Ben Schnetzer

Ben Schnetzer (born February 8, 1990) is an American actor.

Ben Schnetzer
Schnetzer at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born (1990-02-08) February 8, 1990
NationalityAmerican
Alma materGuildhall School of Music and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2007-present

Schnetzer was born and raised in New York City, the son of actors Stephen Schnetzer and Nancy Snyder. He is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.[1]

In 2010, Schnetzer appeared in an episode of Law & Order and co-starred on the series Happy Town.[2] He played Max Vandenburg in the film adaptation of The Book Thief (2013).[3] He played Mark Ashton in the movie Pride, released in 2014, and his performance drew positive reviews. Charlotte O'Sullivan, writing for the London Evening Standard, said: "Schnetzer is a New Yorker with an unpromising CV (he was one of the few good things about The Book Thief) and he's fantastic here."[4]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2007 Ben's Plan Ben Stephens
2010 Law & Order Dustin Henry 1 episode
2010 Happy Town Andrew Haplin 8 episodes
2013 The Book Thief Max Vandenburg
2014 Pride Mark Ashton
2014 The Riot Club Dimitri Mitropoulos
2016 Goat Brad Land
2016 Punk's Dead Ross
2016 Warcraft Khadgar
2016 Snowden Gabriel Sol
2016 The Journey Is the Destination Dan Eldon
2018 Entebbe Zeev Hirsch
2018 The Grizzlies Russ Sheppard
2018 The Death & Life of John F. Donovan Rupert Turner
2018 Saint Judy Parker
2018 The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair Marcus Goldman 10 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2014 17th British Independent Film Awards Best Supporting Actor
Pride
Nominated
Most Promising Newcomer Nominated

References

  1. Forrest, Steve (November 1, 2013). "First Big Role, Right Out of School". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  2. Lowry, Brian (April 24, 2010). "Happy Town". Variety. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  3. Harvey, Dennis (October 4, 2013). "Film Review: 'The Book Thief'". Variety. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  4. O'Sullivan, Charlotte (12 September 2014). "Pride - film review: 'Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunton escape national treasure status to show us something new'". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 September 2014.


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