Ben Schwartz

Born 1981 · American actor

Benjamin Joseph Schwartz is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He played a recurring role as Jean-Ralphio Saperstein on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, a starring role as Clyde Oberholt on the Showtime series House of Lies, and voiced roles as Randy Cunningham in Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, Dewey Duck in DuckTales, Leonardo in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Sonic the Hedgehog in the eponymous film series. He also appeared many times in the CollegeHumor web series Jake and Amir.

Ben Schwartz, in order

2007 Robot Chicken (TV series): wrote
2009 Everybody's Fine: acted · directed by Kirk Jones · critics 47%, audiences 53% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Kanopy
2010 Peep World: acted · directed by Barry W. Blaustein
2013 Better Living Through Chemistry: acted · directed by David Posamentier and Geoff Moore
2013 Runner, Runner: acted · directed by Brad Furman
2014 The Interview: acted · directed by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen · critics 51%, audiences 48%
2014 This Is Where I Leave You: acted · directed by Shawn Levy
2015 Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens: acted · directed by J. J. Abrams · critics 93%, audiences 84% · streaming on Disney+, Philo, Starz
2015 The Walk: acted · directed by Robert Zemeckis · critics 83%, audiences 77% · streaming on YouTube (free)
2016 The Intervention: acted · directed by Clea DuVall
2018 An Actor Prepares: acted · directed by Steve Clark
2018 Modern Family (TV series): acted
2020 Space Force (TV series): acted · directed by Paul King
2021 Flora & Ulysses: acted · directed by Lena Khan
2021 Music: acted · directed by Sia
2023 Renfield: acted · directed by Chris McKay · critics 58%, audiences 78% · streaming on Peacock, Fandango at Home (free)
2024 Sonic the Hedgehog 3: acted · directed by Jeff Fowler
2026 Bad Day: acted · directed by Jake Szymanski
2026 Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice: acted · directed by BenDavid Grabinski