Benjamin Kanes

Benjamin Kanes
Born	(1977-03-27) March 27, 1977 (age 48) Haverford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, director, producer, screenwriter
Years active	2003–present

Benjamin Kanes (born March 25, 1977) is an American actor, screenwriter, film director and producer, best known for portraying Young Birdman in the 2014 single shot black comedy- drama film Birdman.

Early life

Kanes was born in Haverford, Pennsylvania.

Career

Kanes entered the film industry with roles in short subjects and documentaries, beginning in 2003. During the early years, he also worked as a body double and stuntman; most notably as a stand-in for the lead in Invincible , for Mark Wahlberg in Shooter and The Other Guys , for Jude Law in My Blueberry Nights , for Shia LaBeouf in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen , and for Colin Farrell in Dead Man Down . He has also served as screenwriter, film editor, associate producer and short-subject producer during his career, and is best known for portraying Young Birdman and inner voice of Michael Keaton's Riggan Thomson in the 2014 single shot black comedy- drama film Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) , directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu and written by Iñárritu with Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bó. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Filmography

Films and TV

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Scary Tales: The Return of Mr Longfellow	Josh
2005	Catalyst: Izzy	Spence
2005	He Got Blitz	J.T.
2006	Bacterium	Jiggs
2007	My Blueberry Nights	Randy
2008	Corporate Affairs	Henry
2009	Michael & Michael Have Issues	Danny
2009	The Seduction of Eve	Kevin Harvey
2010	Get Him to the Greek	Concert fan	Uncredited
2010	The Other Guys	Art gallery patron	Uncredited
2011	Blink
2011	El Caballero	Alistair
2012	Benny The Bum	Dave
2013	Broken City	Harvard Club bartender
2013	Do No Harm	Aaron
2013	The Penny Dreadful Picture Show	Jack
2014	Assumption of Risk	Deke Hampton
2014	Piranha Sharks	Keating
2014	Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)	Young Birdman	Uncredited [5]
2014	Space Dogs	Rear Admiral Trevor Chadwick
2015	Have You Seen Enough?	Luke
2015	The Visit	Dad

Producer

Year	Title	Notes
2014	Assumption of Risk
2014	See Through: The Work of Oil Painter Anna Fox Ryan
2014	Community Starts at Home
2014	Piranha Sharks	Co-executive producer
2014	Stay Regular	Producer, 6 episodes
2015	Beyond the Breaker: Documentary Series	Associate producer, 1 episode
2015	The Last Old Master

Director

Year	Title	Notes
2005	Catalyst: Izzy
2014	See Through: The Work of Oil Painter Anna Fox Ryan
2014	Community Starts at Home
2014	Stay Regular	6 episodes
2015	The Last Old Master

References

1. Loos, Ted (February 23, 2015). "The Secret Life of the Other Birdman". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved February 23, 2015.
2. Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 15, 2014). "Alejandro G. Iñárritu And 'Birdman' Scribes On Hollywood's Superhero Fixation: 'Poison, Cultural Genocide' – Q&A". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
3. Milly, Jenna (December 5, 2014). "BIRDMAN Writers Thought No One Would 'Get It'". ScreenwritingU. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
4. Taylor, Drew (January 8, 2015). "Interview: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Talks 'Birdman', The Film's "Bad" Original Ending, Critics, 'True Detective' & More". IndieWire. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
5. Dana Stevens, Birdman (slate.com)

External links

• Benjamin Kanes at IMDb