Acting
Paul Schneider
EN, TR, DE, ZH cinema · 34 credits
Born
16 March 1976 (age 50)
Birthplace
Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Also known as Otto Peotomy
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).
Known for
Filmography
Pretty Ugly
as Terry Aldridge
Crude
Actor
The Families Stone
2027
The Families Stone
as Brad Stevenson
Xeno
as Chase
Train Dreams
as Apostle Frank
Abandoned
as Dr. Carver
American Murderer
as David Brown
Brothers by Blood
as Jimmy
A House on the Bayou
as John Chambers
The Salvation Of The World As We Know It
as Bulli-Fahrer
Café Society
as Steve
Rules Don't Apply
as Richard Miskin
The Daughter
as Christian
Goodbye to All That
as Otto Wall
Hello Carter
as Aaron
The Babymakers
as Tommy Macklin
Water for Elephants
as Charlie
The Flowers of War
as Terry
Beloved
as Henderson
Bright Star
as Mr. Brown
Away We Go
as Courtney
Pretty Bird
as Beach Dog Jogger (as Otto Peotomy), Director, Writer
Live Free or Die
as Lagrand
Elizabethtown
as Jessie Baylor
The Family Stone
as Brad Stevenson
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
as Owen McCabe
All the Real Girls
as Paul, Story
George Washington
as Rico Rice
Physical Pinball
as Guy playing pool