Ben Rosenfield

Ben Rosenfield

Rosenfield at the 2014 Montclair Film Festival
Born August 1992 (age 22)[1][2]
Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 2010–present

Ben Rosenfield (born August 1992) is an American film and television actor best known for playing Tim Buckley in the film Greetings from Tim Buckley (2012), and the recurring character Willie Thompson on the fourth season of HBO's period crime drama series Boardwalk Empire. In 2014, he had his first leading role in the drama film Affluenza, and co-starred in the crime drama A Most Violent Year. He then starred in the relationship drama 6 Years (2015), and will co-star in the comedy-drama Irrational Man (2015).

Early life

Rosenfield was born and raised in Montclair, New Jersey.[3] His father, Stephen Rosenfield, is a teacher of stand-up comedy and the founder of the American Comedy Institute in New York City.[1][4] His mother, Kate Redway Rosenfield, is an actress.[5] He is Jewish and has said that he "used to be rather religious".[6] His ancestors were from Ukraine, Romania, Denmark, and Scotland.[6] Rosenfield attended Glenfield Middle School, where he played Tevye in a production of Fiddler on the Roof while in eighth grade.[1]

Career

In August 2011, it was revealed that Rosenfield would co-star as Tim Buckley in the film Greetings from Tim Buckley. The film features Penn Badgley and Imogen Poots in main roles.[7] He then co-starred in the films Jamesy Boy and Song One before making his leading role debut in the film Affluenza (2014), which also starred Grant Gustin and Nicola Peltz. Also in 2014, Rosenfield appeared in the action crime drama A Most Violent Year, opposite Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac.

In June 2014, it was announced that Rosenfield had been cast as Dan Mercer in Hannah Fidell's upcoming relationship drama film 6 Years, starring opposite Taissa Farmiga. The story follows a young couple as they are about to graduate college, when events threaten to tear them apart.[8][9] The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 14, 2015.[10] He will have a supporting role in Woody Allen's upcoming comedy-drama Irrational Man, co-starring Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone, which is set for release on July 24, 2015.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Virgins Boy Short film
2012 Greetings from Tim Buckley Tim Buckley
2013 Teenage Tommie Scheel Documentary
2013 Louder Than Words Michael Fareri
2013 Passersby Unknown Short film
2014 Jamesy Boy Chris
2014 Song One Henry
2014 Affluenza Fisher Miller
2014 A Most Violent Year Alex
2015 6 Years Dan Mercer
2015 Irrational Man Danny In post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Live from Lincoln Center Enoch Snow Jr 1 episode
2013–14 Boardwalk Empire Willie Thompson 9 episodes

Theatre

Year Title Role Location
2011 Through a Glass Darkly Max Atlantic Theater Company, Off-Broadway
2015 The Nether Woodnut Lucille Lortel Theatre, Off-Broadway

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Discovery: Ben Rosenfield". July 11, 2014. Over the course of his three-year career, the 21-year-old actor has performed in a play
  2. ↑ "On The Rise: 12 Actors To Watch". Indiewire. August 14, 2014. The 22-year-old, raised in Montclair, New Jersey by actress Kate Redway Rosenfield and Stephen Rosenfield
  3. ↑ Checchini, Kimberly (May 20, 2014). "Montclair Raised Actors Come Home". Montclair Film Fest.
  4. ↑ "American Comedy Institute". ComedyInstitute.com.
  5. ↑ "Ben Rosenfield". EthniCelebs.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Goldberg, Reeva (September 6, 2014). "Ben Rosenfield as Tommie Scheel". Teenage Film.
  7. ↑ "Tony Winners Norbert Leo Butz and Frank Wood Join Penn Badgley in Greetings from Tim Buckley". Broadway.com. August 22, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  8. ↑ Kilday, Gregg (June 12, 2014). "Taissa Farmiga, Ben Rosenfield Starring in Hannah Fidell's New Feature". The Hollywood Reporter.
  9. ↑ "Taissa Farmiga & Ben Rosenfield Find Common Ground in Hannah Fidell’s Latest". Ion Cinema. June 12, 2014.
  10. ↑ Lattanzio, Ryan (February 4, 2015). "SXSW First Look: Hannah Fidell's '6 Years' Stars Farmiga and Rosenfield as a Couple in Crisis". Indiewire.

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