Paul Schneider
Biography
Paul Schneider is an American actor who made his film debut in David Gordon Green's George Washington (2000). He is known for playing Dick Liddil in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) and Mark Brendanawicz on the first two seasons of Parks and Recreation from 2009 to 2010. His lead roles include All the Real Girls (2003), which he co-wrote with Green and which earned him a Gotham Independent Film Award nomination for Breakthrough Performer, and The Babymakers (2012). He has appeared in supporting roles in Elizabethtown (2005), Lars and the Real Girl (2007), Water for Elephants (2011), and American Murderer (2022). For Bright Star (2009), he won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor, and he was named Best Actor in a Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival for Goodbye to All That (2014). He also directed Pretty Bird in 2008.
50years old
Turns 51 on March 16in 155 days
- Born Oakland
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Paul Andrew Schneider (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 25 years2000 to 2025
Genres
First and latest
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Behind the award
In 2009, Paul Schneider played Charles Armitage Brown in Bright Star. He won the National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actor Award for it, sharing the honor with Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds.
Getting ready for a role
To prepare for playing Jesse Baylor in Elizabethtown, Schneider went on a five-day tour with My Morning Jacket, a suggestion made by director Cameron Crowe.
First role
Paul Schneider made his Broadway debut in 2018 in Young Jean Lee's play Straight White Men as Matt, and his performance was singled out by New York Times critic Jesse Green.
Paul Schneider movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford2007 Biography, Crime, Dramaas Dick Liddil
IMDb rating 7.5206K votes
Most often with
David Gordon Green directed two of these films. Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by David Gordon Green
Box office
What Paul Schneider's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$347 million
10 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 17 films: 10 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 2 figure not found.
- 10Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 2Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$117M33.7% of the total
- 2$93M26.8% of the total
- 3$52M15.0% of the total
- 4$44M12.6% of the total
- 5$15M4.2% of the total
- 6$14M4.1% of the total
- 7$11M3.3% of the total
- 8$549K0.2% of the total
$349,338from the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2009 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor | Bright Star | Won |
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Official profiles and reference pages.