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Ben Schnetzer

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Ben Schnetzer
Schnetzer at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
Alma materGuildhall School of Music and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
PartnerKate Hewitt
Children1
Parents

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.

Early life

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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]

Career

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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]

Personal life

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Schnetzer is in a relationship with Kate Hewitt, a theatre director from Newcastle upon Tyne. They have a daughter, born 2021.[10]

Filmography

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Film

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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

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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

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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

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2014 British Independent Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Most Promising Newcomer Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Forrest, Steve (November 1, 2013). "First Big Role, Right Out of School". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  2. ^ Lowry, Brian (April 24, 2010). "Happy Town". Variety. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  3. ^ "Ben Schnetzer". BIFA - British Independent Film Awards. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  4. ^ Harvey, Dennis (October 4, 2013). "Film Review: 'The Book Thief'". Variety. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Musbach, Julie (5 September 2018). "Meet the Cast of THE NAP- Now in Previews!". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  7. ^ Nell Meadow. "The Grizzlies Movie Review". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Cast joining Helen Hunt in Old Vic's Eureka Day announced | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  10. ^ Moore, Camille (21 September 2021). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Ben Schnetzer". TVOvermind. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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