Paul Ben-Victor
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Ben-Victor (born July 24, 1965) is an American actor. Ben-Victor was born Paul Friedman, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Leah Kornfeld, a playwright, and Victor Friedman. Ben-Victor debuted on the small screen in 1987 in the made-for-TV movie Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife and on an episode of Cagney & Lacey. Fifteen years after beginning his television career with bit parts, Ben-Victor found himself cast in important roles on HBO dramas The Wire and Entourage, as well as making a 2006 appearance as Coach Lou on My Name is Earl. He portrayed Moe Howard in the 2000 made-for-TV film The Three Stooges. Ben-Victor has been featured on many television cop dramas like Monk and CSI, and also had a recurring role as two-bit con man Steve Richards on three episodes of NYPD Blue from 1994 to 1997. Ben-Victor has co-written stage plays with his mother. At least two of their plays have been staged in the Manhattan area, including "Club Soda" and "The Good Steno". Ben-Victor had a starring role in the Sci-Fi channel television show, The Invisible Man, alongside Vincent Ventresca. The two later guest starred together on the hit TV show Las Vegas. They were reunited again on an episode of the new USA Network series In Plain Sight (Episode 1.2, "Hoosier Daddy"), on which Ben-Victor has a supporting role. Appeared on "Everybody Hates Chris" as Mr. Thurman In 2008, Ben-Victor held a supporting role in the feature film, Clear Lake, WI, starring Michael Madsen. In August 2008, Ben-Victor co-starred in Coma, a web series on Crackle.
Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Mentalist

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Hawaii Five-0

Castle

FBI

Person of Interest

The X-Files
All Movies (97)
- The Chosen: Crucifixion2027 · as Kind Herod
- Killing Castro2026 · as Sam Giancana
- Rosario2025 · as Marty
- Another Day in America2025 · as Sam Ackerman
- Flight Risk2025 · as Coleridge (voice)
- Murder at Hollow Creek2024 · as Jeff Rhodes
- The Collective2023 · as Miro Lindell
- On Our Way2023 · as Mr. Adler
- Plane2023 · as Terry Hampton
- Emancipation2022 · as Major G. Halstead
- Collide2022 · as Clyde
- Last Looks2022 · as Conady
- Monster2021 · as Anthony Petrocelli
- My Brothers' Crossing2020 · as Officer Byrd
- Blood and Money2020 · as Bill
- The Banker2020 · as Donald Silverthorne
- Adventure Force 52019 · as Executive Victor
- Feast of the Seven Fishes2019 · as Johnny
- The Irishman2019 · as Jake Gottlieb
- The Super2018 · as Mr. Johnson
- The Amityville Murders2018 · as Ronald DeFeo Sr.
- A Crooked Somebody2018 · as Detective Zimmer
- His Lover2017 · as Scotty Davidson Jr.
- Camera Store2016 · as Mr. Bibideaux
- Blowtorch2016 · as Blackie
- Goliath2016 · as Cleft Chin
- Love Is All You Need?2016 · as Principal Henry Birdsell
- Any Day2015 · as William
- Get Hard2015 · as Gayle Burns
- Friends and Romans2014 · as Dennis Socio
- By the Gun2014 · as Vincent Tortano
- Grudge Match2013 · as Lou Camare
- Don Jon2013 · as Priest
- Empire State2013 · as Tommy
- Black Marigolds2013 · as Doctor Taylor
- FDR: American Badass!2012 · as Mussolini
- Mighty Fine2012 · as Bobby
- Should've Been Romeo2012 · as Joey
- The Carrier2012 · as Vlade
- Video Girl2011 · as Jermaine Stanford
- Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury2011 · as Kip Tippington
- Venus & Vegas2010 · as Carlo
- A Reuben by Any Other Name2010 · as Max
- American Bully2009 · as Principal Wheeler
- Clear Lake, WI2009 · as Sheriff Joe Dietzer
- Randy & the Mob2007 · as Franco
- On the Doll2007 · as Jimmy Sours
- Daredevil2003 · as Jose Quesada
- The Cure for Boredom2001 · as Rudy
- Choosing Matthias2001 · as Chase
- The Invisible Man2000 · as Robert Albert Hobbes
- Very Mean Men2000 · as Jimmy D.
- The Three Stooges2000 · as Moe Howard
- Drowning Mona2000 · as Deputy Tony Carlucci
- Gun Shy2000 · as Howard
- Kiss Toledo Goodbye1999 · as Vince
- Crazy in Alabama1999 · as D.A. Mackie
- Heist1999 · as Abbie
- The Corruptor1999 · as Schabacker
- A Civil Action1998 · as Bobby Pasqueriella
- Point Blank1998 · as Howard
- Tempting Fate1998 · as Police officer
- Standoff1998 · as Agent Hank McGill
- The 6th Man1997 · as Bernie
- Metro1997 · as Clarence Teal
- Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave1997 · as Det. Meyer
- Maximum Risk1996 · as Agent Pellman
- The First Man1996 · as Dulles
- Firestorm1996 · as Duran
- Bushwhacked1995 · as Dana's father (uncredited)
- Red Scorpion 21995 · as Vince D'Angelo
- Terrified1995 · as Sol Lipsteiger
- Houseguest1995 · as Pauly Gasperini
- The Fifteen Minute Hamlet1995 · as Franciso, Ghost, Gravedigger, Osric & Fortinbras
- Dream Lover1994 · as Clown
- Web of Deception1994 · as Detective Fracinetti
- State of Emergency1994 · as Trevor Jacobs
- Tombstone1993 · as Florentino
- The Last Outlaw1993 · as Posseman Grubb
- True Romance1993 · as Luca
- Extreme Justice1993 · as Councilman Joe Taylor
- Trouble Bound1993 · as Zand
- Cool World1992 · as Valet
- Sunset Heat1992 · as New Yorker
- Soulmates1992 · as Driver
- Eyes of the Beholder1992 · as Dr. Medaris
- Body Parts1991 · as Ray Kolberg
- The Rookie1990 · as Little Felix
- After the Shock1990 · as Dr. Steven Brattesani
- Streets1990 · as Officer #2
- Wired1989 · as Tom Perino
- Assault of the Killer Bimbos1988 · as Customer
- Pass the Ammo1988 · as Eddie Depaul
- Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife1987
- 8-Ball— · as acting
- 3 Days Rising— · as Detective Detective
- The Twelve Dates of Christmas—
All TV Shows (64)
- M.I.A.2026 · as Boris Federov
- Man on Fire2026 · as CIA Director Moncrief
- Creature Commandos2024 · as Bulldozer / General King / Large Son (voice)
- Nobody Wants This2024 · as Ilan Roklov
- Everybody Still Hates Chris2024 · as (voice)
- Bookie2023 · as Nick Quatrani
- Paul T. Goldman2023 · as Mob Boss
- The Lincoln Lawyer2022 · as Sly Funaro Sr.
- Pam & Tommy2022 · as Richard Alden
- Gravesend2020
- FBI: Most Wanted2020 · as Jackie 'The Fox' Bianchi
- The Chosen2019 · as Herod Antipas
- FBI2018 · as Mark Krawley
- The Resident2018 · as Edmund Carver
- Will & Grace2017 · as Mario
- Santa Clarita Diet2017 · as Victor
- The Mick2017 · as Jerry Berlin
- Goliath2016 · as Cleft Chin
- Lethal Weapon2016 · as Frank Truno
- Bull2016 · as Ryan Vance
- Vinyl2016 · as Maury Gold
- Chicago Med2015 · as Mr. McGregor
- Allegiance2015 · as Special Agent Faber
- True Detective2014 · as Major Leroy Salter
- Vegas2012 · as Barry Silver
- Person of Interest2011 · as Detective Cameron
- Hawaii Five-02010 · as Agent Devin Campbell
- Castle2009 · as Dino Scarpella
- Childrens Hospital2008 · as Spiros
- The Mentalist2008 · as Noah Landau
- In Plain Sight2008 · as Stan McQueen
- John from Cincinnati2007
- Drive2007 · as The Truck Driver
- Shark2006 · as Ricky Rago
- Everybody Hates Chris2005
- My Name Is Earl2005 · as Coach Lou
- Close to Home2005 · as Paul Bosco
- Entourage2004 · as Alan Gray
- Las Vegas2003 · as Michael
- Fastlane2002 · as Marty
- Monk2002 · as Al Nicoletto
- The Wire2002 · as Spiros 'Vondas' Vondopoulos
- The Shield2002 · as Detective Paul Reyes
- Alias2001 · as Carter
- Crossing Jordan2001 · as Theo
- Curb Your Enthusiasm2000 · as Ticket Scalper
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Joey
- Strong Medicine2000 · as Frank
- The Invisible Man2000 · as Robert Albert Hobbes
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Peter Abrams
- L.A. Doctors1998
- Rude Awakening1998 · as Carl
- Brooklyn South1997 · as Steve Richards
- The Practice1997 · as Benny Small
- Early Edition1996 · as Elliott Rosenfield
- The X-Files1993 · as Dr. Aaron Monte
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.1993 · as Joey Tataglia
- Dark Justice1991
- The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage1991
- Doogie Howser, M.D.1989 · as Karl
- Freddy's Nightmares1988 · as Paul
- L.A. Law1986 · as Sergeant Costellano
- L.A. Law1986 · as Bowles' Atty. Peters
- The Boys from Brazil— · as Sidney Beynon