Paul Schneider (actor)

Paul Andrew Schneider (born March 16, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Mark Brendanawicz on the first two seasons of the NBC television show Parks and Recreation. He also plays Dick Liddil in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.

Paul Schneider
Schneider in July 2018
Born	(1976-03-16) March 16, 1976 Oakland, California, U.S.
Education	University of North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Theresa Schneider ​ ​ (m. 2016)​

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Pleasant Grove	Bedford	Short film
1998	Physical Pinball		Short film
2000	George Washington	Rico Rice
2003	Security, Colorado	Paul	Filmed in the Dogme 95 style.
2003	All the Real Girls	Paul	Writer
2003	Crude	Gabe
2004	50 Ways to Leave Your Lover	Owen McCabe
2005	Elizabethtown	Jesse Baylor
2005	The Family Stone	Brad Stevenson
2006	Live Free or Die	Jeff Lagrand
2007	The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford	Dick Liddil
2007	Lars and the Real Girl	Gus
2008	Pretty Bird	Beach Dog Jogger	Writer, director
2009	Bright Star	Charles Armitage Brown
2009	Away We Go	Courtney Farlander
2011	Water for Elephants	Charlie O'Brien
2011	The Beloved	Henderson
2012	Flowers of War	Terry
2012	The Babymakers	Tommy Macklin
2013	Hello Carter	Aaron
2014	Goodbye to All That	Otto Wall
2014	Black Eyed Dog
2014	Straight Men/Same Bed		Short film Writer, director, producer
2015	The Daughter	Christian
2016	Café Society	Steve
2016	Rules Don't Apply	Richard Miskin
2020	The Sound of Philadelphia
TBA	American Murderer	David Brown	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Third Watch	Thomas Warner	Guest role; 3 episodes
2008	Drunk History Vol. 4	William Henry Harrison	1 episode
2009–2010	Parks and Recreation	Mark Brendanawicz	Main role (seasons 1–2); 30 episodes
2012	The Newsroom	Brian Brenner	Guest role; 2 episodes
2014	The Divide	Clark Rylance	Main role; 8 episodes
2016	The Tunnel	Artem Baturin	Guest role; 4 episodes
2016	Channel Zero: Candle Cove	Mike Painter	Main role; 6 episodes
2017	Chance	Ryan Winter	Main role (season 2); 4 episodes
2018	The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story	Paul Beck	2 episodes
2020	Tales from the Loop	George	5 episodes
2020	NOS4A2	Jonathan "The Hourglass" Beckett	3 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2003	Gotham Awards	Breakthrough Actor	All the Real Girls	Nominated
2004	Chlotrudis Awards	Best Original Screenplay (shared with David Gordon Green)	All the Real Girls	Nominated
2008	Sundance Film Festival	Dramatic	Pretty Bird	Nominated
2009	Alliance of Women Film Journalists	Best Supporting Actor	Bright Star	Nominated
	Hollywood Film Awards			Won
	Indiewire Critics' Poll	Best Supporting Performance	Bright Star	Nominated
	San Diego Film Critics Society Awards	Dramatic	Pretty Bird	Nominated
	Village Voice Film Poll	Best Supporting Actor	Bright Star	Nominated
2010	National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA	Best Supporting Actor	Bright Star	Won
2012	RiverRun International Film Festival			Won
2014	Tribeca Film Festival	Best Actor in a Narrative Feature	Goodbye to All That	Won
2017	Fangoria Chainsaw Awards	Best TV Actor	Channel Zero: Candle Cove	Nominated