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Ben Rosenfield
Rosenfield at the 2014 Montclair Film Festival
BornAugust 1992 (age 32)[1][2]
Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
  • writer
  • producer
Years active2010–present

Ben Rosenfield (born August 1992) is an American actor and musician, best known for playing Tim Buckley in the film Greetings from Tim Buckley (2012), and Willie Thompson on the fourth and fifth seasons of HBO's period crime drama series Boardwalk Empire (2013–14). In 2014, he had his first leading role as Fisher Miller in the drama film Affluenza, and co-starred in the crime drama A Most Violent Year. In 2015, he starred as Dan Mercer in the relationship drama 6 Years, and co-starred in the comedy-drama Irrational Man.

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. In eighth grade, he portrayed Tevye in a school production of Fiddler on the Roof.[1]

Career

In 2011, Rosenfield made his stage debut in the Off-Broadway production of the play Through a Glass Darkly, alongside Carey Mulligan and Chris Sarandon.[7] In August of the same year, it was announced that Rosenfield had been cast to co-star as Tim Buckley in the drama film Greetings from Tim Buckley (2012). The film featured Penn Badgley and Imogen Poots in main roles.[8] The following year, he joined the cast of Boardwalk Empire in the recurring role of Willie Thompson, Eli's (Shea Whigham) son. For the fifth and final season, he was promoted to a series regular. Rosenfield then co-starred in the films Jamesy Boy (2014) and Song One (2014), before having his first leading role in the film Affluenza (2014), which also starred Grant Gustin and Nicola Peltz.[9] Also in 2014, Rosenfield appeared in a supporting role in the crime drama A Most Violent Year, opposite Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac.

Rosenfield at a panel in May 2014

In June 2014, it was announced that Rosenfield had been cast as Dan Mercer in Hannah Fidell's relationship drama film 6 Years, starring opposite Taissa Farmiga.[10] The story follows a young couple as they are about to graduate college, when events threaten to tear them apart.[11] The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 14, 2015.[12] He next portrayed the supporting role of Danny in Woody Allen's comedy-drama Irrational Man, co-starring Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone. The film premiered at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and is set for release in the United States on July 17, 2015. Also in 2015, Rosenfield was cast as Woodnut in Jennifer Haley's play The Nether for the MCC Theater.[13]

Rosenfield will co-star with Logan Lerman in Indignation, an adaptation of Philip Roth's 2008 novel of the same name.

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
2015 Have Had Adam Short film; also writer and producer
2016 Indignation Bertram Flusser Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Live from Lincoln Center Enoch Snow Jr Episode: "Carousel"
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. ^ a b c "Discovery: Ben Rosenfield". Interview Magazine. 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. ^ a b Goldberg, Reeva (September 6, 2014). "Ben Rosenfield as Tommie Scheel". Teenage Film.
  7. ^ Brantley, Ben (June 6, 2011). "Under Pretty Skin, Madness Lurks: Through a Glass Darkly". The New York Times.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ Kroll, Justin (July 25, 2012). "Pair contract for 'Affluenza': Nicola Peltz, Ben Rosenfield join indie cast". Variety.
  10. ^ Kilday, Gregg (June 12, 2014). "Taissa Farmiga, Ben Rosenfield Starring in Hannah Fidell's New Feature". The Hollywood Reporter.
  11. ^ "Taissa Farmiga & Ben Rosenfield Find Common Ground in Hannah Fidell's Latest". Ion Cinema. June 12, 2014.
  12. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (February 4, 2015). "SXSW First Look: Hannah Fidell's '6 Years' Stars Farmiga and Rosenfield as a Couple in Crisis". Indiewire.
  13. ^ "Ben Rosenfield & Sophia Anne Caruso Join Cast of MCC Theater's THE NETHER". Broadway World. January 6, 2015.

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