Paul Schneider
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).
Filmography
Train Dreams
as Apostle Frank
Train Dreams
as Apostle Frank
Xeno
as Chase
Xeno
as Chase
American Murderer
as David Brown
American Murderer
as David Brown
Abandoned
as Dr. Carver
Abandoned
as Dr. Carver
The Salvation Of The World As We Know It
as Bulli-Fahrer
The Salvation Of The World As We Know It
as Bulli-Fahrer
Brothers by Blood
as Jimmy
Brothers by Blood
as Jimmy
Rules Don't Apply
as Richard Miskin
Rules Don't Apply
as Richard Miskin
Café Society
as Steve
Café Society
as Steve
The Daughter
as Christian
The Daughter
as Christian
Goodbye to All That
as Otto Wall
Goodbye to All That
as Otto Wall
Black Eyed Dog
Black Eyed Dog
Hello Carter
as Aaron
Hello Carter
as Aaron
The Babymakers
as Tommy Macklin
The Babymakers
as Tommy Macklin
The Flowers of War
as Terry
The Flowers of War
as Terry
Beloved
as Henderson
Beloved
as Henderson
Water for Elephants
as Charlie
Water for Elephants
as Charlie
Bright Star
as Mr. Brown
Bright Star
as Mr. Brown
Away We Go
as Courtney
Away We Go
as Courtney
Pretty Bird
as Beach Dog Jogger (as Otto Peotomy)
Pretty Bird
as Beach Dog Jogger (as Otto Peotomy)
Lars and the Real Girl
as Gus
Lars and the Real Girl
as Gus
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
as Dick Liddil
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
as Dick Liddil
Live Free or Die
as Lagrand
Live Free or Die
as Lagrand
The Family Stone
as Brad Stevenson
The Family Stone
as Brad Stevenson
Elizabethtown
as Jessie Baylor
Elizabethtown
as Jessie Baylor
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
as Owen McCabe
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
as Owen McCabe
All the Real Girls
as Paul
All the Real Girls
as Paul
Security, Colorado
as Paul
Security, Colorado
as Paul
George Washington
as Rico Rice
George Washington
as Rico Rice
Physical Pinball
as Guy playing pool
Physical Pinball
as Guy playing pool
Pleasant Grove
as Bedford
Pleasant Grove
as Bedford
Pretty Ugly
as Terry Aldridge
Pretty Ugly
as Terry Aldridge
Crude
Crude