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Ben Schwartz

Acting

Born September 15, 1981 · New York City, New York, USA

Also known as Benjamin Schwartz · Μπεν Σουάρτζ · 벤 슈와츠

Biography

Benjamin Joseph Schwartz (born September 15, 1981) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his recurring role as Jean-Ralphio Saperstein on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, his starring role as Clyde Oberholt on the Showtime series House of Lies, and his voice roles as Randy Cunningham in Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, Dewey Duck in DuckTales, and Leonardo in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Sonic the Hedgehog in the eponymous film series and its spin-off miniseries Knuckles. He also appeared many times in the CollegeHumor web series Jake and Amir. His film career also includes roles in Peep World: Everybody's Fine, The Other Guys; Transformers: Age of Extinction; The Walk; This Is Where I Leave You; Standing Up, Falling Down; and Flora & Ulysses. On television, he has starred in the Netflix comedy series Space Force (2020–2022) and the Apple TV+ murder mystery comedy series The Afterparty (2022–2023). He also voiced in the Netflix interactive special We Lost Our Human as Pud. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Schwartz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Original Music and Lyrics · 2009

Filmography50+ titles

INVINCIBLE

2021as Shapesmith (voice)

BoJack Horseman

2014as Rutabaga Rabitowitz (voice)

Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

2012as Randy Cunningham / The Ninja (voice)

Wicked: One Wonderful Night

2025as Self

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

2021as TAY-0 (voice)

Parks and Recreation

2009as Jean-Ralphio Saperstein

The Simpsons

1989as The Raw Barn Clerk (voice)

Middleditch & Schwartz

2020as Self

Staged

2020as Tom

Modern Family

2009as Nick

Arrested Development

2003as John Beard Jr.

DuckTales

2017as Dewey Duck (Voice)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014as Spokesman

Bob's Burgers

2011as Rick (voice)

Long Story Short

2025as (voice)

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

2024as Sonic (voice)

Robot Chicken

2005as Dickwax / Oog (voice)

Tron: Uprising

2012as Rilo

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

2022as Sonic (voice)

Sonic the Hedgehog

2020as Sonic (voice)

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2018as Leonardo (voice)

DC League of Super-Pets

2022as Mark / Fire Guinea Pig (voice)

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie

2022as Leo / Janitor Man (voice)

Diabolical

2022as Kingdom’s Dad (voice)

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

2015as Stormtrooper (uncredited)

Conan

2010as Self

The Afterparty

2022as Yasper

Calls

2021as Andy (voice)

Chibiverse

2022as Dewey Duck (voice)

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

2021as Self - Contestant

The Walk

2015as Albert

American Dad!

2005as (voice)

Rugrats

2021as Lord Crater (voice)

How to Be a Latin Lover

2017as Jimmy / Valet

Good Mythical Morning

2012as Self

Rumble

2021as Jimothy Brett-Chadley III (voice)

Everybody's Fine

2009as Writer

Dinner Time Live with David Chang

as Self

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

2026as Symon

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

2019as Banarnar (voice)

Medal of Honor

2018as Vito Bertoldo

M.O.D.O.K.

2021as Louis 'Lou' Tarleton (voice)

This Is Where I Leave You

2014as Rabbi Charles Grodner

House of Lies

2012as Clyde Oberholt

Flora & Ulysses

2021as George

Space Force

2020as F. Tony Scarapiducci

Bless the Harts

2019as Bryce Aldredge (voice)

Renfield

2023as Tedward Lobo

HitRECord on TV

2014

Match Game

as Self - Panelist