Ben Rappaport

Ben Rappaport (born March 23, 1986) is an American actor. He made his acting debut on the NBC sitcom Outsourced (2010–2011), in which he portrayed the lead role of Todd Dempsy. He is also known for his roles as Carey Zepps on The Good Wife (2013–2016), Ollie Parker on Mr. Robot (2015–2019), Max Horowitz on Younger (2016–2021), Josh Silverberg on Ozark (2017–2022), and Seth Oliver on For the People (2018–2019).

Life and career
Rappaport was born in Arlington, Texas, and was active in the arts (painting and playing guitar) during his childhood. He was raised in the Jewish religion, and his Jewish identity is important to him. He attended Klein High School near Houston. Rappaport developed an interest in acting at the age of fifteen, and subsequently graduated from the Juilliard School in New York City where he studied acting. He was the recipient of the Michel and Suria Saint-Denis Prize as a Juilliard student, which is the Drama Department's highest honor.

Rappaport was featured in a Kay Jeweler's holiday commercial. The ad was well known because it prominently featured sign language and a deaf character. In 2010, Rappaport was cast in the lead role as Todd Dempsy in the NBC sitcom Outsourced. The role marked Rappaport's first on-screen acting job. Rappaport had previously performed in theater and stage productions. He resides in Studio City, Los Angeles.

He has had recurring roles on The Good Wife as Carey Zepps (2013–2016), Mr. Robot as Ollie Parker (2015-2019), Younger as Max Horowitz (2016-2021), and Ozark as Josh Silverberg (2017-2022).

He was a series regular on the Shondaland drama For the People, playing the role of Seth Oliver (2018-2019).

Rappaport appeared as Perchik in the 2015 broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof.

In April 2023, he starred on Broadway playing Jack Paar in the Tony Award-winning play Good Night, Oscar, opposite Tony Award winner Sean Hayes.