Paul Schneider

Actor

Popular As Paul Schneider (actor)

Birthday March 16, 1976

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Oakland, California, U.S.

Age 47 years old

Nationality United States

Height 5′ 11″

#15637 Most Popular

1976

Paul Andrew Schneider (born March 16, 1976) is an American actor.

He is best known for his portrayal of Mark Brendanawicz on the first two seasons of the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation and Dick Liddil in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.

2000

In 2000, Schneider made his film debut in David Gordon Green's George Washington and starred in Green's All the Real Girls.

As research for his role as Jesse Baylor in Elizabethtown, director Cameron Crowe suggested that Schneider tour with the band My Morning Jacket for five days.

Schneider accompanied the band to concerts held in such locations as Irving Plaza, the Webster Theater, the Theater of the Living Arts, and Stone Pony Landing.

After Elizabethtown, Schneider had supporting roles in The Family Stone and Live Free or Die.

2007

In 2007, he portrayed Gus Lindstrom in Lars and the Real Girl and Dick Liddil in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.

He was named one of "Ten Actors to Watch" by Variety.

2008

In 2008, he made his directorial debut with the independent film Pretty Bird.

Also in 2008, Schneider played President William Henry Harrison in an episode of the Comedy Central series Drunk History Vol. 4.

2009

In 2009, Schneider appeared as Charles Armitage Brown in Bright Star, for which he won the Best Supporting Actor Award from the National Society of Film Critics.

The award was shared with Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds.

He portrayed Courtney Farlander in Away We Go.

In arguably his most mainstream role, Schneider co-starred as Mark Brendanawicz in the NBC series Parks and Recreation, appearing in the first 2 seasons from 2009 to 2010 before leaving the series because he felt sidelined.

2014

He won a Best Actor in a Narrative Feature award at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival for his performance in Goodbye to All That and the Best Supporting Actor Award from the National Society of Film Critics for his performance as Charles Armitage Brown in Bright Star.

Schneider was born in Oakland, California, and raised in Asheville, North Carolina.

He graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

Quoting an April 2014 interview with ScreenCrush: "That experience was very strange for me. You know, I signed up for a specific character that was changed in mid-season. And it became a character with a lot less to do. And, all of a sudden, I was kind of confused and kind of having a lot less to do."

2016

On April 16, 2016, Schneider married Theresa Avila, an occupational therapist and co-founder of The World Lens Foundation, of which Schneider is a board member.

The two have a daughter.

Schneider is an Innocence Project Ambassador.

2018

In 2018, Schneider made his Broadway debut in Young Jean Lee's play Straight White Men as Matt.

Schneider's performance earned praise, with The New York Times critic Jesse Green singling him out as one of the highlights of the production.