Benjamin Schnetzer (born February 8, 1990) is an American actor. He was nominated for two

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for his performance in the film ''

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'' (2014).

Early life

Schnetzer was born and raised in New York City, the son of actors

Stephen Schnetzer Stephen Paul Schnetzer (born June 11, 1948) is an American actor. Life and career Schnetzer, who is of German descent, was born in Canton, Massachusetts, the son of Thomas A. Schnetzer. His mother was a war bride from Algeria. He attended Ca ...

and Nancy Snyder. He graduated from the

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in London.

Career

In 2010, Schnetzer appeared in an episode of ''

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'' and had a supporting role in the

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series '' Happy Town''. As he began appearing in British films, Schnetzer was praised for his "superb mastery of accents". During his final year at Guildhall, he landed the role of Max Vandenburg in the film adaptation of ''

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'' (2013). The following year, he starred as activist

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in the historical film ''

'', for which he received critical acclaim and two BIFA nominations. That same year, he played English-Greek

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student Dimitri Mitropoulos in ''

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''. Schnetzer starred as Brad Land alongside

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in ''

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'', a 2016 film about college hazing. That same year, he starred as Ross in ''

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'' as well as appearing in ''

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'' 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

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miniseries adaptation of

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's ''

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''. He made his

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debut in ''The Nap'' at

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. He had film roles in ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Death & Life of John F. Donovan'', and ''

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'' 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''. In 2020, Schnetzer was cast as protagonist Yorick Brown in the 2021

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adaptation of the post-apocalyptic comic '' Y: The Last Man''. He has an upcoming role in the

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science fiction series '' The Three-Body Problem''. In September 2022, Schnetzer will play Eli in the European premiere of ''

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'' at

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in London.

Personal life

Schnetzer is in a relationship with theatre director from

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Kate Hewitt. They have a daughter, born 2021.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schnetzer, Ben Living people 1990 births Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama American expatriate male actors in the United Kingdom American expatriates in England American male film actors American male Shakespearean actors American male stage actors American male television actors American people of German descent