Acting
Ben Schwartz
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.
Also known as
Benjamin Schwartz · Μπεν Σουάρτζ · 벤 슈와츠 · بِن شوارتز
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Roles across career
Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
134
Acting credits
5
Directing
12
Writing
6
Other crew
Most critically rated
Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
- 1
★ 8.6INVINCIBLE
2021 · tv · as Shapesmith / Rus / Punk Thug (voice)
- 2
★ 8.5BoJack Horseman
2014 · tv · as Rutabaga Rabitowitz / Tawnie's Boyfriend (voice)
- 3
★ 8.2Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021 · tv · as TAY-0 (voice)
- 4
★ 8.0Parks and Recreation
2009 · tv · as Jean-Ralphio Saperstein
- 5
★ 8.0The Simpsons
1989 · tv · as The Raw Barn Clerk (voice)
- 6
★ 7.9Modern Family
2009 · tv · as Nick
- 7
★ 7.9Arrested Development
2003 · tv · as John Beard Jr.
- 8
★ 7.9Staged
2020 · tv · as Tom
Most commercially successful
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
- 1
20,691 votesStar Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · movie
- 210,897 votes
The Simpsons
1989 · tv
- 3
10,469 votesSonic the Hedgehog
2020 · movie
- 4
8,847 votesTransformers: Age of Extinction
2014 · movie
- 5
6,293 votesThe Interview
2014 · movie
- 65,967 votes
INVINCIBLE
2021 · tv
- 7
5,934 votesSonic the Hedgehog 2
2022 · movie
- 8
4,626 votesThe Other Guys
2010 · movie
Career timeline
By release / first air year · movie & TV merged
1989 1 title(s)
2003 2 title(s)
2005 3 title(s)
2006 1 title(s)
2007 7 title(s)
Bronx World Travelers
tv · as Ben, Co-Director, Writer, Creator
New York City Serenade
movie · as Russ · ★ 5.7
Robot Chicken's Half-Assed Christmas Special
movie · Writer
Starveillance
tv · as Glenn - Host
Teddy Saw
movie · as Jason, Writer · ★ 7.5
The Sarah Silverman Program.
tv · as Writer · ★ 6.3
Ysketball
movie · Acting, Writer, Director
2008 5 title(s)
2009 6 title(s)
2010 5 title(s)
2011 2 title(s)
2012 6 title(s)
Comedy Bang! Bang!
tv · as Rodney Wayber · ★ 6.3
Good Mythical Morning
tv · as Self · ★ 6.9
House of Lies
tv · as Clyde Oberholt · ★ 6.6
House of Lies: Fridays at Galweather
tv · as Clyde Oberholt, Writer
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
tv · as Randy Cunningham / The Ninja (voice) · ★ 8.3
TRON: Uprising
tv · as Rilo · ★ 7.6
2013 5 title(s)
2014 11 title(s)
Better Living Through Chemistry
movie · as Noah · ★ 5.9
BoJack Horseman
tv · as Rutabaga Rabitowitz / Tawnie's Boyfriend (voice), as Rutabaga Rabitowitz (voice) · ★ 8.5
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
tv · Acting · ★ 6.4
I'm a Mitzvah
movie · as David · ★ 6.2
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
tv · as Spokesman · ★ 7.8
Late Night with Seth Meyers
tv · as Self · ★ 5.1
The Game Awards
tv · as Self · ★ 6.8
The Interview
movie · as Publicist · ★ 6.2
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
tv · as Self · ★ 5.8
This Is Where I Leave You
movie · as Rabbi Charles Grodner · ★ 6.6
Transformers: Age of Extinction
movie · as Bumblebee (voice) (uncredited) · ★ 6.0
2015 4 title(s)
2016 6 title(s)
A Little of Your Time with Quinn Marcus
tv · as Himself
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
tv · as Quistian Gayle · ★ 6.0
Match Game
tv · as Self - Panelist · ★ 6.4
The Earliest Show
tv · as Josh Bath, Director, Writer, Creator · ★ 8.5
The Earliest Show: Outtakes & Bloopers
movie · as Josh Bath, Director, Writer · ★ 8.5
The Intervention
movie · as Jack · ★ 5.9
2017 5 title(s)
2018 10 title(s)
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
movie · as Self · ★ 7.3
An Actor Prepares
movie · as Jimmy · ★ 5.8
Blue Iguana
movie · as Paul Driggs · ★ 5.8
DuckTales: Destination Adventure!
movie · as Dewey Duck (voice) · ★ 4.8
Happy Anniversary
movie · as Sam · ★ 5.8
Medal of Honor
tv · as Vito Bertoldo · ★ 6.7
Monster Challenge
movie · as Self · ★ 5.8
Night School
movie · as Marvin · ★ 6.1
Outside In
movie · as Ted · ★ 6.1
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
tv · as Leonardo (voice) · ★ 7.4
2019 4 title(s)
2020 11 title(s)
A Parks and Recreation Special
movie · as Jean-Ralphio Sapperstein · ★ 7.6
Best of Stand-Up 2020
movie · as Self · ★ 6.0
Crossing Swords
tv · as Keefer (voice) · ★ 6.2
Die Hart
tv · as Andre · ★ 6.1
Middleditch & Schwartz
tv · as Self, Creator · ★ 7.9
Sonic the Hedgehog
movie · as Sonic (voice) · ★ 7.3
Sonic the Hedgehog - Around the World in 80 Seconds
movie · as Sonic (voice) · ★ 6.5
Space Force
tv · as F. Tony Scarapiducci · ★ 6.5
Staged
tv · as Tom, as Ben · ★ 7.9
Standing Up, Falling Down
movie · as Scott, Executive Producer · ★ 6.3
The Candlenights 2020 Special
movie · as Self
2021 10 title(s)
Calls
tv · as Andy (voice) · ★ 7.1
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
tv · as Self - Contestant · ★ 7.1
Flora & Ulysses
movie · as George · ★ 6.5
INVINCIBLE
tv · as Shapesmith / Rus / Punk Thug (voice), as Shapesmith (voice), as Shapesmith / Rus / Tech Trooper #2 (voice), as Shapesmith / Rus / Corey (voice), as Shapesmith / Rus Livingston / Doctor (voice), as Rus (voice) · ★ 8.6
Last Meals
tv · as Self · ★ 10.0
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.
tv · as Louis 'Lou' Tarleton (voice) · ★ 6.6
Music
movie · as Rudy · ★ 5.2
Rugrats
tv · as Lord Crater (voice) · ★ 6.9
Rumble
movie · as Jimothy Brett-Chadley III (voice) · ★ 6.7
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
tv · as TAY-0 (voice) · ★ 8.2
2022 10 title(s)
Chibiverse
tv · as Dewey Duck (voice) · ★ 6.4
DC League of Super-Pets
movie · as Mark / Fire Guinea Pig (voice) · ★ 7.2
Lightning Wolves
tv · Acting · ★ 2.3
Make Some Noise
tv · as Self - Player, as Self - Gift Prompt (video footage) · ★ 8.4
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
movie · as Leo / Janitor Man (voice) · ★ 7.3
Sonic Drone Home
movie · as Sonic the Hedgehog (voice) · ★ 7.1
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
movie · as Sonic (voice) · ★ 7.4
Stay Tooned
tv · as Self - Guest
The Afterparty
tv · as Yasper · ★ 7.1
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
tv · as Simon (voice), as Kingdom’s Dad (voice) · ★ 7.1
