Ben Rosenfield
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Years active | 2010–present |
Ben Rosenfield is an American actor and musician. He is best known for playing
On television, he portrayed Sam Colby in in 2023.
Rosenfeld's first role on the Off-Broadway stage was as Max in the adaptation of the Ingmar Bergman film Through a Glass Darkly at the Atlantic Theater Company. He has since acted in Jennifer Haley's science fiction play The Nether (2015), and Simon Stephens' family drama On the Shore of the Wide World (2017). He currently stars in Itamar Moses' political comedy-drama The Ally (2024) at The Public Theater.
Early life
Rosenfield was raised in
Rosenfield attended Glenfield Middle School where, in eighth grade, he portrayed Tevye in a production of Fiddler on the Roof.[2] He then attended and graduated from Montclair High School in 2010.[5]
Career
In 2011, Rosenfield made his stage debut in the Off-Broadway production of the play Through a Glass Darkly, alongside Carey Mulligan and Chris Sarandon.[7] In August of the same year, it was announced that Rosenfield had been cast to co-star as Tim Buckley in the drama film Greetings from Tim Buckley (2012). The film also featured Penn Badgley and Imogen Poots in main roles.[8] The following year, he starred as Tommie Scheel in the documentary film Teenage, and joined the cast of Boardwalk Empire in the recurring role of Willie Thompson, Eli's (Shea Whigham) son. For the fifth and final season, he was promoted to a series regular. Rosenfield then co-starred in the films Jamesy Boy (2014) and Song One (2014), before having his first leading role in the film Affluenza (2014), which also starred Grant Gustin and Nicola Peltz.[9] Also in 2014, Rosenfield appeared in a supporting role in the crime drama A Most Violent Year, opposite Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac.
In January 2015, Rosenfield was cast as Woodnut in Jennifer Haley's play The Nether with the MCC Theater, which ran from February 4 to March 15, 2015 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.[10] Rosenfield then portrayed Dan Mercer in Hannah Fidell's relationship drama film 6 Years, starring opposite Taissa Farmiga.[11] The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 14, 2015,[12] and was released on Netflix on August 18, 2015.
He next had a supporting role in
In 2017, Rosenfield portrayed Alex Holmes in the Off-Broadway premiere of the Simon Stephens play On the Shore of the Wide World.[16] He was also seen in the comedy film The Long Dumb Road, re-teaming with director Hannah Fidell.[17]
In 2019, Ben played the role of Aron Church, in the film
In 2020, Rosenfield starred opposite
Music
In December 2014, Rosenfield released an EP titled Field on Bandcamp and began playing shows at clubs around NYC. In February 2017, he released a full-length album titled dum die on Bandcamp. The song "Angel in the Sky" on Rosenfield's album was used in the score of the film Mickey and the Bear. Rosenfield recorded several songs with Jenny Lewis for the soundtrack to the film Song One.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | The Virgins | Boy | Short film |
2012 | Greetings from Tim Buckley | Tim Buckley | |
2013 | Teenage | Tommie Scheel | Documentary |
2013 | Louder Than Words | Michael Fareri | |
2013 | Passerby | Enoch Rothstein | Short film |
2014 | Jamesy Boy | Chris Cesario | |
2014 | Song One | Henry Ellis | |
2014 | Affluenza | Fisher Miller | |
2014 | A Most Violent Year | Sales Student Alex | |
2015 | 6 Years | Dan Mercer | |
2015 | Irrational Man | April's Friend #1 | |
2015 | Have Had | Adam | Short film; also writer and producer |
2016 | Indignation | Bertram Flusser | |
2017 | Person to Person | River | |
2019 | Mickey and the Bear | Aron Church | |
2021 | Mark, Mary & Some Other People | Mark |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Live from Lincoln Center | Enoch Snow Jr | Episode: "Carousel" |
2013–2014 | Boardwalk Empire | Willie Thompson | 9 episodes |
2017 | Twin Peaks
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Sam Colby | 2 episodes |
2019 | The Family | Ivanwald Brother | Netflix documentary series |
2020 | Mrs. America | John Schlafly | FX Miniseries |
2023 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Older Ethan Maisel | 2 episodes |
Stage
Year | Title | Role | Location |
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2011 | Through a Glass Darkly | Max | Atlantic Theater Company, Off-Broadway |
2015 | The Nether | Mr. Woodnut | Lucille Lortel Theatre, Off-Broadway |
2016 | Love Love Love | Jamie | Roundabout Theatre Company, Off-Broadway |
2017 | On the Shore of the Wide World | Alex Holmes | Atlantic Theater Company, Off-Broadway |
2024 | The Ally | Reuven | The Public Theater, Off-Broadway |
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Work | Result |
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2013 | Screen Actors Guild Awards
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Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Boardwalk Empire | Nominated |
References
- Newspapers.com. "Ben Rosenfield, who played Bertram Flusser, Marcus' bohemian roommate, thinks it's a possibility, if only for the protagonist's age.... 'It's definitely a first love for Marcus, and a first love is a really complicated one,' said Rosenfield, who grew up in Montclair."
- ^ a b Brown, Emma (July 16, 2014). "Discovery: Ben Rosenfield". Interview.
- ^ "American Comedy Institute". ComedyInstitute.com.
- Indiewire. August 14, 2014. Archived from the originalon March 24, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ^ a b "Mr Ben Rosenfield". Mr Porter. September 2, 2015.
- ^ a b Goldberg, Reeva (September 6, 2014). "Ben Rosenfield as Tommie Scheel". Teenage. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ Brantley, Ben (June 6, 2011). "Under Pretty Skin, Madness Lurks: Through a Glass Darkly". The New York Times.
- ^ "Tony Winners Norbert Leo Butz and Frank Wood Join Penn Badgley in Greetings from Tim Buckley". Broadway.com. August 22, 2011.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (July 25, 2012). "Pair contract for 'Affluenza': Nicola Peltz, Ben Rosenfield join indie cast". Variety. Archived from the original on June 20, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ "Ben Rosenfield & Sophia Anne Caruso Join Cast of MCC Theater's THE NETHER". Broadway World. January 6, 2015.
- ^ Kilday, Gregg (June 12, 2014). "Taissa Farmiga, Ben Rosenfield Starring in Hannah Fidell's New Feature". The Hollywood Reporter.
- Indiewire. Archived from the originalon February 8, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ Clement, Olivia (July 13, 2016). "Zoe Kazan, Richard Armitage and Amy Ryan Join Love, Love, Love". Playbill.
- ^ Lincoln, Ross A. (December 3, 2015). "Michael Cera, Abbi Jacobson & Tavi Gevinson Join 'Human People'; 'Big Bear' Wraps With Pablo Schrieber & Adam Brody". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (April 25, 2016). "Twin Peaks Revival: Complete Cast List Revealed (and It's Bananas)". TVLine.
- ^ Clement, Olivia (July 26, 2017). "Cast Set for Off-Broadway Premiere of Simon Stephens' On the Shore of the Wide World". Playbill.
- ^ Droz Palermo, Andrew (April 15, 2017). "That's a wrap on feature number 6, and my 3rd with Hannah!..." Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- ^ "Annabelle Attanasio's 'Mickey And The Bear' Acquired By Utopia For Fall Theatrical Release – Cannes". May 22, 2019.
- ^ "Emmy Awards 2020: The key winners and nominees". BBC News. September 21, 2020.
- ^ "'Riverdale's Hayley Law, Ben Rosenfield To Star In Open Relationship Comedy 'Mark, Mary & Some Other People' From Hannah Marks". February 22, 2020.
External links
- Ben Rosenfield at IMDb