Ben Platt
- Acting
- September 24, 1993 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Benjamin Schiff Platt (born September 24, 1993) is an American actor and singer. The son of film and theatre producer Marc Platt and philanthropist Julie Platt, he began his acting career in musical theatre as a child. He appeared in productions of The Sound of Music (2006) and The Book of Mormon (2012–2015), rising to prominence for originating the title role in the Broadway coming-of-age musical Dear Evan Hansen (2015–2017). His performance in the latter earned him multiple accolades, including the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (making him the youngest solo recipient of the award at the time), a Daytime Emmy, and a Grammy Award. Platt reprised the role of Evan Hansen in the 2021 film adaptation of the musical produced by his father. He then played Leo Frank in the 2022 New York City Center Gala production of Parade, which transferred to Broadway in 2023 and earned another Tony and Grammy nomination. Platt's film credits include the Pitch Perfect film series (2012–2017), Ricki and the Flash (2015), Run This Town (2019), and Theater Camp (2023), the latter of which he also co-wrote. Since 2019, he has starred in the Netflix comedy-drama series The Politician, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Platt signed with Atlantic Records in 2017 and released his debut album, Sing to Me Instead, in March 2019. In May 2020, the concert film Ben Platt Live from Radio City Music Hall debuted on Netflix. Platt's second studio album, Reverie, was released on August 13, 2021. After signing with Interscope in 2023, Platt's third studio album, Honeymind, was released on May 31, 2024. In 2017, Platt was included on the annual Time 100 list of the world's most influential people. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Platt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- TFI Unplugged
- The Beauty · Manny
- Trisha Paytas' Big Broadway Dream · Self
- Chow · Mike
- Therapuss · Self
- Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year's Eve Celebration · Self
- Theater Camp · Amos Klobuchar, Producer
- The People We Hate at the Wedding · Paul
- The Jennifer Hudson Show · Self
- Dear Evan Hansen · Evan Hansen
- The Premise · Ethan Streiber
- Broken Diamonds · Scott
- 25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
- Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) · Georgie
- The Drew Barrymore Show · Self
- The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo · Self
- Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall · Self, Executive producer
- Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 · Self
- The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II · Self
- One World: Together at Home · Self
- Theater Camp · Angelo Bassett, Writer
- Run This Town · Bram
- The Politician · Payton Hobart, Executive producer
- The Tamron Hall Show · Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- Songland · Self
- Drunk Parents · Jason Johnson
- The Other Two · Ben Platt
- American Idol · Self
- Will & Grace · Blake
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series · Self
- The Female Brain · Joel
- Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk · Josh
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Ricki and the Flash · Daniel
- Pitch Perfect 2 · Benji Applebaum
- The Late Late Show with James Corden · Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED · Self
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars · Self
- Pitch Perfect · Benji Applebaum
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · Self
- Red Riding Hood · Boy Scout #1
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self
- Big Brother · Self
- The View · Self
- The Simpsons · Blake (Voice)
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark · Self
- The Grammys · Self
- Merrily We Roll Along · Charley Kringas
- The Technique
- I Am Not Your Mother · Ollie
- Last Dance · Songs