Ben Rappaport
Rappaport at the Television Critics Association, July 30, 2010
Bornc. 1985 or 1986 (age 37–38)
Arlington, Texas, U.S.
EducationJuilliard School (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present

Ben Rappaport[1] (born c. 1985/1986)[2] is an American actor. He played the role of Todd Dempsy on the NBC sitcom Outsourced (2010-2011).[3] The series marked Rappaport's debut acting role on screen.[4][5] He is also known for his roles as Carey Zepps on The Good Wife (2013–2016), Ollie Parker on Mr. Robot (2015-2019), Max Horowitz on Younger (2016-2021), Josh Silverberg on Ozark (2017-2022), and Seth Oliver on For the People (2018-2019).

Life and career

Rappaport was born in Arlington, Texas,[2] and was active in the arts (painting and playing guitar) during his childhood.[6] He was raised in the Jewish religion, and his Jewish identity is important to him.[6] He attended Klein High School near Houston.[2] Rappaport developed an interest in acting at the age of fifteen, and subsequently graduated from the Juilliard School in New York City where he studied acting.[3][6] He was the recipient of the Michel and Suria Saint-Denis Prize as a Juilliard student, which is the Drama Department's highest honor.[7]

Rappaport was featured in a Kay Jeweler's holiday commercial. The ad was well known because it prominently featured sign language and a deaf character.[8] In 2010, Rappaport was cast in the lead role as Todd Dempsy in the NBC sitcom Outsourced.[4] The role marked Rappaport's first on-screen acting job.[4] Rappaport had previously performed in theater and stage productions. He resides in Studio City, Los Angeles.[3][6]

He has had recurring roles on The Good Wife as Carey Zepps (2013–2016), Mr. Robot as Ollie Parker (2015-2019), Younger as Max Horowitz (2016-2021), and Ozark as Josh Silverberg (2017-2022).

He was a series regular on the Shondaland drama For the People, playing the role of Seth Oliver (2018-2019).

Rappaport appeared as Perchik in the 2015 broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof.

In April 2023, he starred on Broadway playing Jack Paar in the Tony Award-winning play Good Night, Oscar, opposite Tony Award winner Sean Hayes.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Hope Springs Brad
2012 The Brass Teapot Ricky
2016 Better Off Single Nathan
2018 Landing Up David
2018 Ask for Jane Bill
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2010–2011 Outsourced Todd Dempsy Main role
2012 Elementary Dr. Cahill Episode: "Lesser Evils"
2013–2016 The Good Wife Carey Zepps 14 episodes
2015–2019 Mr. Robot Ollie Parker 9 episodes
2016–2021 Younger Max Horowitz 10 episodes
2017 The Vietnam War Denton ("Mogie") Crocker[9] Voice; 2 episodes
2017–2022 Ozark Josh Silverberg Recurring role
2018–2019 For the People Seth Oliver Main role
2021 Evil Brian Castle Episode: "F Is for Fire"
2021 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit George Howard Episodes: "And the Empire Strikes Back" and "Never Turn Your Back on Them"
2022 Inventing Anna Billy McFarland Episode: "A Wolf in Chic Clothing"

Theatre

Year Title Role
2015 Fiddler on the Roof Perchik
2023 Good Night, Oscar Jack Paar

References

  1. ^ "Ben Rappaport". TV Guide. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Sudhalter, Michael (November 19, 2010). "Klein High graduate is the lead actor on a new NBC sitcom". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 13, 2019 – via www.chron.com.
  3. ^ a b c Cutler, Jacqueline (September 30, 2010). "Celebrity Scoop: Ben Rappaport". Zap2It. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c Martindale, David (September 22, 2010). "Five questions with Ben Rappaport of NBC's new 'Outsourced'". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Archived from the original on November 8, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
  5. ^ Hernandez, Greg (September 23, 2010). "Thursday Morning Man: Ben Rappaport!". greginhollywood.com. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
  6. ^ a b c d Miller, Gerri (November 2010). "Ben Rappaport: Straight from the Source". BabagaNewz. Archived from the original on November 13, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
  7. ^ "Ben Rappaport Stars In New NBC Comedy 'Outsourced'". WPIX. October 14, 2010. Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
  8. ^ "kay jewelers commercial". YouTube. December 13, 2008. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  9. ^ "Unburying the Vietnam War". www.washingtonpost.com. September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.

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