Benjamin Schwartz (born September 15, 1981) is an American actor, comedian and writer.
He is best known for portraying Jean-Ralphio Saperstein on the sitcom Parks and Recreation. He also had a role in Showtime's Hou$e of Lie$ as management consultant Clyde Oberholt.
His feature film credits include Everybody's Fine (2009), The Other Guys (2010), Peep World (2010), This Is Where I Leave You (2014) and The Walk (2015). He also has some cred as a voice actor, appearing in Bojack Horseman, DuckTales (2017), Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) among others.
Notable Roles
Live-Action Television
- Undercovers: Bill Hoyt
- Parks and Recreation: Jean-Ralphio Saperstein
- Hou$e of Lie$: Clyde Oberholt
- The Wrong Mans: U.S. Adaptation
- Middleditch And Schwartz: Himself
- Space Force: F. Tony Scarapiducci
- The Afterparty: Yasper
Live-Action Films
- Everybody's Fine (2009)
- The Other Guys (2010)
- Peep World (2010)
- This Is Where I Leave You (2014)
- The Walk (2015)
- The Force Awakens (2015): BB-8 (voice, consultant)
- Blue Iguana (2018): Paul
- Standing Up Falling Down (2019): Scott
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2020): Sonic (voice)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
- Music (2021) - Rudy
- Renfield (2023): Teddy Lobo
Web Original
- Jake and Amir: various roles
Western Animation
- TRON: Uprising: Rilo
- Randy Cunningham: Ninth Grade Ninja: Randy Cunningham
- Turbo: Skidmark
- Doc McStuffins: Stuffy (The Other Darrin for Robbie Rist in The Doc Files shorts)
- Bojack Horseman: Rutabaga Rabbowitz
- DuckTales (2017): Dewey Duck
- Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Leonardo
- The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part: Banarnar
- M.O.D.O.K. (2021): Lou Tarleton
- The Boys: Diabolical: Simon
- DC League of Super-Pets: TBA
- Central Park: Buzzard Aldrin, Dr. Splash
I'm wet, I'm cold, there's a TROPE ON MY HEAD...!
- Separated-at-Birth Casting: Jenny Slate played Schwartz's character's twin sister, Mona Lisa, on Parks and Recreation. They are not related, but they could very well be the poster children for live-action Half-Identical Twins.
- Typecasting: Seems prone to both playing either utter fools or people who like to quip at everything or a combo of both, and voicing iconic characters associated with blue, such as Dewey, Leonardo, and Sonic.
