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Benjamin Kanes
Born (1977-03-27) March 27, 1977 (age 46)
Haverford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, director, producer, screenwriter
Years active2003–present

Benjamin Kanes (born March 25, 1977) is an American actor, screenwriter, film director and producer, best known for portraying Young Birdman in the 2014 single shot black comedy-drama film Birdman.

Early life

Kanes was born in Haverford, Pennsylvania.

Career

Kanes entered the film industry with roles in short subjects and documentaries, beginning in 2003. During the early years, he also worked as a body double and stuntman; most notably as a stand-in for the lead in Invincible, for Mark Wahlberg in Shooter and The Other Guys, for Jude Law in My Blueberry Nights, for Shia LaBeouf in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and for Colin Farrell in Dead Man Down. He has also served as screenwriter, film editor, associate producer and short-subject producer during his career, and is best known for portraying Young Birdman and inner voice of Michael Keaton's Riggan Thomson in the 2014 single shot black comedy-drama film Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu and written by Iñárritu with Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bó.[1][2][3][4]

Filmography

Films and TV
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Scary Tales: The Return of Mr Longfellow Josh
2005 Catalyst: Izzy Spence
2005 He Got Blitz J.T.
2006 Bacterium Jiggs
2007 My Blueberry Nights Randy
2008 Corporate Affairs Henry
2009 Michael & Michael Have Issues Danny
2009 The Seduction of Eve Kevin Harvey
2010 Get Him to the Greek Concert fan Uncredited
2010 The Other Guys Art gallery patron Uncredited
2011 Blink
2011 El Caballero Alistair
2012 Benny The Bum Dave
2013 Broken City Harvard Club bartender
2013 Do No Harm Aaron
2013 The Penny Dreadful Picture Show Jack
2014 Assumption of Risk Deke Hampton
2014 Piranha Sharks Keating
2014 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Young Birdman Uncredited[5]
2014 Space Dogs Rear Admiral Trevor Chadwick
2015 Have You Seen Enough? Luke
2015 The Visit Dad
Producer
Year Title Notes
2014 Assumption of Risk
2014 See Through: The Work of Oil Painter Anna Fox Ryan
2014 Community Starts at Home
2014 Piranha Sharks Co-executive producer
2014 Stay Regular Producer, 6 episodes
2015 Beyond the Breaker: Documentary Series Associate producer, 1 episode
2015 The Last Old Master
Director
Year Title Notes
2005 Catalyst: Izzy
2014 See Through: The Work of Oil Painter Anna Fox Ryan
2014 Community Starts at Home
2014 Stay Regular 6 episodes
2015 The Last Old Master

References

  1. ^ Loos, Ted (February 23, 2015). "The Secret Life of the Other Birdman". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  2. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 15, 2014). "Alejandro G. Iñárritu And 'Birdman' Scribes On Hollywood's Superhero Fixation: 'Poison, Cultural Genocide' – Q&A". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  3. ^ Milly, Jenna (December 5, 2014). "BIRDMAN Writers Thought No One Would 'Get It'". ScreenwritingU. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  4. ^ Taylor, Drew (January 8, 2015). "Interview: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Talks 'Birdman', The Film's "Bad" Original Ending, Critics, 'True Detective' & More". IndieWire. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  5. ^ Dana Stevens, Birdman (slate.com)

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