instagram
Ben Robson played the physically daring Craig Cody in Animal Kingdom. Photo: @benrobson/Instagram
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