Ben Schwartz

Benjamin Joseph Schwartz (born September 15, 1981) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He played a recurring role as Jean-Ralphio Saperstein on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, a starring role as Clyde Oberholt on the Showtime series House of Lies, and voiced roles as Randy Cunningham in Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, Dewey Duck in DuckTales, Leonardo in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Sonic the Hedgehog in the eponymous film series. He also appeared many times in the CollegeHumor web series Jake and Amir. His film career also includes roles in Peep World; Everybody's Fine; The Other Guys; Transformers: Age of Extinction; The Walk; This Is Where I Leave You; Standing Up, Falling Down; and Flora & Ulysses. On television, he has starred in the Netflix comedy series Space Force (2020–2022) and the Apple TV+ murder mystery comedy series The Afterparty (2022–2023). He also voiced in the Netflix interactive special We Lost Our Human as Pud. Aside from his on-screen roles, Schwartz is known as a improv comedian, touring as Ben Schwartz & Friends with recurring guests including Colton Dunn and Drew Tarver and making regular appearances on the podcast Comedy Bang! Bang!.