Ben Sinclair (actor)

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Ben Sinclair
Born (1984-05-16) May 16, 1984 (age 37)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materOberlin College
Occupation
  • Actor
  • writer
  • director
  • producer

Ben Sinclair (born May 16, 1984) is an American actor, writer, director, and producer.

Early life and education[]

Sinclair grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona. His mother is a cantor at a Reform synagogue; his father is a public school teacher.[1] Sinclair attended Oberlin College.[2]

Career[]

Sinclair is the co-creator, writer, and star of High Maintenance, a Vimeo web series and HBO television series set in New York City. The series is partially inspired by experiences from his personal life,[3] and first aired in 2012.[4] His final performance as his High Maintenance character was as a small cameo on HBO's Betty, also filmed in New York City.

He has also directed four episodes of FXX’s Dave.

Personal life[]

Sinclair married his writing partner and High Maintenance co-creator Katja Blichfeld in 2010, after meeting at a 2009 party in Los Angeles.[5][6] They came up with the idea for the show while on a bicycle ride across the Williamsburg Bridge, and started the show in 2012.[6][7] Blichfield and Sinclair divorced amicably in 2016, prior to undertaking season two of High Maintenance.[2][6]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Safe Angry Man
2013 The Happy Sad Ted
2015 All Over It Finn
2015 Sisters Construction Worker
2016 No Pay, Nudity Young Actor / Oswald
2017 Fits and Starts Parking Attendant
2017 Home Again Nate
2020 Save Yourselves! Raph
2022 Spin Me Round Ben

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Mercy Wild Eyed Guy Episode: "There Is No Superwoman"
2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jonas Rothenberg Episode: "Branded"
2011 Onion News Network Lunatic Episode: "Stock Market Crash"
2011 30 Rock Brooklyn Idiot Episode: "100: Part 1"
2011 The Big C Homeless Guy 2 episodes
2011 A Gifted Man Drunk #1 Episode: "In Case of Missed Communication"
2012 Delocated Friend Episode: "Friend"
2012–2015 High Maintenance The Guy 18 episodes; also co-creator, director, and writer
2013 Next Caller Guy Episode: "The Tude & the Prude"
2018 Maniac Proxy Owen Milgrim Episode: "Option C"
2016–2020 High Maintenance The Guy 34 episodes; also co-creator, director, and writer
2020 Betty Biker Episode: "Ladies on Fire"
2020 The Fungies! Bacteria Monster Episode: "The Fanciest Fungie"
2021 Dave Atoms Episode: "Enlightened Dave"

References[]

  1. ^ Maron, Marc. "WTF With Marc Maron". Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Kurutz, Steven (January 18, 2018). "Brooklyn's Favorite Pot Dealer Returns". The New York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Ben Sinclair: High Maintenance And The Battle Of The Podcast Stars". NPR. February 21, 2020.
  4. ^ Max Cea (February 5, 2020). "How High Maintenance Became "Law & Order for Millennial Actors"". GQ.
  5. ^ Bromwich, Jonah (September 9, 2016). "Call It a Growing Family: 'High Maintenance' Moves to HBO". The New York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c Mechling, Katja Blichfeld as told to Lauren. "How Coming Out Made Me Whole: High Maintenance's Katja Blichfeld Tells Her Story". Vogue. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  7. ^ "How Katja Blichfeld Went From Anxious 'Super Christian' To Queer Stoner Icon". HuffPost Canada. 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2021-03-15.

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