Ben Feldman
Biography
Ben Feldman (born May 27, 1980 in Washington, District of Columbia) is an American actor. He has performed on stage, notably appearing in the Broadway production of The Graduate alongside Alicia Silverstone and Kathleen Turner. Feldman played a leading role in the film The Perfect Man and portrayed Fran Drescher’s son in the television series Living with Fran. From 2009 to 2011 he was a regular on Drop Dead Diva, portraying the guardian‑angel Fred, and continued to appear intermittently after leaving at the start of the fourth season. In April 2012 he joined AMC’s Mad Men as a series regular, playing Michael Ginsberg. He also operates the wine label Angelica Cellars.
Career overview
Ben Feldman, born May 27 1980 in Washington, District of Columbia, is an American actor whose career spans stage, film and television. He performed on Broadway in the play The Graduate, sharing the stage with Alicia Silverstone and Kathleen Turner. Feldman’s early screen work includes a leading role in the film The Perfect Man and a recurring part as Fran Drescher’s son on the television series Living with Fran.
From 2009 to 2011 Feldman was a regular cast member on the series Drop Dead Diva, portraying the guardian‑angel character Fred. Although he departed the show at the beginning of its fourth season, he continued to appear occasionally thereafter. In April 2012 he joined the cast of AMC’s Mad Men as a series regular, playing the character Michael Ginsberg. In addition to his acting pursuits, Feldman has launched his own wine label, Angelica Cellars.
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- Common Side Effects (2025) as Nick (voice)
- Common Side Effects (2025) as Bud Budrigger (voice)
- Common Side Effects (2025) as Frat Guy (voice)
- I Love LA (2025) as Jeremy
- Long Story Short (2025) as Avi (voice)
- After Midnight (2024) as Self
- Population 11 (2024) as Andy Pruden
- Population 11 (2024) Executive Producer
- Little Death (2024) as Jayson
- Mayfair Witches (2023) as Sam 'Lark' Larkin
- A Tourist's Guide to Love (2023) as John
- Only You: An Animated Shorts Collection (2023) as Kent Hammer (voice)
- Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber (2022) as Larry Page
- Ghosts (2021) as Kyle
- Monsters at Work (2021) as Tylor (voice)
- American Auto (2021) as Chase Brody
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- A Little Late with Lilly Singh (2019) as Self
- Steve (2017) as Self
- Big Hero 6 The Series (2017) as Chris (voice)
- Thumper (2017) as Jimmy
- Between Us (2016) as Henry
- Superstore (2015) as Jonah Simms
- Superstore (2015) Producer
- Lip Sync Battle (2015) as Self
- 400 Days (2015) as Bug
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- Silicon Valley (2014) as Ron LaFlamme
- As Above, So Below (2014) as George
- A to Z (2014) as Andrew
- Beat Bobby Flay (2013) as Self
- Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013) as Self
- The Mindy Project (2012) as Jason Richman
- Love Bites (2011) as Sam (segment "There Goes My Hero")
- Drop Dead Diva (2009) as Fred
- Friday the 13th (2009) as Richie
- See Kate Run (2009) as Dan Carver
- Childrens Hospital (2008) as Leo Richie
- Cloverfield (2008) as Travis
- Extreme Movie (2008) as Len
- Mad Men (2007) as Michael Ginsberg
- Them (2007) as Floyd Grunwald
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006) as Timmy
- When Do We Eat? (2006) as Zeke
- Medium (2005) as Justin Lydecker
- Numb3rs (2005) as Seth Marlowe
- Living with Fran (2005) as Josh Reeves
- The Perfect Man (2005) as Adam Forrest
- Las Vegas (2003) as Herbert
- Frozen Impact (2003) as Paramedico
- Less than Perfect (2002) as Nicholas
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Jason Devereaux