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

• The Beauty — Manny
• 2024Chow — Mike
• 2023Theater Camp — Amos Klobuchar, Producer, Writer, Songs, Original Film Writer
• 2022The People We Hate at the Wedding — Paul
• 202125 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
• 2021Broken Diamonds — Scott
• 2021Dear Evan Hansen — Evan Hansen
• The Premise — Ethan Streiber
• 2020Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall — Self, Executive Producer
• 2020Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) — Georgie
• 2020Run This Town — Bram
• 2020Theater Camp — Angelo Bassett, Writer, Producer
• 2019Drunk Parents — Jason Johnson
• The Other Two — Ben Platt
• The Politician — Payton Hobart, Executive Producer
• 2017The Female Brain — Joel
• Will & Grace — Blake
• 2016Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk — Josh
• 2015Pitch Perfect 2 — Benji Applebaum
• 2015Ricki and the Flash — Daniel
• 2012Pitch Perfect — Benji Applebaum
• 2006Red Riding Hood — Boy Scout #1
• The Simpsons — Blake (voice)
• I Am Not Your Mother — Ollie
• Last Dance — Songs
• Merrily We Roll Along — Charley Kringas
• The Technique

Appearances as themselves (26)

• 2025Trisha Paytas' Big Broadway Dream — Self - Guest Star
• Therapuss — Self
• 2023Cynthia Erivo & Friends: A New Year's Eve Celebration — Self
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self
• 2020Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 — Self - Musical Guest
• 2020One World: Together at Home — Self
• 2020The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II — Self
• The Drew Barrymore Show — Self
• The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo — Self
• Songland — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest
• American Idol — Self - Performer
• Carpool Karaoke: The Series — Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self - Guest
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Musical Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest, Self - Musical Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars — Self - Guest Judge
• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED — Self - Guest Judge
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest Host
• Big Brother — Self - Celebrity Guest
• The View — Self - Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self
• The Grammys — Self