Ben Sinclair
Born (1984-05-16) May 16, 1984 (age 39)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materOberlin College
Occupations
  • 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 six 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 Craig
2024 Night Swim Pool Tech

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"
2022 The Resort Alex
2023 Poker Face — Episode: "Exit Stage Death"; also director

References

  1. ^ Maron, Marc (30 March 2020). "WTF With Marc Maron". Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Kurutz, Steven (January 18, 2018). "Brooklyn's Favorite Pot Dealer Returns". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Ben Sinclair: High Maintenance And The Battle Of The Podcast Stars". NPR. February 21, 2020. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  4. ^ Max Cea (February 5, 2020). "How High Maintenance Became "Law & Order for Millennial Actors"". GQ. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  5. ^ Bromwich, Jonah (September 9, 2016). "Call It a Growing Family: 'High Maintenance' Moves to HBO". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c Mechling, Katja Blichfeld as told to Lauren (11 January 2018). "How Coming Out Made Me Whole: High Maintenance's Katja Blichfeld Tells Her Story". Vogue. Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  7. ^ "How Katja Blichfeld Went From Anxious 'Super Christian' To Queer Stoner Icon". HuffPost Canada. 2018-02-23. Archived from the original on 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2021-03-15.

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