Ben Platt

Benjamin Schiff Platt (born 24 September 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. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Ben Platt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Pitch Perfect (2012)

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College student Beca knows she does not want to be part of a clique, but that's exactly where she finds herself after arriving at her new school. Thrust in among mean gals, nice gals and just plain weird gals, Beca finds that the only thing they have in common is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jason Moore
CAST:  Anna Kendrick  •  Skylar Astin  •  Ben Platt  •  Brittany Snow

College student Beca knows she does not want to be part of a clique, but that's exactly where she finds herself after arriving at her new school. Thrust in among mean gals, nice gals and just plain weird gals, Beca finds that the only thing they have in common is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jason Moore
CAST:  Anna Kendrick  •  Skylar Astin  •  Ben Platt  •  Brittany Snow

Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)

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The Bellas are back, and they are better than ever. After being humiliated in front of none other than the President of the United States of America, the Bellas are taken out of the Aca-Circuit. In order to clear their name, and regain their status, the Bellas take ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elizabeth Banks
CAST:  Anna Kendrick  •  Rebel Wilson  •  Brittany Snow  •  Hailee Steinfeld

The Bellas are back, and they are better than ever. After being humiliated in front of none other than the President of the United States of America, the Bellas are taken out of the Aca-Circuit. In order to clear their name, and regain their status, the Bellas take ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elizabeth Banks
CAST:  Anna Kendrick  •  Rebel Wilson  •  Brittany Snow  •  Hailee Steinfeld

Red Riding Hood (2006)

Teenage Claire would rather hang out with her friends at the mall than to stay home with her brother Matt while Grandma babysits. Who wouldn't? Unfortunately, Grandma isn't about to let Claire out of the house. Worse, she insists that Claire and Matt listen to her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Lainie Kazan  •  Henry Cavill  •  Morgan Thompson  •  Sam Oz Stone

Teenage Claire would rather hang out with her friends at the mall than to stay home with her brother Matt while Grandma babysits. Who wouldn't? Unfortunately, Grandma isn't about to let Claire out of the house. Worse, she insists that Claire and Matt listen to her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randal Kleiser
CAST:  Lainie Kazan  •  Henry Cavill  •  Morgan Thompson  •  Sam Oz Stone

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)

19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad – contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ang Lee
CAST:  Joe Alwyn  •  Kristen Stewart  •  Chris Tucker  •  Garrett Hedlund

19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad – contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ang Lee
CAST:  Joe Alwyn  •  Kristen Stewart  •  Chris Tucker  •  Garrett Hedlund

Ricki and the Flash (2015)

Meryl Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom. Returning home, Ricki gets a shot at redemption and a chance to make things right as she faces the music with her family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Demme
CAST:  Meryl Streep  •  Kevin Kline  •  Mamie Gummer  •  Ben Platt

Meryl Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom. Returning home, Ricki gets a shot at redemption and a chance to make things right as she faces the music with her family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Demme
CAST:  Meryl Streep  •  Kevin Kline  •  Mamie Gummer  •  Ben Platt

The Female Brain (2017)

The neurological inner workings of romantic relationships between men and women are studied for science.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Whitney Cummings
CAST:  Whitney Cummings  •  Sofía Vergara  •  Toby Kebbell  •  James Marsden

The neurological inner workings of romantic relationships between men and women are studied for science.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Whitney Cummings
CAST:  Whitney Cummings  •  Sofía Vergara  •  Toby Kebbell  •  James Marsden

Drunk Parents (2019)

Two drunk parents attempt to hide their ever increasing financial difficulties from their daughter and social circle through elaborate neighborhood schemes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Wolf
CAST:  Salma Hayek  •  Alec Baldwin  •  Joe Manganiello  •  Jim Gaffigan

Two drunk parents attempt to hide their ever increasing financial difficulties from their daughter and social circle through elaborate neighborhood schemes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Wolf
CAST:  Salma Hayek  •  Alec Baldwin  •  Joe Manganiello  •  Jim Gaffigan

Run This Town (2020)

After graduation, Bram gets his dream job at a local newspaper. In his mind he’s the next Woodward (but he’s probably more of a Bernstein). A year in, he realizes that maybe the paper business is no longer what he’d seen in the movies. Instead of investigative ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ricky Tollman
CAST:  Nina Dobrev  •  Jennifer Ehle  •  Damian Lewis  •  Mena Massoud

After graduation, Bram gets his dream job at a local newspaper. In his mind he’s the next Woodward (but he’s probably more of a Bernstein). A year in, he realizes that maybe the paper business is no longer what he’d seen in the movies. Instead of investigative ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ricky Tollman
CAST:  Nina Dobrev  •  Jennifer Ehle  •  Damian Lewis  •  Mena Massoud

One World: Together at Home (2020)

A global broadcast & digital special organized by Global Citizen and the World Health Organization featuring comedians, musicians, and actors to raise funds in support of front line health workers in the global response to COVID-19.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Coletti
CAST:  Jimmy Fallon  •  Jimmy Kimmel  •  Stephen Colbert  •  Stevie Wonder

A global broadcast & digital special organized by Global Citizen and the World Health Organization featuring comedians, musicians, and actors to raise funds in support of front line health workers in the global response to COVID-19.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Coletti
CAST:  Jimmy Fallon  •  Jimmy Kimmel  •  Stephen Colbert  •  Stevie Wonder

Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration (2020)

To celebrate the 90th birthday of Broadway songwriting great Stephen Sondheim, an A-list group of performers sing songs of inspiration from his songbook in a concert event filmed in their homes. Hosted and co-produced by Raúl Esparza, the acclaimed one-night-only ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Wontorek
CAST:  Raúl Esparza  •  Iain Armitage  •  Jaqueline Arnold  •  Annaleigh Ashford

To celebrate the 90th birthday of Broadway songwriting great Stephen Sondheim, an A-list group of performers sing songs of inspiration from his songbook in a concert event filmed in their homes. Hosted and co-produced by Raúl Esparza, the acclaimed one-night-only ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Wontorek
CAST:  Raúl Esparza  •  Iain Armitage  •  Jaqueline Arnold  •  Annaleigh Ashford

Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall (2020)

Backed by a full band and a ready wit, actor Ben Platt opens up a very personal songbook onstage -- numbers from his debut LP, "Sing to Me Instead."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Wrench  •  Alex Timbers
CAST:  Ben Platt  •  Crystal Monee Hall  •  Kojo Littles  •  Allen Rene Louis

Backed by a full band and a ready wit, actor Ben Platt opens up a very personal songbook onstage -- numbers from his debut LP, "Sing to Me Instead."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Wrench  •  Alex Timbers
CAST:  Ben Platt  •  Crystal Monee Hall  •  Kojo Littles  •  Allen Rene Louis

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II (2020)

Ryan Seacrest hosts the second Disney Family Singalong featuring celebrities and their families as they take on their favorite Disney tunes from their homes. Special guests include John Legend, Christina Aguilera, Shakira, and Katy Perry.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hamish Hamilton
CAST:  Ryan Seacrest  •  Christina Aguilera  •  Lindsay Arnold  •  Alan Bersten

Ryan Seacrest hosts the second Disney Family Singalong featuring celebrities and their families as they take on their favorite Disney tunes from their homes. Special guests include John Legend, Christina Aguilera, Shakira, and Katy Perry.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hamish Hamilton
CAST:  Ryan Seacrest  •  Christina Aguilera  •  Lindsay Arnold  •  Alan Bersten

Dear Evan Hansen (2021)

Evan Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety, unintentionally gets caught up in a lie after the family of a classmate who committed suicide mistakes one of Hansen’s letters for their son’s suicide note.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Chbosky
CAST:  Ben Platt  •  Kaitlyn Dever  •  Amandla Stenberg  •  Nik Dodani

Evan Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety, unintentionally gets caught up in a lie after the family of a classmate who committed suicide mistakes one of Hansen’s letters for their son’s suicide note.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Chbosky
CAST:  Ben Platt  •  Kaitlyn Dever  •  Amandla Stenberg  •  Nik Dodani

Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 (2020)

Artists, athletes, musicians, commencement speakers, influencers, and cultural icons will show their support for the High School Class of 2020.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hamish Hamilton  •  James B. Merryman
CAST:  LeBron James  •  Barack Obama  •  Kevin Hart  •  Kane Brown

Artists, athletes, musicians, commencement speakers, influencers, and cultural icons will show their support for the High School Class of 2020.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hamish Hamilton  •  James B. Merryman
CAST:  LeBron James  •  Barack Obama  •  Kevin Hart  •  Kane Brown

Theater Camp (2020)

A parody of embittered teachers, ridiculous acting exercises, and exhausting dance tutorials make up the new short comedy Theater Camp, starring Tony winner Ben Platt, Noah Galvin, and more stage alums. Platt plays acting coach Angelo (who got circumcised for a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Lieberman
CAST:  Ben Platt  •  Noah Galvin  •  Molly Gordon  •  Natalie Margolin

A parody of embittered teachers, ridiculous acting exercises, and exhausting dance tutorials make up the new short comedy Theater Camp, starring Tony winner Ben Platt, Noah Galvin, and more stage alums. Platt plays acting coach Angelo (who got circumcised for a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Lieberman
CAST:  Ben Platt  •  Noah Galvin  •  Molly Gordon  •  Natalie Margolin

Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) (2020)

The Banks Family reunites 25 years later for a very special event to benefit World Central Kitchen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nancy Meyers
CAST:  Steve Martin  •  Diane Keaton  •  Martin Short  •  Kimberly Williams-Paisley

The Banks Family reunites 25 years later for a very special event to benefit World Central Kitchen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nancy Meyers
CAST:  Steve Martin  •  Diane Keaton  •  Martin Short  •  Kimberly Williams-Paisley

Merrily We Roll Along (2039)

Merrily We Roll Along follows Franklin Shepard, a talented Broadway composer who abandons his theater career in New York and all his friends in order to produce movies in Los Angeles. The musical begins at the height of his Hollywood fame and moves backwards in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Linklater
CAST:  Paul Mescal  •  Ben Platt  •  Beanie Feldstein

Merrily We Roll Along follows Franklin Shepard, a talented Broadway composer who abandons his theater career in New York and all his friends in order to produce movies in Los Angeles. The musical begins at the height of his Hollywood fame and moves backwards in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Linklater
CAST:  Paul Mescal  •  Ben Platt  •  Beanie Feldstein

Broken Diamonds (2021)

In the wake of his father's death, a twenty-something writer sees his dream of moving to Paris put in jeopardy when he's forced to temporarily take in his wildly unpredictable, mentally ill sister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Sattler
CAST:  Ben Platt  •  Lola Kirke  •  Debs Howard  •  Yvette Nicole Brown

In the wake of his father's death, a twenty-something writer sees his dream of moving to Paris put in jeopardy when he's forced to temporarily take in his wildly unpredictable, mentally ill sister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Sattler
CAST:  Ben Platt  •  Lola Kirke  •  Debs Howard  •  Yvette Nicole Brown

The People We Hate at the Wedding (2022)

A dysfunctional family that can't seem to get along and get it together reluctantly reunites for a family wedding. As their many skeletons are wrenched from the closet, it turns out to be just what this singular family needs to reconnect.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claire Scanlon
CAST:  Allison Janney  •  Ben Platt  •  Andrew Daly  •  Kristen Bell

A dysfunctional family that can't seem to get along and get it together reluctantly reunites for a family wedding. As their many skeletons are wrenched from the closet, it turns out to be just what this singular family needs to reconnect.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claire Scanlon
CAST:  Allison Janney  •  Ben Platt  •  Andrew Daly  •  Kristen Bell

25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love (2021)

A quarter century ago, Jonathan Larson’s groundbreaking musical, RENT, opened at New York Theatre Workshop. From its humble beginnings at NYTW, this rock musical went on to shape a generation. What began in the East Village traveled to Broadway, across the nation ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Annaleigh Ashford  •  Martha Banta  •  Adam Chanler-Berat  •  Giles Chiasson

A quarter century ago, Jonathan Larson’s groundbreaking musical, RENT, opened at New York Theatre Workshop. From its humble beginnings at NYTW, this rock musical went on to shape a generation. What began in the East Village traveled to Broadway, across the nation ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Annaleigh Ashford  •  Martha Banta  •  Adam Chanler-Berat  •  Giles Chiasson
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