Ben Platt

Actor, Producer, Composer

Birthdate: Sep 24, 1993

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

Benjamin Schiff Platt is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He began his acting career in musical theater as a child and 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 Broadway coming-of-age musical Dear Evan Hansen (2015-2017). His performance in the latter earned him multiple accolades, including a Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Award. At 23, Platt became the youngest solo recipient of the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical.

Ben Platt Movies

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2023 |
Theater Camp
Theater Camp
2023
PG-13
1h 32m
Comedy
6.9
The eccentric staff of a rundown theater camp in upstate New York must band together with the beloved founder's bro-y son to keep the camp afloat.
asAmos Klobuchar
2022 |
The People We Hate at the Weddingas Paul
2022 |
The People We Hate at the Wedding
The People We Hate at the Wedding
2022
R
1h 39m
Comedy
5.8
Family tensions ramp up among siblings in the week leading up to their half-sister's wedding in the country.
asPaul
2021 |
Broken Diamondsas Scott
2021 |
Dear Evan Hansen
Dear Evan Hansen
2021
PG-13
2h 17m
Drama, Musical
6.1
Film adaptation of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical about Evan Hansen, a high-school senior with social anxiety disorder, and his journey of self-discovery and acceptance after a classmate's suicide.
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asEvan Hansen
2019 |
Run This Townas Bram
2015 |
Ricki and the Flash
Ricki and the Flash
2015
PG-13
1h 41m
Comedy, Drama, Music
6
It's been a roller-coaster ride for Ricki, a one-time wife and mother of three who left them all behind to follow her dreams of rock 'n' roll stardom. Now, Ricki must face the music when she returns home to reconnect with her family.
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asDaniel
2015 |
Pitch Perfect 2
Pitch Perfect 2
2015
PG-13
1h 55m
Comedy, Music
6.4
After a humiliating command performance at The Kennedy Center, the Barden Bellas enter an international competition that no American group has ever won in order to regain their status and right to perform.
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asBenji
2012 |
Pitch Perfect
Pitch Perfect
2012
PG-13
1h 52m
Comedy, Music, Romance
7.1
Beca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school's all-girls singing group. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition.
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asBenji