Paul Schneider

About

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...

Known for

Law & OrderSeries • 1990Parks and RecreationSeries • 2009Third WatchSeries • 1999American Crime StorySeries • 2016The Righteous GemstonesSeries • 2019Cape FearSeries • 2026The NewsroomSeries • 2012Train DreamsMovie • 2025Channel ZeroSeries • 2016NOS4A2Series • 2019Tales from the LoopSeries • 2020Lars and the Real GirlMovie • 2007Florida ManSeries • 2023ChanceSeries • 2016The Family StoneMovie • 2005The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordMovie • 2007A Friend of the FamilySeries • 2022Rules Don't ApplyMovie • 2016Café SocietyMovie • 2016BelovedMovie • 2011Water for ElephantsMovie • 2011The BabymakersMovie • 2012A House on the BayouMovie • 2021The Flowers of WarMovie • 2011