Ben Edelman(I)

Ben Edelman is a New York-based actor, director, producer, and writer. His performance as Charlie in Joshua Harmon's Admissions at Lincoln Center Theater and in the West End earned him an Obie Award, the Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater, and a Drama Desk nomination. He later appeared as Max in Sarah Ruhl's Letters from Max at Signature Theatre and received a second Drama Desk nomination, for Outstanding Music in a Play. Other theatre credits include The Gett at Rattlestick Theater, The Chosen at Long Wharf Theatre, and Significant Other on Broadway and at Roundabout as understudy for Jordan Berman. Television credits include The Good Wife, BrainDead, and Instinct. Edelman directed the completed narrative feature Dolphin Flip and produced the documentary feature Your Friend, Memphis, which premiered at SXSW in 2022. He co-founded The Commonground in 2017. He trained with David Vadim and earned a BFA in Acting from Carnegie Mellon University.