Ben Platt
Born 1993-09-24
(30 years old)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Platt first got involved in acting at the age of three, performing alongside his family in a local community musical theater program. Honing his acting skills throughout his adolescence, he landed the role of Winthrop in a Hollywood Bowl production of The Music Man and after being encouraged by a teacher to audition. This role served as a launching pad for Platt, by catching the attention of the Hollywood Bowl’s casting director, thus securing several future roles at the venue.
At age 12, Platt starred in the West Coast tour (which included his hometown of Los Angeles) of Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner’s musical Caroline, Or Change, directed by George C. Wolfe. Platt continued acting in high school, during which time he participated in several workshops and readings in Los Angeles, including those of Alice by Heart, a new work by Spring Awakening’s Duncan Shiek and Steven Sater, and Jason Robert Brown’s The Bridges of Madison County, with Kelli O’Hara.
Universal Pictures
Actor
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2023 |
Theater Camp |
2022 |
The People We Hate at the Wedding |
2021 |
Broken Diamonds |
Dear Evan Hansen |
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2019 |
Drunk Parents |
Run This Town |
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2016 |
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk |
2015 |
Pitch Perfect 2 |
Ricki and the Flash |
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2012 |
Pitch Perfect |
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2021 |
The Premise |
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Social Justice Sex Tape (E01) |
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2020 |
The Politician |
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Election Day (S02E07) |
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What's in the Box? (S02E06) |
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The Voters (S02E05) |
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more episodes (4) | ||
The Simpsons |
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Three Dreams Denied (S32E07) |
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2019 |
The Politician |
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Vienna (S01E08) |
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The Assassination of Payton Hobart: Part 2 (S01E07) |
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The Assassination of Payton Hobart (S01E06) |
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more episodes (5) | ||
2017 |
Will & Grace |
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Who's Your Daddy (S09E02) |
Documentaries | |
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2020 |
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall (concert) |
Short | |
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2020 |
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) |
Screenwriter
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2023 |
Theater Camp |
Producer
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2023 |
Theater Camp |