Ben Sinclair (actor)

Screenwriter

Birthday May 16, 1984

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace New York City, U.S.

Age 39 years old

Nationality United States

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1984

Ben Sinclair (born May 16, 1984) is an American actor, writer, director, and producer.

Sinclair grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona.

His mother is a cantor at a Reform synagogue; his father is a public school teacher.

Sinclair attended Oberlin College.

Sinclair is the co-creator, writer, and star of High Maintenance, a Vimeo web series and HBO television series set in New York City.

2010

Sinclair married his writing partner and High Maintenance co-creator Katja Blichfeld in 2010, after meeting at a 2009 party in Los Angeles.

2012

The series is partially inspired by experiences from his personal life, and first aired in 2012.

His final performance as his High Maintenance character was as a small cameo on HBO's Betty, also filmed in New York City.

He has also directed six episodes of FXX’s Dave.

They came up with the idea for the show while on a bicycle ride across the Williamsburg Bridge, and started the show in 2012.

2016

Blichfield and Sinclair divorced amicably in 2016, prior to undertaking season two of High Maintenance.