Benny Rendell - Resume

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Age: 20  -  Date of Birth: 16th September 2003

Height: 6’3”  Hair: Dark Blonde Eyes: Blue 

Theater:

Hal - Boy My Greatness. 2024 (Firebird Theater NYC)

Various Roles - Actors and Writers Shorts Festival,  2023  (Actors & Writers, Maverick Concerts, NY)

Dr. Gall, Rossum’s Universal Robots , 2023 (Firebird Theater NYC)

Various Roles - Actors and Writers Shorts Festival,  2022  (Actors & Writers, Maverick Concerts, NY)

Hamlet - Hamlet, 2021 (New Genesis Productions, NY)

Various Roles - Actors and Writers Shorts Festival,  2021  (Actors & Writers, Maverick Concerts, NY)

King Duncan and the Porter - Macbeth, 2020 (New Genesis Productions, NY)

Lindell - When They See Me, 2020  (Actors & Writers, Kingston, NY)

Willem - Willem the Werewolf, 2019 (Actors & Writers, Kingston, NY)

Mercutio - Romeo and Juliet, 2019  (New Genesis Productions, NY) 

Hamlet - Rosencrantz And Guildenstern are Dead, 2019 (Fordham University)

Trofimov and Lomov, Chekhov Project, 2019 (Denizen Theater, NY)

Max - Sole Moments,  2019  (Actors and Writers, Kingston, NY)

Benedick - Much Ado About Nothing, 2018 (New Genesis Productions, NY)

Brutus - Julius Caesar, 2018 (Brydcliffe Theater, Woodstock, NY)

Doc Gibbs - Our Town, 2018  (Off-Broadway, Firebird, NYC) National Youth Theater Award: Nominee for Best Supporting Actor

Bottom - A Midsummer Nights Dream, 2017 (New Genesis Productions, NY)

Romeo - Romeo and Juliet, 2017  (Off-Broadway, Firebird, NYC) National Youth Theater Award: Winner for Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role 

Polixenes - The Winter’s Tale, 2016  (New Genesis Productions, NY)

Dr. Livesey - Treasure Island, 2016 (Off-Broadway, Firebird, NYC) National Youth Theater Award: Nominee for Best Supporting Actor

Benny - Fawnbook, 2015 (The Brick Theater, Brooklyn, NYC)

Proteus - Two Gentleman of Verona, 2015 (New Genesis Productions, NY) 

King of Hearts - Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, 2015  (Off-Broadway, Firebird, NYC)

Oberon and Duke Theseus, A Midsummer'Nights Dream, 2014 (New Genesis Productions, NY)

Gabe - Air Rites, 2014 (The Actor’s Studio, NYC)

Stephano and Antonio - The Tempest, 2013 (New Genesis Productions, NY)

Silvius - As You Like It, 2012 (New Genesis Productions, NY)

MacDuff’s Son, Macbeth, 2012 (Byrdcliffe Theater, Woodstock, NY)

Jamies - James and the Giant Peach, 2012 (New Acting Company, NYC)

Snug - A Midsummer Nights Dream, 2011 (New Genesis Productions, NY)

Films:

“Secret Life”  Actor 2022 NYU student film

“Woman’s Troubles”  Actor/Writer/Director 2022 NYU student film

“The Stimulant”  Actor/Writer/Director 2022 NYU student film

“Drumsticks”  Actor 2022 NYU student film

“Leather”  Actor 2022 NYU student film

“Hurly Burly”  Actor/director 2020 (selected for Woodstock Film Festival and Austin Film Festival)

“COVID PSA”  Actor/director 2020 (NYU Tisch Critical Life-Saving Communications Winner)

“School Night” Actor/Writer/Director 2019 (selected for NewFilmmakers NYC Film Festival

and All American High School Film Festival)

“Sister”  Actor/Writer/Director  2017 (selected for Woodstock Film Festival, All American High School Film Festival, and NewFilmmakers NYC Film Festival)

“Red”  Cinematographer 2016 (selected for NewFilmmakers NYC Film Festival)

“Cracked”   Writer/Director 2016 (selected for Woodstock Film Festival and Gold Key Scholastic Awards Winner)

“Listen”   Writer/Director 2016 (selected for Woodstock Film Festival, Williamsburg Film Festival, and a Silver Key Scholastic Awards Winner)

Training and Skills:

The Lee Strasberg Film and Theater Institute, Central School for Speech and Drama (UK), Globe Theater (UK), HB Studio. 8 years training in table tennis with professional table tennis coach. Trained in stage combat.