Bensley then went on to appear in such soap operas as The Restless Years. The Young Doctors, in which he played Doctor Mike Newman from 1980 until the show finished in 1982. Prisoner, in which he played one of the three male prisoners, Matt Delaney, for 34 episodes in 1984.
Neighbours in 1986.
And Home and Away from 1988 to 1990.
One of Bensley"s earliest roles was as Dennis Braithwaite on the Seven Network drama series Class Of "74. He also appeared in American Broadcasting Company Television children"s show, Waterloo Street, with long hair. In 2009, he returned to Neighbours for a two-episode guest role as Dean Naughton.
In the 1980s, Bensley appeared as a nude centrefold in the magazine, Cleo, wearing only strategically placed scuba gear.
And also featured in a cheeky advertisement for Palmolive Gold, in which he is seen in bed with fellow The Young Doctors actress Judy McBurney, and semi-naked in a shower. In 1983, he played the title role of Stanley in the film "Stanley.
Every Home Should Have One". In 1992, Bensley appeared as Doctor John Austin in the Australian mini-series The New Adventures of Black Beauty.
In 1995, Bensley appeared in the Australian / New Zealand co-production Mirror, Mirror, as "Andrew Teigan", the father of "Jo Teigan".
Bensley also appeared in the long-running television series Water Rats about the Sydney Harbour Water Police Squad, in which he had the major role of Chief Inspector Jeff Hawker.
Bensley was a member of the cast of Water Rats for the entire series (1996–2001).
