Ben Platt
Acting • Born 1993-09-24
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
53 credits
Red Riding Hood
Movie • 2006
Boy Scout #1
The Female Brain
Movie • 2017
Joel
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
Movie • 2020
Self - Musical Guest
Pitch Perfect
Movie • 2012
Benji Applebaum
Theater Camp
Movie • 2023
Amos Klobuchar
Ricki and the Flash
Movie • 2015
Daniel
Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year's Eve Celebration
Movie • 2023
Self
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Movie • 2016
Josh
Pitch Perfect 2
Movie • 2015
Benji Applebaum
Drunk Parents
Movie • 2019
Jason Johnson
Broken Diamonds
Movie • 2021
Scott
Dear Evan Hansen
Movie • 2021
Evan Hansen
Run This Town
Movie • 2020
Bram
Merrily We Roll Along
Movie
Charley Kringas
Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall
Movie • 2020
Self
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Movie • 2020
Self
Theater Camp
Movie • 2020
Angelo Bassett
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)
Movie • 2020
George Banks-MacKenzie
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Movie • 2022
Paul
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
Movie • 2021
One World: Together at Home
Movie • 2020
Self
Chow
Movie • 2024
Mike
Trisha Paytas' Big Broadway Dream
Movie • 2025
Self - Guest Star
The Technique
Movie
dear evan hansen
Movie
Evan Hansen
Tamron Hall
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo
TV • 2020
Self
The Premise
TV • 2021
Ethan Streiber
The View
TV • 1997
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
The Drew Barrymore Show
TV • 2020
Self
The Grammys
TV • 1959
Self
The Other Two
TV • 2019
Ben Platt
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
TV • 2012
Self - Guest Judge
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
TV • 1972
Self - Performer (Disneyland)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
The Politician
TV • 2019
Payton Hobart
Big Brother
TV • 2000
Self - Celebrity Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV • 2017
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Will & Grace
TV • 2017
Blake
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
TV • 2012
Self - Guest Judge
Songland
TV • 2019
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Blake (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Musical Guest
Therapuss
TV • 2024
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest Host
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
The Beauty
TV • 2026
Manny