Paul Schneider

Birthday: 1976-03-16
Birthplace: Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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).

Credits

	Year	Title	Character
		Pretty Ugly	Terry Aldridge
		Crude
	2025-11-05	Train Dreams	Apostle Frank
	2025-09-19	Xeno	Chase
	2022-10-21	American Murderer	David Brown
	2022-06-17	Abandoned	Dr. Carver
	2021-11-19	A House on the Bayou	John Chambers
	2021-11-11	The Salvation Of The World As We Know It	Bulli-Fahrer
	2021-01-22	Brothers by Blood	Jimmy
	2016-11-23	Rules Don't Apply	Richard Miskin
	2016-05-11	Café Society	Steve
	2015-10-09	The Daughter	Christian
	2014-12-17	Goodbye to All That	Otto Wall
	2014-09-26	Black Eyed Dog
	2013-10-11	Hello Carter	Aaron
	2012-08-03	The Babymakers	Tommy Macklin
	2011-12-15	The Flowers of War	Terry
	2011-08-17	Beloved	Henderson
	2011-04-15	Water for Elephants	Charlie
	2009-09-18	Bright Star	Mr. Brown
	2009-06-05	Away We Go	Courtney
	2008-08-08	Pretty Bird	Beach Dog Jogger (as Otto Peotomy)
	2007-10-12	Lars and the Real Girl	Gus
	2007-09-20	The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford	Dick Liddil
	2006-03-11	Live Free or Die	Lagrand
	2005-12-15	The Family Stone	Brad Stevenson
	2005-10-14	Elizabethtown	Jessie Baylor
	2004-09-10	50 Ways to Leave Your Lover	Owen McCabe
	2003-02-14	All the Real Girls	Paul
	2001-01-01	Security, Colorado	Paul
	2000-10-27	George Washington	Rico Rice
	1998-01-01	Physical Pinball	Guy playing pool
	1997-01-01	Pleasant Grove	Bedford