Acting credits
44
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Paul Schneider
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 30Series: 14Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 15684
IMDb ID: nm0773973
Known for: Acting
Born: March 16, 1976
Age: 50
Place of birth: Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1990 - 2026
Years active: 37
Average TMDB rating: 6.57
Wikidata: Q1375823
Also known as
Otto Peotomy
Other jobs
Director (1)Story (1)
Biography
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).
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Paul Schneider.
as Apostle Frank
Train Dreams
2025 • Movie
as Chase
Xeno
2025 • Movie
as David Brown
American Murderer
2022 • Movie
as Dr. Carver
Abandoned
2022 • Movie
as John Chambers
A House on the Bayou
2021 • Movie
as Jimmy
Brothers by Blood
2021 • Movie
as Richard Miskin
Rules Don't Apply
2016 • Movie
as Steve
Café Society
2016 • Movie
as Christian
The Daughter
2015 • Movie
as Otto Wall
Goodbye to All That
2014 • Movie
as Aaron
Hello Carter
2013 • Movie
as Tommy Macklin
The Babymakers
2012 • Movie
as Terry
The Flowers of War
2011 • Movie
as Henderson
Beloved
2011 • Movie
as Charlie
Water for Elephants
2011 • Movie
as Mr. Brown
Bright Star
2009 • Movie
as Courtney
Away We Go
2009 • Movie
as Beach Dog Jogger (as Otto Peotomy)
Pretty Bird
2008 • Movie
as Gus
Lars and the Real Girl
2007 • Movie
as Dick Liddil
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007 • Movie
as Lagrand
Live Free or Die
2006 • Movie
as Brad Stevenson
The Family Stone
2005 • Movie
as Jessie Baylor
Elizabethtown
2005 • Movie
as Owen McCabe
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
2004 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Paul Schneider.
as Detective Grayson Park • 2 eps
Cape Fear
2026 • Series
as Andy Boone • 5 eps
Florida Man
2023 • Series
as Marty • 1 eps
A Friend of the Family
2022 • Series
as George • 6 eps
Tales from the Loop
2020 • Series
1 eps
The Righteous Gemstones
2019 • Series
as Jonathan 'The Hourglass' Beckett • 3 eps
NOS4A2
2019 • Series
as Ryan Winter • 10 eps
Chance
2016 • Series
as Mike Painter • 6 eps
Channel Zero
2016 • Series
as Paul Beck • 1 eps
American Crime Story
2016 • Series
as Clark Rylance • 8 eps
The Divide
2014 • Series
as Brian Brenner • 2 eps
The Newsroom
2012 • Series
as Mark Brendanawicz • 30 eps
Parks and Recreation
2009 • Series
as Warner • 3 eps
Third Watch
1999 • Series
as Daniel Strawn • 1 eps
Law & Order
1990 • Series