本·列文生于波兰，小时候随家人移居澳洲墨尔本。六岁时他患上了小儿麻痹症，导致他一直使用拐杖生活至今。他获得了墨尔本大学的法学学位。1971年，他在获得可去英国的影视学院（National Film and Television School）学习电影的奖学金后放弃了律师职业。毕业后，他留在英国制作电视。
Gia Carides has been working as an actress since age 12 in film and in theatre. She has been nomminated twice for her work, in Strictly Ballroom (1992) (Best Actress in a Supporting Role AFI Awards) and Brilliant Lies (1996) (Best Actress in a Leading Role AFI Awards).She has appeared in as many American films as Australian films, and continues to work in both countries.
