Ben Schwartz

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Benjamin Joseph Schwartz (born September 15, 1981) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his recurring role as Jean-Ralphio Saperstein on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, his starring role as Clyde Oberholt on the Showtime series House of Lies, and his voice roles as Randy Cunningham in Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, Dewey Duck in DuckTales, and Leonardo in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Sonic the Hedgehog in the eponymous film series and its spin-off miniseries Knuckles. He also appeared many times in the CollegeHumor web series Jake and Amir.

His film career also includes roles in Peep World: Everybody's Fine, The Other Guys; Transformers: Age of Extinction; The Walk; This Is Where I Leave You; Standing Up, Falling Down; and Flora & Ulysses. On television, he has starred in the Netflix comedy series Space Force (2020–2022) and the Apple TV+ murder mystery comedy series The Afterparty (2022–2023). He also voiced in the Netflix interactive special We Lost Our Human as Pud.

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Known For

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Stormtrooper (uncredited)

The Simpsons

The Raw Barn Clerk (voice)

Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic (voice)

Transformers: Age of Extinction

Bumblebee (voice) (uncredited)

The Interview

Publicist

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic (voice)

INVINCIBLE

Shapesmith / Rus / Punk Thug (voice)

INVINCIBLE

Shapesmith (voice)

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2028	The Beatles: Ringo MOVIE	Self
2028	The Beatles: John MOVIE	Self
2028	The Beatles: Paul MOVIE	Self
2028	The Beatles: George MOVIE	Self
2027	Sonic the Hedgehog 4 MOVIE	Sonic (voice)
2026	Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice MOVIE	Symon
2025	Wicked: One Wonderful Night MOVIE	Self
2025	LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past TV	Jaxxon T. Tumperakki (voice)
2025	Long Story Short TV	(voice)
2024	Sonic the Hedgehog 3 MOVIE	Sonic (voice)
2024	Knuckles TV	Sonic the Hedgehog (voice)
2024	Dinner Time Live with David Chang TV	Self
2024	Superhot: The Spicy World of Pepper People TV	Self - Narrator (voice)
2023	The Muppets Mayhem TV	Gus D’Vore
2023	Renfield MOVIE	Tedward Lobo
2023	We Lost Our Human MOVIE	Pud / Future Pud / Cow Pud / Kitten Pud / Puddling (voice)
2022	Stay Tooned TV	Self - Guest
2022	Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie MOVIE	Leo / Janitor Man (voice)
2022	Chibiverse TV	Dewey Duck (voice)
2022	DC League of Super-Pets MOVIE	Mark / Fire Guinea Pig (voice)
2022	Make Some Noise TV	Self - Player
2022	Make Some Noise TV	Self - Gift Prompt (video footage)
2022	Sonic Drone Home MOVIE	Sonic the Hedgehog (voice)
2022	Lightning Wolves TV	Self
2022	Sonic the Hedgehog 2 MOVIE	Sonic (voice)
2022	The Boys Presents: Diabolical TV	Simon (voice)
2022	The Boys Presents: Diabolical TV	Kingdom’s Dad (voice)
2022	The Afterparty TV	Yasper
2021	Last Meals TV	Self
2021	Rugrats TV	Lord Crater (voice)
2021	Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. TV	Louis 'Lou' Tarleton (voice)
2021	Star Wars: The Bad Batch TV	TAY-0 (voice)
2021	INVINCIBLE TV	Shapesmith / Rus / Punk Thug (voice)
2021	INVINCIBLE TV	Shapesmith (voice)
2021	INVINCIBLE TV	Shapesmith / Rus / Tech Trooper #2 (voice)
2021	INVINCIBLE TV	Shapesmith / Rus / Corey (voice)
2021	INVINCIBLE TV	Shapesmith / Rus Livingston / Doctor (voice)
2021	INVINCIBLE TV	Rus (voice)
2021	Calls TV	Andy (voice)
2021	Flora & Ulysses MOVIE	George
2021	Rumble MOVIE	Jimothy Brett-Chadley III (voice)
2021	Music MOVIE	Rudy
2021	Celebrity Wheel of Fortune TV	Self - Contestant
2020	Best of Stand-up 2020 MOVIE	Self
2020	The Candlenights 2020 Special MOVIE	Self
2020	Die Hart TV	Andre
2020	Crossing Swords TV	Keefer (voice)
2020	Staged TV	Tom
2020	Staged TV	Ben
2020	Sonic the Hedgehog - Around the World in 80 Seconds MOVIE	Sonic (voice)
2020	Space Force TV	F. Tony Scarapiducci
2020	A Parks and Recreation Special MOVIE	Jean-Ralphio Sapperstein
2020	Middleditch & Schwartz TV	Self
2020	Standing Up, Falling Down MOVIE	Scott
2020	Sonic the Hedgehog MOVIE	Sonic (voice)
2019	Bless the Harts TV	Bryce Aldredge (voice)
2019	Human Discoveries TV	Leader Elk (voice)
2019	The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part MOVIE	Banarnar (voice)
2019	Runnin' MOVIE	Self
2018	A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy MOVIE	Self
2018	Medal of Honor TV	Vito Bertoldo
2018	Night School MOVIE	Marvin
2018	Monster Challenge MOVIE	Self
2018	An Actor Prepares MOVIE	Jimmy
2018	Blue Iguana MOVIE	Paul Driggs
2018	Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV	Leonardo (voice)
2018	DuckTales: Destination Adventure! MOVIE	Dewey Duck (voice)
2018	Happy Anniversary MOVIE	Sam
2018	Outside In MOVIE	Ted
2017	DreamWorks Home: For the Holidays MOVIE	Ben Schwartz (voice)
2017	DuckTales TV	Dewey Duck (Voice)
2017	Carpool Karaoke: The Series TV	Self
2017	The New V.I.P.'s TV	Lenny
2017	How to Be a Latin Lover MOVIE	Jimmy / Valet
2016	The Earliest Show: Outtakes & Bloopers MOVIE	Josh Bath
2016	The Earliest Show TV	Josh Bath
2016	A Little of Your Time with Quinn Marcus TV	Himself
2016	The Intervention MOVIE	Jack
2016	Match Game TV	Self - Panelist
2016	Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ TV	Quistian Gayle
2015	Star Wars: The Force Awakens MOVIE	Stormtrooper (uncredited)
2015	The Walk MOVIE	Albert
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV	Self
2015	The Late Late Show with James Corden TV	Self - Guest
2014	The Interview MOVIE	Publicist
2014	The Game Awards TV	Self
2014	This Is Where I Leave You MOVIE	Rabbi Charles Grodner
2014	BoJack Horseman TV	Rutabaga Rabitowitz / Tawnie's Boyfriend (voice)
2014	BoJack Horseman TV	Rutabaga Rabitowitz (voice)
2014	Transformers: Age of Extinction MOVIE	Bumblebee (voice) (uncredited)
2014	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver TV	Spokesman
2014	Better Living Through Chemistry MOVIE	Noah
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers TV	Self
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV	Self
2014	HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt TV	Self
2014	I'm a Mitzvah MOVIE	David
2013	House of Lies Live MOVIE	Self
2013	Runner Runner MOVIE	Craig
2013	Turbo MOVIE	Skid Mark (voice)
2013	Coffee Town MOVIE	Gino
2013	Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World MOVIE	Ben Schwartz
2012	Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja TV	Randy Cunningham / The Ninja (voice)
2012	Comedy Bang! Bang! TV	Rodney Wayber
2012	TRON: Uprising TV	Rilo
2012	House of Lies: Fridays at Galweather TV	Clyde Oberholt
2012	Good Mythical Morning TV	Self
2012	House of Lies TV	Clyde Oberholt
2011	Stay Awake Contest MOVIE	Self
2011	Bob's Burgers TV	Josh (voice)
2011	Bob's Burgers TV	Rick (voice)
2010	Conan TV	Self
2010	Undercovers TV	Bill Hoyt
2010	Peep World MOVIE	Nathan
2010	The Other Guys MOVIE	Beaman's Assistant
2010	Perfect Audition MOVIE	Self
2009	Everybody's Fine MOVIE	Writer
2009	Modern Family TV	Nick
2009	Accidentally on Purpose TV	Max
2009	Mystery Team MOVIE	Dougie's Buddy
2009	I Hate Valentine's Day MOVIE	Tammy's Date
2009	Parks and Recreation TV	Jean-Ralphio Saperstein
2008	Job Interview MOVIE	Interviewee
2008	Valentine's Break Up MOVIE	Self
2008	Mayne Street TV	Evan Mintz
2008	Hardly Working TV	Self
2008	All-Nighters TV	Branch Windwood
2008	All-Nighters TV	Ben
2007	Teddy Saw MOVIE	Jason
2007	New York City Serenade MOVIE	Russ
2007	Bronx World Travelers TV	Ben
2007	Ysketball MOVIE	Self
2007	The Sarah Silverman Program. TV	Writer
2007	Starveillance TV	Glenn - Host
2006	Cheating MOVIE	Ben
2005	Robot Chicken TV	Scaredy Smurf / Roger Radcliffe / Toy Announcer (voice)
2005	Robot Chicken TV	Dickwax / Oog (voice)
2005	American Dad! TV	Fire Marshall (voice)
2005	American Dad! TV	Brigham (voice)
2005	American Dad! TV	(voice)
2005	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson TV	Self - Guest
2003	Arrested Development TV	John Beard Jr.
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV	Self
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV	Self - Guest
1989	The Simpsons TV	The Raw Barn Clerk (voice)
	DNA MOVIE	Self
	Weezer: Security Threat MOVIE	Self
	Bad Day MOVIE	Self
	Happiness Isn't Everything TV	Jacky Hamburger

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