Ben Feldman | |
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Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. | May 27, 1980
Education | Ithaca College (BFA) |
Occupation(s) | Actor, producer |
Years active | 2003–present |
Spouse | Michelle Mulitz (m. 2013) |
Children | 2 |
Ben Feldman (born May 27, 1980) [1] is an American actor and producer. Throughout his career, Feldman has undertaken roles on stage, including the Broadway play The Graduate , along with more prominent roles in television series such as his role as Jonah Simms in the NBC sitcom Superstore, Michael Ginsberg in Mad Men , and Ron LaFlamme in Silicon Valley . He has also played lead characters in films including The Perfect Man with Hilary Duff.
Feldman was born in Washington, D.C. [2] His mother is Marcia Muir Mitchell, a writer, [3] [4] [5] [6] and his father is Robert "Bob" Feldman, who runs a Maryland advertising agency. [7] [8] His stepmother is Kris Feldman, a realtor. [9] [10] Feldman is from a Jewish family and attended Conservative Jewish and Orthodox Jewish synagogues and schools. [11] [12] He has a sister, Morgan Leiter, who works in fashion. [13] His aunt through his stepmother, Susan Feniger, is a chef in Los Angeles. [14]
He was involved in acting camp and school theater from the age of 6. He attended Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Maryland and graduated with the class of 1998. He worked as a camp counselor in the theater and taught a videography class for several summers in Bethesda, and attended Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting. [15]
After graduating, he moved to New York City, where he performed on Broadway and eventually moved to Los Angeles to act in film and television. [16]
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Feldman played Josh Reeves in the TV series Living with Fran for one season in 2005. From 2009 to 2011, he was a regular on the television series Drop Dead Diva in the role of guardian angel Fred before leaving the series at the start of the fourth season. [17] In April 2012, he joined the cast of AMC's Mad Men as a regular, playing the character Michael Ginsberg. [18] He also appeared as lawyer Ron LaFlamme on HBO's Silicon Valley [19] from 2014 to 2019, and from 2015 to 2021 played the lead Jonah Simms in the NBC sitcom Superstore . [20] He also produced Superstore in 2019-2021. In 2021, he began starring as Tylor Tuskmon in Disney's Monsters at Work .
Feldman is co-owner of a wine label, Angelica Cellars. [16]
Feldman lives in Los Angeles. In 2012, he became engaged to Michelle Mulitz. [21] They were married on October 12, 2013, at Smokey Glen Farm in Gaithersburg, Maryland. [22] [23] The couple have two children; son Charlie Milton, born October, 2017, and daughter Effie, born May, 2019. [24] [25]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | When Do We Eat? | Zeke | |
The Perfect Man | Adam Forrest | ||
2008 | Cloverfield | Travis Marello | |
Extreme Movie | Len | ||
2009 | Friday the 13th | Richie | |
2011 | Limited | Chernin | Short film |
2012 | Sluts, Bitches and Whores! | Dan | Short film |
Departure Date | Young Jake | Short film | |
2013 | Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th | Himself | Documentary film |
2014 | As Above, So Below | George | |
2015 | 400 Days | Bug Kieslowski | |
2016 | Between Us | Henry | |
2017 | Thumper | Jimmy | |
2023 | A Tourist's Guide to Love | John | |
2024 | Little Death | Jayson |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Less than Perfect | Nicholas | Episode: "Rules" |
Frozen Impact | Paramedic | TV movie | |
The Mayor | Jake Winterhalter | TV movie | |
2005–2006 | Living with Fran | Josh Reeves | 26 episodes |
2007 | Numbers | Seth Marlowe | Episode: "Graphic" |
Them | Floyd Grunwald | TV movie | |
Can Openers | Mike | TV movie | |
2008 | Las Vegas | Herbert | 2 episodes |
The New Adventures of Old Christine | Timmy | Episode: "The New Adventures of Old Christine" | |
2009 | See Kate Run | Dan Carver | TV movie |
Medium | Justin Lydecker | 3 episodes | |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jason Devereaux | Episode: "Working Stiffs" | |
2009–2014 | Drop Dead Diva | Fred | 38 episodes |
2011 | Love Bites | Sam | Episode: "Stand and Deliver" |
2012–2014 | Mad Men | Michael Ginsberg | 22 episodes Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (2012) |
2013 | Major Crimes | Jason Andrews | Episode: "Under the Influence" |
The Mindy Project | Jason Richmond | 2 episodes | |
2014–2015 | A to Z | Andrew Lofland | 13 episodes |
2014–2019 | Silicon Valley | Ron LaFlamme | 13 episodes |
2015 | Childrens Hospital | Leo Richie | Episode: "Home Life of a Doctor" |
2015–2021 | Superstore | Jonah Simms | Main cast, 113 episodes; also directed episodes "Lottery" and "Carol's Back" |
2017 | Hollywood Game Night | Himself | Episode: "Super Duper Store Night" |
2019 | Lip Sync Battle | Himself | Episode: "Ben Feldman vs. Lauren Ash" |
2019–2020 | Big Hero 6: The Series | Chris | Voice; 9 episodes |
2021–present | Monsters at Work | Tylor Tuskmon | Voice; [26] main cast |
2021–2022 | Tuca & Bertie | Voice; 2 episodes | |
2022 | Super Pumped | Larry Page | Episodes: "War" and "The Charm Offensive" |
2023 | American Auto | Chase Brody | Episode: "Going Green" |
2024 | Population 11 | Andy Pruden | Main cast, 12 episodes |
TBA | Mayfair Witches | Sam Larkin | Series regular |
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