Ben Platt
Born: 1993-09-24 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Trisha Paytas' Big Broadway Dream as Self - Guest Star
2023
- Theater Camp as Amos Klobuchar
- Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year's Eve Celebration as Self
2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- The People We Hate at the Wedding as Paul
2021
- Broken Diamonds as Scott
- Dear Evan Hansen as Evan Hansen
- The Premise as Ethan Streiber
- 25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
2020
- The Drew Barrymore Show as Self
- The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II as Self
- Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 as Self - Musical Guest
- One World: Together at Home as Self
- Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) as George Banks-MacKenzie
- The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo as Self
- Run This Town as Bram
- Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall as Self
- Theater Camp as Angelo Bassett
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- The Other Two as Ben Platt
- The Politician as Payton Hobart
- Drunk Parents as Jason Johnson
- Songland as Self
2017
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- Will & Grace as Blake
- The Female Brain as Joel
2016
- Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk as Josh
2015
- Pitch Perfect 2 as Benji Applebaum
- Ricki and the Flash as Daniel
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2012
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Guest Judge
- Pitch Perfect as Benji Applebaum
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED as Self - Guest Judge
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2006
- Red Riding Hood as Boy Scout #1
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2000
- Big Brother as Self - Celebrity Guest
1997
- The View as Self - Guest
1989
- The Simpsons as Blake (voice)
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
1972
- Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest as Self - Performer (Disneyland)
1959
- The Grammys as Self
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Presenter