Ben Sinclair (born May 16, 1984) is an American actor, writer, director, and producer.
Early life and education Sinclair grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona. His mother is a cantor at a Reform synagogue; his father is a public school teacher. Sinclair attended Oberlin College.
Career Sinclair is the co-creator, writer, and star of High Maintenance, a Vimeo web series and HBO television series set in New York City. The series is partially inspired by experiences from his personal life, and first aired in 2012. His final performance as his High Maintenance character was as a small cameo on HBO's Betty, also filmed in New York City.
He also starred in the music video for "Meet Me In A House Of Love" by Cut Copy. https://vimeo.com/94002889
He has also directed six episodes of FXX’s Dave and an episode of Interior Chinatown.
Personal life Sinclair married his writing partner and High Maintenance co-creator Katja Blichfeld in 2010, after meeting at a 2009 party in Los Angeles. They came up with the idea for the show while on a bicycle ride across the Williamsburg Bridge, and started the show in 2012. Blichfield and Sinclair divorced amicably in 2016, prior to undertaking season two of High Maintenance.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes2012SafeAngry Man2013The Happy SadTed2015All Over ItFinn2015SistersConstruction Worker2016No Pay, NudityYoung Actor / Oswald2017Fits and StartsParking Attendant2017Home AgainNate2020Save Yourselves!Raph2022Spin Me RoundCraig2024Night SwimPool Tech
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2010MercyWild Eyed GuyEpisode: "There Is No Superwoman"2010Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJonas RothenbergEpisode: "Branded"2011Onion News NetworkLunaticEpisode: "Stock Market Crash"201130 RockBrooklyn IdiotEpisode: "100: Part 1"2011The Big CHomeless Guy2 episodes2011A Gifted ManDrunk #1Episode: "In Case of Missed Communication"2012DelocatedFriendEpisode: "Friend"2012–2015High MaintenanceThe Guy18 episodes; also co-creator, director, and writer2013Next CallerGuyEpisode: "The Tude & the Prude"2018ManiacProxy Owen MilgrimEpisode: "Option C"2016–2020High MaintenanceThe Guy34 episodes; also co-creator, director, and writer2020BettyBikerEpisode: "Ladies on Fire"2020The Fungies!Bacteria MonsterEpisode: "The Fanciest Fungie"2021DaveAtomsEpisode: "Enlightened Dave"2021–2023Teenage EuthanasiaKirk/Dirk/Pete's FriendEpisodes: "Dada M.I.A." and "Viva La Flappanista"2022The ResortAlex2023Poker FaceBossEpisode: "Exit Stage Death"; also director2024Interior ChinatownEpisode: "Delivery Guy"; director only
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