Knight, often credited as Ben Kermode commenced his career as an actor in 1997, when he made a guest appearance in the Australian television series State Coroner.
In 2005, Knight returned to acting with the short film Smacked Out Kisses.
In 2009, he received a short recurring role on Seven Network soap opera Home and Away, for which he played Hazem Kassir, the love interest of Leah Patterson-Baker.
[1] He played the role of Hazem near the end of the 2009 season until early 2010 when his character was involved in a controversial storyline, in which he is brutally beaten by a group of racist thugs on Australia Day.
His other credits include the short film Road to Ramadi, the television series Review with Myles Barlow, City Homicide, and Neighbours.