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Ben Shenkman

Date of birth: 1968-09-26

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Бен Шенкман

Ben Shenkman

Biography

Benjamin Shenkman is an American actor, known for his roles in the comedy-drama series Royal Pains and the acclaimed HBO miniseries Angels in America, which earned him both Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations. 

Movie Credits

Pi
3.6

Pi

1998-07-10

A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict

Quiz Show
3.6

Quiz Show

1994-08-25

Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures vic

Chasing Sleep
3

Chasing Sleep

2001-05-16

A college professor wakes up to find his wife has not returned home, then struggles to understand he

Just Like Heaven
3.5

Just Like Heaven

2005-09-16

Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his

Then She Found Me
2.8

Then She Found Me

2007-09-07

A New York schoolteacher experiences a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves,

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
2.5

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

2009-09-25

After her boyfriend mysteriously leaves her with little explanation, a doctoral candidate in anthrop

Solitary Man
3

Solitary Man

2009-09-07

A car magnate watches his personal and professional life hit the skids because of his business and r

Breakfast with Scot
3.1

Breakfast with Scot

2007-11-16

The lives of Eric, an ex hockey player, and his partner Sam, are thrown into turmoil when they are f

Blue Valentine
3.5

Blue Valentine

2010-12-26

Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their fe

The Key Man
1.9

The Key Man

2011-02-18

An insurance salesman gets mixed up with two gangsters in effort to make more money and provide for

Concussion
2.6

Concussion

2013-01-17

After a blow to the head, Abby decides she can't do it anymore. Her life just can't be only about th

Forty Winks
2.9

Forty Winks

2022-03-19

Forty Winks follows Fabio Berker, struggling Hypnotist in New York City, as he is blackmailed into b

Breathe In
3

Breathe In

2013-01-18

When a foreign exchange student arrives in a small upstate New York town, she challenges the dynamic

Camp Stories
0.5

Camp Stories

1997-04-18

A man named David Katz remembers the formative summer he spent as a kid in an Orthodox Jewish summer

Table One
1.1

Table One

2000-04-01

Four friends (Stephen Baldwin, Michael Rooker, Luis Guzman and David Herman) who are misfits in the

Thick as Thieves
3

Thick as Thieves

1999-04-09

Two master thieves go at odds with one another as one sets the other up for a crime. The first, a su

30 Days
1

30 Days

1999-09-15

Jordan meets Sarah on a blind date. His family announces they're moving, and his best friend is gett

People I Know
2.6

People I Know

2002-11-21

A New York press agent must scramble when his major client becomes embroiled in a huge scandal.

Joe Gould's Secret
2.9

Joe Gould's Secret

2000-01-21

Around 1940, New Yorker staff writer Joe Mitchell meets Joe Gould, a Greenwich Village character who

Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner
1

Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner

2006-01-15

Filmmaker Freida Lee Mock explores the life and work of playwright Tony Kushner. Starting in 2001, w

The Conspiracy
0

The Conspiracy

2022-11-17

It’s an insidious, centuries-old conspiracy theory that continues to rear its ugly head today: Jews

Requiem for a Dream
4

Requiem for a Dream

2000-10-06

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep

Must Love Dogs
3

Must Love Dogs

2005-07-21

Sarah Nolan is a newly divorced woman cautiously rediscovering romance with the enthusiastic but oft

Personal Velocity
2.9

Personal Velocity

2002-01-12

In a series of three vignettes, three women in turn struggle to free themselves from the men who res

Christmas Eve in Miller's Point
2.6

Christmas Eve in Miller's Point

2024-11-08

A family gathers on Christmas Eve for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the

Americanese
0.8

Americanese

2006-03-15

Long after their breakup, Chinese American Raymond Ding and Amerasian Aurora Crane struggle to let g

The Auction
0

The Auction

Roger Dodger
3.1

Roger Dodger

2002-05-09

A smooth-talking ad executive attributes his remarkable success with women to his ability to manipul

Jesus' Son
3.1

Jesus' Son

2000-06-16

A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassio

The Trial of the Chicago 7
3.8

The Trial of the Chicago 7

2020-09-25

What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followe

Eraser
3

Eraser

1996-06-21

A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involv

The Siege
3.1

The Siege

1998-11-06

The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of te

After
0

After

A man named Ethan, a retired true-crime podcaster, is forced to dive back into danger when his siste

Stella Shorts 1998-2002
1.5

Stella Shorts 1998-2002

2002-12-20

STELLA is a three-man comedy troupe from New York City, comprised of well-known comedians/actors Mic