Ben Sinclair (actor)

For the Australian footballer, see Ben Sinclair (footballer).

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

Ben Sinclair
Born	(1984-05-16) May 16, 1984 (age 40) New York City, U.S.
Alma mater	Oberlin College
Occupations	Actor writer director producer

Early life and education

Sinclair grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona. His mother is a cantor at a Reform synagogue; his father is a public school teacher.^[1] Sinclair attended Oberlin College.^[2]

Career

Sinclair is the co-creator, writer, and star of High Maintenance, a Vimeo web series and HBO television series set in New York City. The series is partially inspired by experiences from his personal life,^[3] and first aired in 2012.^[4] 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.

Personal life

Sinclair married his writing partner and High Maintenance co-creator Katja Blichfeld in 2010, after meeting at a 2009 party in Los Angeles.^[5][6] They came up with the idea for the show while on a bicycle ride across the Williamsburg Bridge, and started the show in 2012.^[6][7] Blichfield and Sinclair divorced amicably in 2016, prior to undertaking season two of High Maintenance.^[2][6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Safe	Angry Man
2013	The Happy Sad	Ted
2015	All Over It	Finn
2015	Sisters	Construction Worker
2016	No Pay, Nudity	Young Actor / Oswald
2017	Fits and Starts	Parking Attendant
2017	Home Again	Nate
2020	Save Yourselves!	Raph
2022	Spin Me Round	Craig
2024	Night Swim	Pool Tech

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Mercy	Wild Eyed Guy	Episode: "There Is No Superwoman"
2010	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Jonas Rothenberg	Episode: "Branded"
2011	Onion News Network	Lunatic	Episode: "Stock Market Crash"
2011	30 Rock	Brooklyn Idiot	Episode: "100: Part 1"
2011	The Big C	Homeless Guy	2 episodes
2011	A Gifted Man	Drunk #1	Episode: "In Case of Missed Communication"
2012	Delocated	Friend	Episode: "Friend"
2012–2015	High Maintenance	The Guy	18 episodes; also co-creator, director, and writer
2013	Next Caller	Guy	Episode: "The Tude & the Prude"
2018	Maniac	Proxy Owen Milgrim	Episode: "Option C"
2016–2020	High Maintenance	The Guy	34 episodes; also co-creator, director, and writer
2020	Betty	Biker	Episode: "Ladies on Fire"
2020	The Fungies!	Bacteria Monster	Episode: "The Fanciest Fungie"
2021	Dave	Atoms	Episode: "Enlightened Dave"
2022	The Resort	Alex
2023	Poker Face	—	Episode: "Exit Stage Death"; also director

References

1. Maron, Marc (30 March 2020). "WTF With Marc Maron". Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
2. Kurutz, Steven (January 18, 2018). "Brooklyn's Favorite Pot Dealer Returns". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
3. "Ben Sinclair: High Maintenance And The Battle Of The Podcast Stars". NPR. February 21, 2020. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
4. Max Cea (February 5, 2020). "How High Maintenance Became "Law & Order for Millennial Actors"". GQ. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
5. Bromwich, Jonah (September 9, 2016). "Call It a Growing Family: 'High Maintenance' Moves to HBO". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
6. Mechling, Katja Blichfeld as told to Lauren (11 January 2018). "How Coming Out Made Me Whole: High Maintenance's Katja Blichfeld Tells Her Story". Vogue. Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
7. "How Katja Blichfeld Went From Anxious 'Super Christian' To Queer Stoner Icon". HuffPost Canada. 2018-02-23. Archived from the original on 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2021-03-15.

External links

• Ben Sinclair at IMDb