Ben Schnetzer is an American actor. He was nominated for two British Independent Film Awards for his performance in the film Pride. His other films include The Book Thief, The Riot Club, and The Grizzlies.
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 Schnetzer at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Alma mater | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Partner | Kate Hewitt |
| Children | 1 |
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Early life
editSchnetzer is the son of actor Stephen Schnetzer, whose father had German ancestry, and actress Nancy Snyder. He graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.[1]
Career
editIn 2010, Schnetzer appeared in an episode of Law & Order, the longest-running live-action scripted American primetime series and had a supporting role in the ABC series Happy Town.[2]
As he began appearing in British films, Schnetzer was praised for his "superb mastery of accents".[3] During his final year at Guildhall, he landed the role of Max Vandenburg in the film adaptation of The Book Thief (2013).[4] The following year, he starred as activist Mark Ashton in the historical film Pride, for which he received critical acclaim and two BIFA nominations.[5] That same year, he played British-Greek Oxford University student Dimitri Mitropoulos in The Riot Club.
Schnetzer starred as Brad Land alongside Nick Jonas in Goat, a 2016 film about college hazing. That same year, he starred as Ross in Punk's Dead as well as appearing in Warcraft and Snowden. He played British-Kenyan journalist Dan Eldon in the biopic The Journey Is the Destination.
Schnetzer returned to television in 2018 with a role as Marcus Goldman in the Epix miniseries adaptation of Joël Dicker's The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair. He made his Broadway debut in The Nap at Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.[6] He had film roles in Entebbe, The Grizzlies, The Death & Life of John F. Donovan, and Saint Judy in 2018 as well as The Giant in 2019. Nell Meadow of RogerEbert.com called Schnetzer's performances "exceptional" in a 2020 review of The Grizzlies and praised ability to disappear into his roles in The Book Thief, Snowden, and Pride.[7]
In 2020, Schnetzer was cast as protagonist Yorick Brown in the 2021 FX on Hulu adaptation of the post-apocalyptic comic Y: The Last Man.[8] He has an upcoming role in the Netflix science fiction series The Three-Body Problem.
In September 2022, Schnetzer played Eli in the European premiere of Eureka Day at The Old Vic in London.[9]
Personal life
editSchnetzer is in a relationship with Kate Hewitt, a theatre director from Newcastle upon Tyne. They have a daughter, born 2021.[10]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Ben's Plan | Ben Stephens | |
| 2013 | The Book Thief | Max Vandenburg | |
| 2014 | Pride | Mark Ashton | |
| The Riot Club | Dimitri Mitropoulos | ||
| 2016 | Goat | Brad Land | |
| Punk's Dead | Ross | ||
| Warcraft | Khadgar | ||
| Snowden | Gabriel Sol | ||
| The Journey Is the Destination | Dan Eldon | ||
| 2018 | Entebbe | Zeev Hirsch | |
| The Grizzlies | Russ Sheppard | ||
| The Death & Life of John F. Donovan | Rupert Turner | ||
| Saint Judy | Parker | ||
| 2019 | The Giant | Joe | |
| 2025 | Swiped | TBA | Post-production |
| TBA | The Yellow Tie | Sergiu Celibidache | Post-production |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Law & Order | Dustin Henry | Episode: "Crashers" |
| Happy Town | Andrew Haplin | 8 episodes | |
| 2018 | The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair | Marcus Goldman | 10 episodes |
| 2019 | Gone Hollywood | Robbie Riese | TV movie |
| 2021 | Y: The Last Man | Yorick Brown | 10 episodes |
| 2024 | 3 Body Problem | Young Mike Evans |
Stage
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sticks and Bones | David | Pershing Square Signature Center, New York |
| 2018 | The Nap | Dylan Spokes | Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, New York |
| 2022 | Eureka Day | Eli | Old Vic, London |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | British Independent Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |
| Most Promising Newcomer | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ Forrest, Steve (November 1, 2013). "First Big Role, Right Out of School". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ Lowry, Brian (April 24, 2010). "Happy Town". Variety. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ "Ben Schnetzer". BIFA - British Independent Film Awards. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (October 4, 2013). "Film Review: 'The Book Thief'". Variety. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Musbach, Julie (5 September 2018). "Meet the Cast of THE NAP- Now in Previews!". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ Nell Meadow. "The Grizzlies Movie Review". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2020-02-28). "'Y: The Last Man': Ben Schnetzer To Star As Yorick Brown In FX's Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- ^ "Cast joining Helen Hunt in Old Vic's Eureka Day announced | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ Moore, Camille (21 September 2021). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Ben Schnetzer". TVOvermind. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
