Ben Platt
Birthdate
September 24, 1993 (30 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
September 24, 1993 (30 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Biography
Benjamin Schiff Platt (born September 24, 1993) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He began his career in theatre as a child and appeared in Broadway productions of The Music Man (2002), The Book of Mormon (2012–2013), and Dear Evan Hansen (2015–2017), receiving multiple accolades for his performances, including the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. His film credits include Pitch Perfect (2012), Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), Ricki and the Flash (2015), and Run This Town (2019). Since 2019, he has starred in the Netflix comedy-drama series The Politician, for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. In May 2020, a concert film titled Ben Platt Live from Radio City Music Hall debuted on Netflix.
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Ben Platt's LGBTQ+ Titles
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
Acting (44)
Merrily We Roll Along as Charley Kringas
2023
Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year’s Eve Celebration
2023
Theater Camp as Amos Klobuchar
2022
The People We Hate at the Wedding as Paul
2021
Dear Evan Hansen as Evan Hansen
2021
The Premise as Ethan Streiber (1 episode)
2021
Broken Diamonds as Scott
2020
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) as George Banks-MacKenzie
2020
The Drew Barrymore Show as Self (1 episode)
2020
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo as Self (1 episode)
2020
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall as Self
2020
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 as Self - Musical Guest
2020
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II as Self
2020
Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration as Self - Performer
2020
One World: Together at Home as Self
2020
Theater Camp as Angelo Bassett
2020
Run This Town as Bram
2019
The Politician as Payton Hobart (15 episodes)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self (2 episodes)
2019
Tamron Hall as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2019
Songland as Self (1 episode)
2019
Drunk Parents as Jason Johnson
2019
The Other Two as Ben Platt (1 episode)
2017
Will & Grace as Blake (1 episode)
2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self (1 episode)
2017
The Female Brain as Joel
2016
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk as Josh
2015
Ricki and the Flash as Daniel
2015
Pitch Perfect 2 as Benji Applebaum
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self (1 episode)
2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Guest Judge (1 episode)
2012
Pitch Perfect as Benji Applebaum
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2006
Red Riding Hood as Boy Scout #1
2000
Big Brother as Guest (1 episode)
1997
The View as Self (1 episode)
1997
The View as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1989
The Simpsons as Blake (voice) (1 episode)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (2 episodes)
1972
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest as Self - Disneyland Performer (2 episodes)
1959
The Grammy Awards as Self (1 episode)
Production (4)
2023
Theater Camp
• Producer
2020
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
• Executive Producer
2020
Theater Camp
• Producer
2019
The Politician (8 episodes)
• Executive Producer (8 episodes)
Writing (3)
2023
Theater Camp
• Original Film Writer
• Writer
2020
Theater Camp
• Writer
Sound (1)
2023
Theater Camp
• Songs