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Ben Shenkman

Birth Place: New York, NY, USA

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BIO

Broadway credits include Sight Unseen, Proof (Tony Award nomination), and The Deep Blue Sea. He is known to TV audiences as Louis Ironson in the miniseries “Angels in America” (Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations), and as Dr. Jeremiah Sacani on USA Network’s “Royal Pains.” He has also had regular roles on “The Paul Reiser Show” and “Canterbury's Law,” and recurring roles on “Lights Out,” “Damages,” “Burn Notice,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” and the upcoming HBO miniseries “Crime.” Film appearances include Blue Valentine, Solitary Man, Then She Found Me, Just Like Heaven, Must Love Dogs, Roger Dodger, Personal Velocity, Jesus' Son, Requiem for a Dream, and Pi.


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STAGE CREDITS

Fish In the Dark Fish In the Dark
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2015
Arthur Drexel
The 24 Hour Plays 2007
[Broadway]
Special Benefit Production, 2007
Marsha
The 24 Hour Plays 2005
[Broadway]
Special Benefit Production, 2005
Ray
The 24 Hour Plays 2004
[Broadway]
Special Benefit Production, 2004
Ramon
Sight Unseen Sight Unseen
[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Production, 2004
Jonathan Waxman
Proof
[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2000
Hal
The Deep Blue Sea
[Broadway]
1998
Philip Welch

Movies

Quiz Show
[ 1994 ] Childress
Eraser
[ 1996 ] Reporter #1
Camp Stories
[ 1996 ] Yehudah
The Siege
[ 1998 ] Kaplan, INS
Pi
[ 1998 ] Lenny Meyer
30 Days
[ 1999 ] Jordan Trainer
Jesus' Son
[ 1999 ] Tom
Thick as Thieves
[ 1999 ] Veterinarian
Joe Gould's Secret
[ 2000 ] David
Requiem for a Dream
[ 2000 ] Dr. Spencer
Chasing Sleep
[ 2000 ] Officer Stewart
Table One
[ 2000 ] Scott
Roger Dodger
[ 2002 ] Donovan
Personal Velocity
[ 2002 ] Max
People I Know
[ 2002 ] Radio Announcer
Just Like Heaven
[ 2005 ] Brett
Must Love Dogs
[ 2005 ] Charlie
Americanese
[ 2006 ] Steve
Then She Found Me
[ 2007 ] Freddy
Breakfast with Scot
[ 2007 ] Sam
Solitary Man
[ 2009 ] Peter Hartofili
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
[ 2009 ] Subject #14
Blue Valentine
[ 2010 ] Dr. Feinberg
The Key Man
[ 2011 ] Martin
Concussion
[ 2013 ] Graham Bennet
Breathe In
[ 2013 ] Sheldon
The Trial of the Chicago 7
[ 2020 ] Leonard Weingls
Forty Winks
[ 2022 ] Daryl Camacho
Christmas Eve in Miller's Point
[ 2024 ] Lenny

TV Shows

Billions
Ira, Ira Schirmer, Ira Shirmer
Ed
Frank Carr, Andy Bednarik
FBI
Assistant Director In Charge Reynolds
For The People
Roger Gunn
Law & Order
Nick Margolis, Mark Ferris
Royal Pains
Jeremiah Sacani
Nightingale
[ 2023-2024 ] Dr. James Shepherd
Nightingale
[ 2023-2024 ] Dr. James Shepherd
FBI
[ 2022-2025 ] FBI ADIC Reynolds

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2001 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Ben Shenkman, Proof

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Marin Ireland, Katie Finneran & Ben Shenkman Join OUR TOWN Staged Reading at the John Photo
Marin Ireland, Katie Finneran & Ben Shenkman Join OUR TOWN Staged Reading at the John W. Engeman Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 17, 2022

Previously announced Broadway and Hollywood stars Edie Falco and Chris Messina will be joined by fellow stars Marin Ireland, Katie Finneran, and Ben Shenkman for a staged reading of Thornton Wilder's classic American play Our Town at the John W. Engeman Theater at Northport on Sunday, September 4, 2022, at 7:00 pm.
Danny Burstein Joins William Atticus Parker's Debut Film FORTY WINKS Photo
Danny Burstein Joins William Atticus Parker's Debut Film FORTY WINKS
by Michael Major - Aug 16, 2022

Tony winner Danny Burstein, Susan Sarandon, Justin Marcel McManus, John Turturro, Carmen Ejogo, Hart Bochner, Ben Shenkman, Leon Addison Brown, and Dan Finnerty all appear in a tale about a hypnotist blackmailed into becoming a hitman. Parker is an 18-Year Old Writer, Director, Actor, and Producer.
Michael Cerveris, Alex Brightman, Solea Pfeiffer, and More Join Tenth Edition Of THE Photo
Michael Cerveris, Alex Brightman, Solea Pfeiffer, and More Join Tenth Edition Of THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: VIRAL MONOLOGUES
by Stephi Wild - May 26, 2020

Tonight, The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues celebrates its milestone tenth edition.
Workmen's Circle Benefit Will Honor Tony Kushner Photo
Workmen's Circle Benefit Will Honor Tony Kushner
by Julie Musbach - Nov 26, 2018

On December 10, The Workmen's Circle will present activist and playwright Tony Kushner, best known for his play Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, with its Activism and Jewish Culture Award at the organization's annual Winter Benefit-Setting the Stage for Change-at The Prince George Ballroom, 15 East 27th Street.
Nathan Lane, Oskar Eustis, Marcia Gay Harden, Jeffrey Wright, More To Serve On Benefi Photo
Nathan Lane, Oskar Eustis, Marcia Gay Harden, Jeffrey Wright, More To Serve On Benefit Committee
by Stephi Wild - Oct 30, 2018

The Workmen's Circle today announced the Benefit and Host Committees for the organization's annual Winter Benefit-Setting the Stage for Change-honoring activist and playwright Tony Kushner, best known for his play Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, on December 10, 2018, in Manhattan.
ABC Renews HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER, STATION 19, FOR THE PEOPLE Photo
ABC Renews HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER, STATION 19, FOR THE PEOPLE
by A.A. Cristi - May 12, 2018

According to Variety, ABC has renewed the Viola Davis drama How to Get Away with Murder for a fifth season. 
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Ben Shenkman been in?

Ben Shenkman has appeared on Broadway in 7 shows.

How many West End shows has Ben Shenkman been in?

Ben Shenkman has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Ben Shenkman been nominated for?

and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Proof.

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