Inspired to start acting by his younger identical twin brothers, Benjamin "Ben" Snyder began acting professionally at 9 years old.
On film, Ben shared the screen with Will Smith, Helen Mirren and Ann Dowd in Collateral Beauty and portrayed Richard Gere's son in The Dinner. On television, Ben had recurring roles on Amy Schumer's Life & Beth, Happy! with Christopher Meloni, as well as featured roles on Blue Bloods and Gotham. On stage, he played legendary Philadelphia sports writer Ray Didinger's young alter ego in his autobiographical play Tommy & Me, played the title role in Oliver! to significant acclaim, and had a featured role in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House.
Most recently, Ben embodied young Benjamin Franklin on the 300th anniversary of his arrival in Philadelphia, drawing national attention and acclaim.
In addition to performing, Ben is a black belt in karate who enjoys teaching kids and adults. He has earned gold medals competing with his Bo staff and also performs with his karate studio's demonstration team. He also loves playing piano, singing, making art, gaming with his friends, and playing with his younger twin brothers.
Life & Beth(2022)as Adam
Gotham(2014)as Boy, Orphan
Happy!(2017)as Chris Wick
The Dinner(2017)as Eight Year Old Rick
Collateral Beauty(2016)as Sally's Grandson
