Benjamin Schnau

Benjamin Schnau

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Awards
13 wins, 17 nominations

Benjamin Schnau is an actor, TV-host, producer and book author of the book 'The Reality of Hollywood', native speaker in English and German plus conversational French, known for his critical role in Netflix production 'Mank' alongside Gary Oldman, in 'The current war' alongside Michael Shannon and…

Biography

Benjamin Schnau is an actor, TV-host, producer and book author of the book 'The Reality of Hollywood', native speaker in English and German plus conversational French, known for his critical role in Netflix production 'Mank' alongside Gary Oldman, in 'The current war' alongside Michael Shannon and 'Megastructures' produced by NatGeo available on Netflix. On top of that he is a TV-host for a variety of broadcast networks and hosted the red carpet of the American Heart Association in Los Angeles.

At the age of 19 he joined the band 'Spectacoolair' which toured around Europe and established himself as a singer/songwriter throughout the years. He wrote the song "Anything else' which was number one on the Viralcharts in 2018. He is a professionally trained boxer and experienced in stage and weapon combats. Beside his acting career Benjamin is also producing and directing his own film projects. He won the award for 'Best actor' for his role of Leon in the movie 'Against All Odds' at the Oniros Film Awards 2019 and New York International Film Awards 2020 and also 'Best Supporting Actor of the Year' at the Top Shorts Film Festival 2020 for his role of Gunther Wolfgang in the movie 'The little picture'. In 2021 he will be starring as Leo Barnes in the upcoming movie 'The purge: Survival' an adaption of the successful blockbuster movie 'The first purge' in 2018.

Actor

Dog with a Movie CameraDog with a Movie Camera(2026)
Off GospelOff Gospel(2025)as Dicky Cunningham
BlondiBlondi(2025)as Joseph Goebbels
A Working ManA Working Man(2025)as Brian
Family TiesFamily Ties(2025)as Jimmy

Casting Director

Midnight CallMidnight Call(2018)

Camera and Electrical Department

It WatchesIt Watches(2016)
Sacred WhispersSacred Whispers(2012)

Self

SteveSteve(2017)as Self
Today's Promises LiveToday's Promises Live(2018)as Self

Known for

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Credit Score: Benjamin Schnau

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Hans Dreier
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#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1First Oscar3.0920225.600204
2Mank3.0020206.8210104692
3Righteous Thieves2.0020234.200835
4Nothing to Lose1.2520182.40023209
5American Animals1.0020187.00052981
6The Current War1.0020196.50033265
7A Working Man0.9520255.70076875