Ben Oakes

Ben Oakes is a young Australian actor with Autism Spectrum Disorder. He performed in Melbourne for the 2019 Malthouse Theatre and Black Swan Theatre co-production of Tim Winton's Cloudstreet in the role of Fish Lamb, which he will reprise in Perth in 2020. Ben performs with the Theatre of Speed at Back to Back Theatre in Geelong and appeared in the short film, Oddlands, co-produced by Back to Back and Matchbox Pictures in 2017. Ben also makes sound art with the Noise Scavengers performing both live and creating recordings.