Paul Ben-Victor (July 24, 1965) is an American character actor best known for The Wire (2003-2008), The Irishman (2019), and Get Hard (2015).
He is married to Cali Senkpiel.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1987: Pass The Ammo as Eddie Depaul
- 1988: Assault Of The Killer Bimbos as Customer
- 1989: Wired as Tom Perino
- 1990: Streets as Officer #2
- 1990: After The Shock as Dr. Steven Brattesani
- 1990: The Rookie as Little Felix
- 1991: Body Parts as Ray Kolberg
- 1992: Sunset Heat as New Yorker
- 1992: Jumpin Joe as Patsy Lazerri
- 1992: Cool World as Valet
- 1992: Eyes Of The Beholder as Dr. Medaris
- 1992: Soulmates as Driver
- 1993: Trouble Bound as Zand
- 1993: Extreme Justice as Councilman Joe Taylor
- 1993: True Romance as Luca
- 1993: The Last Outlaw as Posseman Grubb
- 1993: Dream Lover as Clown
- 1993: Tombstone as Florentino
- 1994: State Of Emergency as Trevor Jacobs
- 1994: Web Of Deception as Det. Fracinetti
- 1994: Red Scorpion 2 as Vince D'Angelo
- 1995: Houseguest as Pauly Gasperini
- 1995: Terrified as Sol Lipsteiger
- 1995: Bushwhacked as Dana's Father (Uncredited Role)
- 1996: Maximum Risk as Agent Pellman
- 1997: Ed Mc Bains Eighty Seventh Precinct Heatwave as Det. Meyer
- 1997: Metro as Clarence Teal
- 1997: The Sixth Man as Bernie
- 1997: Firestorm as Duran
- 1998: Standoff as Hank McGill
- 1998: Tempting Fate as Police Officer
- 1998: Point Blank as Howard
- 1998: Heist as Abbie
- 1998: A Civil Action as Bobby Pasqueriella
- 1999: The Corruptor as Schabacker
- 1999: Crazy In Alabama as Mackie
- 1999: Kiss Toledo Goodbye as Vince
- 2000: Drowning Mona as Carlucci
- 2000: The David Cassidy Story as Wes Farrell
- 2000: Gun Shy as Howard
- 2000: The Three Stooges as Moe Howard
- 2000: Very Mean Men as Jimmy D.
- 2001: The Cure For Boredom as Rudy
- 2001: Choosing Matthias as Chase
- 2003: Daredevil as Jose Quesada
- 2006: Push as Toni
- 2007: On The Doll as Jimmy Sours
- 2007: Randy And The Mob as Franco
- 2007: Naked Under Heaven as Ben
- 2008: Player 5150 as Jimmy
- 2009: American Bully as Principal Wheeler
- 2009: Clear Lake WI as Sheriff Joe Dietzer
- 2010: Venus And Vegas as Carlo
- 2011: Video Girl as Jermaine Stanford
- 2011: Poolboy: Drowning Out The Fury as Kip Tippington
- 2012: FDR American Badass as Mussolini
- 2012: Shouldbe Been Romeo as Joey (also producer and writer)
- 2012: Mighty Fine as Bobby
- 2012: Desperate Endeavors as Bill Lonely
- 2013: Don Jon as Priest
- 2013: Empire State as Tommy
- 2013: Black Marigolds as Dr. Taylor
- 2013: Once Upon A Time In Queens as Vinnie Nero
- 2013: Grudge Match as Lou Camare
- 2014: By The Gun as Vincent Tortano
- 2014: Friends And Romans as Dennis Socio
- 2015: Get Hard as Gayle
- 2015: Any Day as William
- 2016: Love Is All You Need as Principal Henry Birdsell
- 2016: Blowtorch as Blackie
- 2017: A Crooked Somebody as Det. Zimmer
- 2017: The Super as Mr. Johnson
- 2017: Camera Store as Mr. Bibideaux
- 2018: Monster as Anthony Petrocelli
- 2018: The Amityville Murders as Ronnie Defeo Sr.
- 2019: Feast Of The Seven Fishes as Johnny
- 2019: The Irishman as Jake Gottlieb
- 2019: Adventure Force 5 as Executive Victor
- 2020: The Banker as Donald Silverthorne
- 2020: Blood And Money as Bill
- 2020: My Brothers Crossing as Officer Byrd
- 2021: On Our Way as Mr. Adler
- 2021: Last Looks as Lt. Pete Conady
- 2022: Collide as Clyde
- 2022: Emancipation as Major G. Halstead
- 2023: Plane as Terry Hampton
Television Roles
- 1986-1994: L.A. Law as Bowles' Atty. Peters/Sgt. Costellano (2 episodes)
- 1987: Cagney & Lacey as Trucker #2
- 1988: Ohara as Billy
- 1988: China Beach as Lazaro
- 1988: Freddy's Nightmares as Paul
- 1990: First And Ten as Rocko
- 1990: Dragnet as Jack Middleton
- 1990: Hunter as Loan Shark
- 1990: Doogie Howser, M.D. as Karl
- 1990: The New Adam Twelve as Gregory Smith
- 1991: Father Dowling Mysteries as Security Guard
- 1991: The 100 Lives Of Black Jack Savage as Charlie Dilwig
- 1991: The Trials Of Rosie O Neill as Vinnie
- 1992: The Commish as Benny Gorzo
- 1992: Sibs as Lance
- 1994: The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. as Joey Tataglia
- 1994: The X-Files as Dr. Aaron Monte
- 1994-1997: NYPD Blue as Steve Richards (3 episodes)
- 1995: Sweet Justice as Terry Phillips
- 1996: Aaahh!!! Real Monsters as Carney/Man on Stilts
- 1997: The Practice as Benny Small
- 1998: Brooklyn South as Steve Richards
- 1998-1999: Rude Awakening as Carl (2 episodes)
- 1999: Early Edition as Elliott Rosenfield
- 2000-2002: The Invisible Man as Robert Albert Hobbes
- 2002: Crossing Jordan as Theo
- 2003: Fastlane as Marty
- 2003: Las Vegas as Michael
- 2003-2008: The Wire as Spiros 'Vondas' Vondopoulos (17 episodes)
- 2004: Strong Medicine as Frank
- 2005: Alias as Carter
- 2005: Monk as Al Nicoletto
- 2005: Curb Your Enthusiasm as Ticket Scalper
- 2005-2008: Entourage as Alan Gray (7 episodes)
- 2006: CSI as Joey
- 2006: The Shield as Det. Reyes
- 2006: My Name Is Earl as Coach Lou
- 2006-2007: Close to Home as Paul Bosco (3 episodes)
- 2007: Drive as The Truck Driver
- 2007: John from Cincinnati as Palaka
- 2007: Shark as Ricky Rago
- 2008-2009: Everybody Hates Chris as Mr. Thurman (8 episodes)
- 2008-2012: In Plain Sight as Stan McQueen (58 episodes)
- 2010: The Mentalist as Noah Landau
- 2011: CSI: NY as Carmen Enzo
- 2011: Childrens Hospital as Spiros
- 2012: Are We There Yet? as Mr. Parker
- 2013: Vegas as Barry Silver
- 2013: Person of Interest as Det. Cameron
- 2013: Hawaii Five-0 as Agent Dean Campbell
- 2013: Mob City as Jack Dragna
- 2014: True Detective as Major Leroy Salter
- 2014: Matador as Gene Balasco
- 2014: Castle as Dino Scarpella
- 2015: Allegiance (2015) as Special Agent Faber
- 2016: Vinyl as Maury Gold
- 2016: Kingdom as Bob
- 2016: Chicago Med as Mr. McGregor
- 2017: The Mick as Jerry Berlin
- 2017: Preacher as Viktor
- 2017: Lethal Weapon as Frank Truno
- 2018: The Resident as Edmund Carver
- 2018: Santa Clarita Diet as Mark
- 2018: The Neighborhood as Matty Cigars
- 2018-2019: Goliath as Cleft Chin (3 episodes)
- 2019: Bull as Ryan Vance
- 2019: The Village 2019 as Angelo Napolitano
- 2019: Will & Grace as Mario
- 2019-2020: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Counselor Peter Abrams (2 episodes)
- 2019-2022: FBI as Jackie Blanchi/Mark Krawley (2 episodes)
- 2022: FBI: Most Wanted as Jackie 'The Fox' Blanchi
- 2020: The Baker And The Beauty as Contrator
- 2020-2023: Gravesend as Matty Cigars (5 episodes)
- 2022: Pam & Tommy as Richard Alden
- 2023: Paul T Goldman as Mob Boss
Shorts
- 1991: Alone as Al
- 1995: The Fifteen Minute Hamlet as Francisco/Ghost/Gravedigger/Osric/Fortinbras
- 2002: Niche as Spike
- 2004: Woman At The Beach as Pablo
- 2008: Joe Mover as The Boss
- 2008: Ten Thirty One as Gerry
- 2009: This Monday as Tony
- 2010: A Reuben By Any Other Name as Max
- 2010: The Blue Wall as Charlie Sullivan
- 2012: The Carrier as Vlade
- 2016: Goliath as Cleft Chin
- 2017: His Lover as Scotty Davidson Jr.
Producer
- 2005: She Kills He (short)
