Acting · Asheville, North Carolina, USA · Born March 16, 1976
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).
TVCape Fear
2026
as Detective Grayson Park
MovieTrain Dreams
2025
as Apostle Frank
MovieXeno
2025
as Chase
TVFlorida Man
2023
as Andy Boone
MovieAmerican Murderer
2022
as David Brown
TVA Friend of the Family
2022
as Marty
MovieAbandoned
2022
as Dr. Carver
MovieA House on the Bayou
2021
as John Chambers
MovieBrothers by Blood
2021
as Jimmy
TVTales from the Loop
2020
as George
TVThe Righteous Gemstones
2019
TVNOS4A2
2019
as Jonathan 'The Hourglass' Beckett
MovieRules Don't Apply
2016
as Richard Miskin
TVChance
2016
as Ryan Winter
TVChannel Zero
2016
as Mike Painter
MovieCafé Society
2016
as Steve
TVAmerican Crime Story
2016
as Paul Beck
MovieThe Daughter
2015
as Christian
MovieGoodbye to All That
2014
as Otto Wall
Black Eyed Dog
2014
TVThe Divide
2014
as Clark Rylance
MovieHello Carter
2013
as Aaron
MovieThe Babymakers
2012
as Tommy Macklin
TVThe Newsroom
2012
as Brian Brenner
MovieThe Flowers of War
2011
as Terry
MovieBeloved
2011
as Henderson
MovieWater for Elephants
2011
as Charlie
MovieBright Star
2009
as Mr. Brown
MovieAway We Go
2009
as Courtney
TVParks and Recreation
2009
as Mark Brendanawicz
MoviePretty Bird
2008
as Beach Dog Jogger (as Otto Peotomy)
MovieLars and the Real Girl
2007
as Gus
MovieThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007
as Dick Liddil
MovieLive Free or Die
2006
as Lagrand
MovieThe Family Stone
2005
as Brad Stevenson
MovieElizabethtown
2005
as Jessie Baylor
Movie50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
2004
as Owen McCabe
MovieAll the Real Girls
2003
as Paul
MovieSecurity, Colorado
2001
as Paul
MovieGeorge Washington
2000
as Rico Rice
TVThird Watch
1999
as Warner
MoviePhysical Pinball
1998
as Guy playing pool
Pleasant Grove
1997
as Bedford
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Daniel Strawn
MoviePretty Ugly
as Terry Aldridge
MovieCrude
