[go: up one dir, main page]

    Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily Entertainment GuideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPride MonthAmerican Black Film FestivalSummer Watch GuideSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Benjamin Schnau(I)

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Director
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Benjamin Schnau
Watch Benjamin Schnau - Showreel
Play demo reel5:21
Benjamin Schnau - Showreel
31 Videos
70 Photos
Benjamin Schnau is an actor, TV-host, producer and book author of the book 'The Reality of Hollywood', fluent in English and German plus conversational French, known for his critical role in Netflix production 'Mank' alongside Gary Oldman, in 'The current war' alongside Michael Shannon and 'Megastructures' produced by NatGeo available on Netflix. On top of that he is a TV-host for a variety of broadcast networks and hosted the red carpet of the American Heart Association in Los Angeles.

At the age of 19 he joined the band 'Spectacoolair' which toured around Europe and established himself as a singer/songwriter throughout the years. He wrote the song "Anything else' which was number one on the Viralcharts in 2018. He is a professionally trained boxer and experienced in stage and weapon combats. Beside his acting career Benjamin is also producing and directing his own film projects. He won the award for 'Best actor' for his role of Leon in the movie 'Against All Odds' at the Oniros Film Awards 2019 and New York International Film Awards 2020 and also 'Best Supporting Actor of the Year' at the Top Shorts Film Festival 2020 for his role of Gunther Wolfgang in the movie 'The little picture'. In 2021 he will be starring as Leo Barnes in the upcoming movie 'The purge: Survival' an adaption of the successful blockbuster movie 'The first purge' in 2018.
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
    • Resume
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
  • View contact info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 4 nominations total

    Photos70

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    + 62
    View Poster

    Known for

    Shelter (2023)
    Shelter
    4.2
    • Gestapo Officer
    • 2023
    Gary Oldman, Charles Dance, Arliss Howard, Emily Joy Lemus, Amanda Seyfried, Toby Leonard Moore, and Joey Hagler in Mank (2020)
    Mank
    6.8
    • Mayer Minion(uncredited)
    • 2020
    Nicholas Hoult, Michael Shannon, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Tom Holland in The Current War (2017)
    The Current War
    6.5
    • George Westinghouse's Secretary(uncredited)
    • 2017
    Eminem: Venom (2018)
    Eminem: Venom
    7.4
    Music Video
    • Business man
    • 2018

    Credits

    Edit
    IMDbPro

    Actor



    • Angel of Death
      • Doctor
      • Completed
    • Toke N Choke Dispensary
      • Frank, Mr. X
      • Completed
    • Off Gospel
      • Dicky Cunningham
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • The Dark Knight
      • Jack
      • Post-production
    • Sweet Nothings
      • Ethan
      • Pre-production
    • Heart of Darkness
      • Rob
      • Post-production
    • Blondi
      • Joseph Goebbels
      • In Production
    • Against All Odds: All or Nothing
      • Touch
      • In Production
      • Short
    • DarkEx
      • Yuri
      • Post-production
    • WTH Popcorn!
      • Pre-production



    • Jason Statham in A Working Man (2025)
      A Working Man
      5.7
      • Brian (uncredited)
      • 2025
    • Keri Russell in La Diplomate (2023)
      La Diplomate
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Employee Ben (uncredited)
      • 2024
    • Spiders on a Plane (2024)
      Spiders on a Plane
      4.9
      • Rich
      • 2024
    • Catharsis
      Short
      • Bruce Stone
      • 2024
    • Ryan Hayes and Benjamin Schnau in Kamerad (2024)
      Kamerad
      9.2
      Short
      • Gefreiter
      • 2024
    • Rag Doll (2023)
      Rag Doll
      2.6
      • Dom
      • 2023
    • Dominika van Santen in Interference (2023)
      Interference
      Short
      • Steve
      • 2023
    • Entropy (2023)
      Entropy
      Short
      • Henry
      • 2023
    • Shelter (2023)
      Shelter
      4.2
      • Gestapo Officer
      • 2023
    • Carl Gilliard, Jim Greulich, Terence Knox, Greg Mason, Taylor Nichols, DJ Perry, Charles Edwin Powell, Michael Rene Walton, Dean Teaster, Christina Loeffler, Cassie Dean, Samuel Peterson, Shane Hagedorn, Jim Brockhohn, Josh Perry, Ben Rollins, Carl Weyant, Melissa Anschutz, Christine Marie, Bejo Dohmen, Erika Hoveland, Benjamin Schnau, Curran Jacobs, Garry Nation, David Michael Reardon, Mark E. Holmes, Bodhi Rader, and Carter Glade in Silent Night in Algona (2022)
      Silent Night in Algona
      6.1
      • Jorg
      • 2022
    • Journey to Hell (2022)
      Journey to Hell
      7.5
      • Karl Hanke
      • 2022
    • Write for Me (2022)
      Write for Me
      Short
      • William
      • 2022
    • Tikhon Zhiznevskiy in Premier Oscar (2022)
      Premier Oscar
      5.7
      • Hans Dreier
      • 2022
    • Lance McCloud in Omega: Illusion (2021)
      Omega: Illusion
      • Arthur Eckhart
      • 2021
    • Over There (Dodge College Thesis Film) (2021)
      Over There (Dodge College Thesis Film)
      Short
      • Johan
      • 2021

    Producer



    • Against All Odds (2019)
      Against All Odds
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Midnight Call (2018)
      Midnight Call
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Mom Is the Best (2017)
      Mom Is the Best
      Short
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Listen to Your Feeling
      Video
      • producer
      • 2017

    Director



    • Against All Odds (2019)
      Against All Odds
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Midnight Call (2018)
      Midnight Call
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Mom Is the Best (2017)
      Mom Is the Best
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Listen to Your Feeling
      Video
      • Director
      • 2017

    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos31

    Benjamin Schnau - Showreel
    Demo Reel 5:21
    Benjamin Schnau - Showreel
    Benjamin as Jorg in Silent Night in Algona (in German)
    Demo Reel 2:14
    Benjamin as Jorg in Silent Night in Algona (in German)
    Benjamin as Jorg in Silent Night in Algona (in German)
    Demo Reel 2:14
    Benjamin as Jorg in Silent Night in Algona (in German)
    Benjamin Schnau as NYC Detective
    Demo Reel 2:04
    Benjamin Schnau as NYC Detective
    Benjamin Schnau - Showreel
    Demo Reel 5:30
    Benjamin Schnau - Showreel
    Benjamin Schnau as husband Dom (Dramatic Scene)
    Demo Reel 1:43
    Benjamin Schnau as husband Dom (Dramatic Scene)
    Benjamin Schnau - Showreel
    Demo Reel 4:10
    Benjamin Schnau - Showreel

    Personal details

    Edit
    • Official site
      • My book 'The reality of Hollywood'
    • Height
      • 1.78 m

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      Benjamin Schnau is an actor, TV-host, producer and author.

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.