Ben Schnetzer | |
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 Schnetzer at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International | |
| Alma mater | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Partner | Kate Hewitt |
| Children | 1 |
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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 .
Schnetzer 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]
In 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]
Schnetzer is in a relationship with Kate Hewitt, a theatre director from Newcastle upon Tyne. They have a daughter, born 2021. [10]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 | |
| TBA | The Yellow Tie | Sergiu Celibidache | |
| TBA | Swiped | TBA | Filming |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2014 | British Independent Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |
| Most Promising Newcomer | Nominated | |||
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