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Benjamin Schnau

Benjamin Schnau

ZAV-Künstlervermittlung Berlin (Main agency)
Daniel Philippen
+49 228 502 088032
daniel.philippen@arbeitsagentur.de
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About me

EU Passport + Work Settled status for the UK, Benjamin Schnau is native in US-English and German plus conversational French and a professional trained boxer with stage fight and weapon experience known for his critical role in Netflix production 'Mank' alongside Gary Oldman, in 'The current war' alongside Michael Shannon and 'Megastructures' produced by National Geographic available on Netflix. He currently works on the feature film 'Silent night in Algona'. On top of that he is a TV-host for a variety of broadcast networks and hosted the red carpet of the American Heart Association in Los Angeles.

Information

Acting age
32-43 years
Year of birth
1987 (37 years)
Place of birth
Wolmirstedt
Height (cm)
175
Weight (in kg)
70
Eye color
blue
Hair color
brown
Hair length
Medium
Stature
athletic-muscular, athletic / training
Place of residence
Berlin (DE), Greater London (GB)
Housing options
Munich (DE), Hamburg (DE), Stuttgart (DE), Vienna (AT), New York (US), Cologne (DE), Dresden (DE), Zürich (CH), Frankfurt (DE), Berlin (DE), Los Angeles (US), Los Angeles County (US)
Nationality
German
Languages
English(native-language)
German(native-language)French
Dialects
American-StandardBerlin GermanStandard German(native dialect)
Accents
AmericanEnglishItalianRussian
Sport
BoxingBMXBasketballKickboxingMarathonMartial artsShooting (rifle)SwimmingVolleyballHorse riding
Dance
Hip hopPop
Main profession
Actor
Singing
ImprovisationPopBeatboxingHip HopOpera singingSprechgesang
Special skills
Beatboxing
Pitch
Tenor
Driver's licenses
A - Motorcycle, B - Car

Credits

Professional background

• Drama, Comedy, Improv and Casting training by Carol Lefko (Casting Director), Los Angeles • TVI Studio Workshop by Matthew Maisto, London • Actorslink Class by Scott David, Los Angeles • First Take Acting Academy Cologne, Acting class

Other professional training

2010 – 2012
First Take Schauspiel

Awards

2020
Best Actor in a drama
2020
Best Actor for role of Leon in 'Against All Odds'
2019
Best Supporting Actor of the Year - The Little Picture
2019
Best Actor for role of Leon in 'Against All Odds'

Film

2024
Levon's Trade (Feature film)
Brian (SR) David Ayer Producer: Black Bear Productions Distribution: Amazon MGM Studios Written by: Sylvester Stallone
2023
Rag Doll (Feature film)
Dom (SR) Ben Daly Producer: Proportion Productions Distribution: ITN Studios
2022
Kamerad (Feature film)
Gefreiter (MR) Toby Kearton Producer: Seagull Productions
2021 – 2022
Silent Night in Algona (Cinema film)
Jorg Anthony Hornus Producer: Collective Development
2021
Righteous Thieves (Cinema film)
Officer Mauer Anthony Nardolillo Producer: Broken English Productions
2021
Glass Darkly (Short film)
Lieutenant Roth Dave Penner
2021
Over There (Short film)
Johan Sam Pescherine
2021
The one you want (Cinema film)
Detective Webber Bryan Brostic
2020
Mank (Cinema film)
Mayor Minion David Fincher Producer: Netflix Station: Netflix Distribution: Netflix
2020
R.I.A. (Cinema film)
Jack 23 Richard Colton Producer: Amarich Productions Station: Kino
2020
Steve (Cinema film)
Steve Radomir Jordanovic
2020
The Pink Triangle (Feature film)
Ebba Felix Niklas Malms
2020
Watch Your Six (Feature film)
Alex Pearson Bryan
2019
The Little Picture (Feature film)
Gunther Wolfgang Toby Kearton Producer: Lopo Films
2019
Against All Odds (Short film)
Leon Shawn Djavadian
2019
Resolution (Feature film)
Rick Song Liu
2019
The Cracker (Feature film)
Jack Michael Caplan
2019
Melt (Feature film)
Collin
2019
I got the hook up 2 (Cinema film)
Customer Corey Grant Producer: Bondit Media Capital Station: Kino
2019
Divos (Cinema film)
Darren Ryan Patrick Bartley Producer: J&R Produtctions Station: Kino
2019
The Current War (Cinema film)
Westinghouse's secretary Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Producer: Thunderoad Pictures Station: Kino Distribution: Lantern Entertainment
2019
Flawed - The Musical (TV series)
James Troy Boone
2018
Kommando 1944 (Cinema film)
Lehmann Derek Quick Producer: Fourwalled Films Station: Kino Distribution: Fourwalled Films
2018
Napa A Perder (Nothing to lose) (Dubbing)
Juiz Ramos Alexandre Avancini Producer: Record Filmes Station: Kino Distribution: Paris Filmes
2018
American Animals (Dubbing)
Cas Bart Layton Producer: Film4 Productions Station: Kino Distribution: STX International
2018
Eminem Music Video for movie 'Venom' (Other)
Business man Rich Lee Producer: Drive Studios Distribution: Interscope Records
2018
Doctor's Monster (Feature film)
Boris Rick Jenkins Producer: ScreenMagic Films Station: Amazon Prime Distribution: ScreenMagic Films
2017
Drive:Rideshare (Feature film)
Dan Imani Shakur Producer: Infinite Stories Entertainment Group Station: Amazon Prime Distribution: Amazon Prime
2016
Allied (Cinema film)
Deutscher Soldat Robert Zemeckis Producer: GK Films Station: Kino Distribution: Paramount Pictures

Television

2024
The Diplomat (TV series)
Employee Ben (SR) Alex Graves Producer: Netflix Distribution: Netflix
2024
Black Doves (TV series)
Alexander Miller (SR) Alex Gabassi Producer: Netflix Distribution: Netflix
2018
Nazi Megastructures (TV series)
Jupp Klein Sid Bennett Producer: National Geographic Station: National Geographic Distribution: Netflix
2018
Next Level (TV series)
Red Shadow Paul Zagaris Producer: CAC Productions
2018
The Verdict with Judge Hatchett (TV series)
Paul Thompson Johnny Stark Producer: CBS Television Studios Station: CBS Television Studios
2018
Next Level (TV series)
Red Shadow Paul Zagaris Producer: CAC Productions
2016
Allied
German soldier Robert Zemeckis Station: Paramout Pictures
2016
Hitler: The rise and fall
Soldier John Smithson Station: Channel More4 - Arrow media
2016
Dead Set
Mr. Bacon Joel Court Station: Court Productions
2016
To let
Herman Greg Chalmers Station: Chalmers Productions
2016
Project Z
Soldier Mark Kelly Station: Kelly Productions
2015
Billy
Ryan Melissa Bowen Station: Bowen Productions

Theater

2013
Macbeth (Other)
Witch Petra Busse Casting Director: Petra Busse

Commercial

2018
Amazon - Alexa Commercial (Other)
Ehemann Ben Fennell Producer: Amazon Station: Amazon Distribution: Amazon
2018
Mobile football app TVC
Producer: Dreame League Soccer