Biography
Ben Schwartz is an American actor and comedian. Born on 15 September 1981 in New York City, he trained with the Upright Citizens Brigade and began performing in comedy sketches and web series.
He is known for his recurring role as Jean-Ralphio Saperstein in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2010–2015) and as Clyde Oberholt in the Showtime series House of Lies (2012–2016). His voice work includes Sonic the Hedgehog in the film series, Dewey Duck in DuckTales (2017–2021), and Leonardo in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018–2020).
Schwartz has appeared in films including Renfield (2023) as Tedward Lobo and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) as Sonic. On television he has starred in the Netflix series Space Force (2020–2022) and the Apple TV+ series The Afterparty (2022–2023).
