Ben Baur

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Ben Baur
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Years active2007–present
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Ben Baur is an American actor known for starring in the LGBT-themed web series Hunting Season . Out named him to its Out100 list in 2015.

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Early life

Baur attended West Albany High School in Albany, Oregon, graduating in 2004. Baur graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. [1] [2]

Career

Baur had guest roles on the television series Nip/Tuck and Happily Divorced before starring as Alex in the LGBT-themed web series Hunting Season. [3] [4] [5] [6] After appearing in the series The Following and Difficult People , [2] [7] [8] he played Kip Stark in several episodes of the web series These People from 2015 to 2016. [9] [10] [11] Baur and longtime friend Thandi Tolmay co-created, co-produced, and co-starred in the web series #Adulting in 2016. [1] [10] [12] He has also written episodes of These People and #Adulting. [11] In January 2017, Baur posted on Instagram that he had worked on the ABC soap opera General Hospital in an undisclosed role. [13] He played mail clerk Noah on the show on February 27, 2017. [14] [15] Baur also wrote and starred in the short film Something New, which premiered at Outfest Los Angeles in 2017. [16]

Filmography

YearProjectRoleNotesRef.
2007 Nip/Tuck Freddy Prune's AssistantTelevision series (Season 5 – Episode: "Carly Summers") [3] [17]
2011 Happily Divorced AnthonyTV series (Season 1 – Episode: "A Date with Destiny") [3] [11]
2012–2015 Hunting Season Alex Web series (Main cast) [3] [4] [5] [6]
2014MythosYoung LukeWeb series (Episode: "Sea and Sky") [2]
2014 The Following PrisonerTV series (Season 2 – Episode: "The Messenger") [2] [11]
2014–2015 What Would You Do? Gay Man/WaiterTV series (2 episodes) [2]
2015Front CoverEddieFilm [18] [19]
2015 Difficult People Gay Rights ActivistWeb series (Season 1 – Episode: "Library Water") [7] [8] [11]
2015 Dropping the Soap ChandlerWeb series (Episode: "Julian's Choice") [20]
2015–2016These PeopleKip StarkWeb series (6 episodes) [9] [10]
2016 #Adulting MaxWeb series (Main cast) [1] [10] [12]
2017 Something Like Summer Jace HoldenFilm [2] [7] [8]
2017 General Hospital Noah the Mail ClerkTV series (1 episode) [14] [15]
2017 Famous in Love ReporterEpisode: "Leaving Los Angeles"
2017 EastSiders JasonWeb series (Episode: "Cats")
2017The Journey of Being LikableDrewWeb series (5 episodes)
2017Something NewJonahShort film [16]

Reception

In 2015, Out named Baur to its Out100 list, [7] after previously placing him on the magazine's "Most Eligible Bachelors" list two years in a row. [8]

Awards and nominations

Baur was nominated for an Indie Series Award for Best Actor (Comedy) in 2012 and 2016 for his work in Hunting Season, [21] [22] and in 2017 for #Adulting. [23] The entire Hunting Season cast won the Indie for Best Ensemble (Comedy) in 2016. [24]

YearAwardCategoryProjectResultRef.
2012 4th Indie Soap Awards Best Actor — ComedyHunting SeasonNominated [21]
Best Ensemble — ComedyHunting SeasonNominated [21]
2016 7th Indie Series Awards Best Lead Actor — ComedyHunting SeasonNominated [22]
Best Ensemble — ComedyHunting SeasonWon [24]
2017 8th Indie Series Awards Best Web Series — Comedy#Adulting (creator/writer/producer)Nominated [23]
Best Lead Actor — Comedy#AdultingNominated [23]

Personal life

Baur is gay. In 2012, he wrote a column for The Huffington Post about his experiences coming out and being an "out gay actor". [25] He and his partner Craig Gates were engaged in May 2018. [26]

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