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.  

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'Brien2011 The Beloved  Henderson 2012 Flowers of War Terry2012 The Babymakers Tommy Macklin2013 Hello Carter Aaron2014 Goodbye to All That Otto Wall2014 Black Eyed Dog2014 Straight Men/Same BedShort filmWriter, director, producer2015The DaughterChristian 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 episodes2016 The Tunnel Artem Baturin Guest role; 4 episodes 2016Channel Zero: Candle Cove Mike Painter Main role; 6 episodes2017 Chance Ryan Winter Main role (season 2); 4 episodes2018The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Paul Beck 2 episodes2020Tales from the LoopGeorge5 episodes2020NOS4A2 Jonathan "The Hourglass" Beckett 3 episodes

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

References

Category:1976 births
Category:American movie actors
Category:American television actors
Category:Living people
Category:Actors from North Carolina
Category:People from Asheville, North Carolina