Paul Schneider
Paul Andrew Schneider (born March 16, 1976) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Dick Liddil in the epic western film The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) and his lead role as Mark Brendanawicz on the first and second seasons of the NBC political satirical sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–10). He also appeared in lead roles in the romantic drama film All the Real Girls (2003) and the comedy film The Babymakers (2012), the former of which he co-wrote with David Gordon Green and was nominated for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performer.
He has since appeared in supporting roles in films such as Elizabethtown (2005), Lars and the Real Girl (2007), Away We Go (2009), Water for Elephants (2011), Hello Carter (2013), Rules Don't Apply (2016), Brothers by Blood (2020), and American Murderer (2022). For his portrayal of Charles Armitage Brown in the biographical romantic drama film Bright Star (2009), Schneider won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was also awarded Best Actor in a Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival for his performance in the romantic comedy drama film Goodbye to All That (2014).
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Movies (34)
The Families Stone
2027 · Brad Stevenson
Sueños de trenes
2025 · Apostle Frank
Xeno: Amistad Desde el Más Allá
2025 · Chase
Fugitivo Peligroso
2022 · David Brown
Desamparados
2022 · Dr. Carver
La Casa sobre el Pantano
2021 · John Chambers
The Salvation Of The World As We Know It
2021 · Bulli-Fahrer
Hermanos de Sangre
2021 · Jimmy
Las reglas no aplican
2016 · Richard Miskin
Café Society
2016 · Steve
The Daughter
2015 · Christian
Goodbye to All That
2014 · Otto Wall
Black Eyed Dog
2014
Hello Carter
2013 · Aaron
The Babymakers
2012 · Tommy Macklin
The Flowers of War
2011 · Terry
Beloved
2011 · Henderson
Agua para elefantes
2011 · Charlie
Bright Star
2009 · Mr. Brown
Away We Go
2009 · Courtney
Pretty Bird
2008 · Beach Dog Jogger (as Otto Peotomy), Director, Writer
Lars y la chica real
2007 · Gus
El asesinato de Jesse James por el cobarde Robert Ford
2007 · Dick Liddil
Live Free or Die
2006 · Lagrand
La Joya de La Familia
2005 · Brad Stevenson
Todo sucede en Elizabethtown
2005 · Jessie Baylor
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
2004 · Owen McCabe
All the Real Girls
2003 · Paul, Story
Security, Colorado
2001 · Paul
George Washington
2000 · Rico Rice
Physical Pinball
1998 · Guy playing pool
Pleasant Grove
1997 · Bedford
Pretty Ugly
· Terry Aldridge
Crude
TV shows (14)
Cape Fear
2026 · Detective Grayson Park
Un hombre de Florida
2023 · Andy Boone
Un amigo de la familia
2022 · Marty
Historias del Loop
2020 · George
Los honestos Gemstones
2019
NOS4A2
2019 · Jonathan 'The Hourglass' Beckett
Chance
2016 · Ryan Winter
Channel Zero
2016 · Mike Painter
American Crime Story
2016 · Paul Beck
The Divide
2014 · Clark Rylance
The Newsroom
2012 · Brian Brenner
Construyendo un parque
2009 · Mark Brendanawicz
Third Watch
1999 · Warner
Law & Order
1990 · Daniel Strawn