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