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Paul Schneider
Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Paul Andrew Schneider (born March 16, 1976) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Dick Liddil in the epic western film The Assassination of Jesse James by the Cowar…
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Paul Andrew Schneider (born March 16, 1976) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Dick Liddil in the epic western film The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) and his lead role as Mark Brendanawicz on the first and second seasons of the NBC political satirical sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–10). He also appeared in lead roles in the romantic drama film All the Real Girls (2003) and the comedy film The Babymakers (2012), the former of which he co-wrote with David Gordon Green and was nominated for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performer. He has since appeared in supporting roles in films such as Elizabethtown (2005), Lars and the Real Girl (2007), Away We Go (2009), Water for Elephants (2011), Hello Carter (2013), Rules Don't Apply (2016), Brothers by Blood (2020), and American Murderer (2022). For his portrayal of Charles Armitage Brown in the biographical romantic drama film Bright Star (2009), Schneider won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was also awarded Best Actor in a Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival for his performance in the romantic comedy drama film Goodbye to All That (2014).
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2026
Cape Fear
TV show Detective Grayson Park
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2025
Train Dreams
Movie Apostle Frank
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2025
Xeno
Movie Chase
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2023
Florida Man
TV show Andy Boone
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2022
American Murderer
Movie David Brown
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2022
A Friend of the Family
TV show Marty
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2022
Abandoned
Movie Dr. Carver
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2021
A House on the Bayou
Movie John Chambers
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2021
The Salvation Of The World As We Know It
Movie Bulli-Fahrer
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2021
Brothers by Blood
Movie Jimmy
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2020
Tales from the Loop
TV show George
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2019
The Righteous Gemstones
TV show
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2019
NOS4A2
TV show Jonathan 'The Hourglass' Beckett
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2016
Rules Don't Apply
Movie Richard Miskin
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2016
Chance
TV show Ryan Winter
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2016
Channel Zero
TV show Mike Painter
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2016
Café Society
Movie Steve
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2016
American Crime Story
TV show Paul Beck
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2015
The Daughter
Movie Christian
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2014
Goodbye to All That
Movie Otto Wall
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2014
Black Eyed Dog
Movie
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2014
The Divide
TV show Clark Rylance
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2013
Hello Carter
Movie Aaron
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2012
The Babymakers
Movie Tommy Macklin
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2012
The Newsroom
TV show Brian Brenner
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2011
The Flowers of War
Movie Terry
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2011
Beloved
Movie Henderson
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2011
Water for Elephants
Movie Charlie
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2009
Bright Star
Movie Mr. Brown
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2009
Away We Go
Movie Courtney
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2009
Parks and Recreation
TV show Mark Brendanawicz
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2008
Pretty Bird
Movie Beach Dog Jogger (as Otto Peotomy)
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2007
Lars and the Real Girl
Movie Gus
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2007
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Movie Dick Liddil
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2006
Live Free or Die
Movie Lagrand
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2005
The Family Stone
Movie Brad Stevenson
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2005
Elizabethtown
Movie Jessie Baylor
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2004
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Movie Owen McCabe
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2003
All the Real Girls
Movie Paul
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2001
Security, Colorado
Movie Paul
