Ben Platt
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 multi
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.
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Born
Sep 24, 1993
Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
26 acting
8 crew
Popularity
0.8
Known For
Pitch Perfect 2
2015
as Benji Applebaum
Pitch Perfect
2012
as Benji Applebaum
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
2016
as Josh
Dear Evan Hansen
2021
as Evan Hansen
Theater Camp
2023
as Amos Klobuchar
Ricki and the Flash
2015
as Daniel
The People We Hate at the Wedding
2022
as Paul
Drunk Parents
2019
as Jason Johnson
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