Ben Platt

Benjamin Schiff Platt is an American actor and singer. The son of film and theater producer Marc Platt, he began his acting career in musical theater as a child and appeared in productions of The Sound of Music (2006) and The Book of Mormon (2012–2015), rising to prominence for originating the title role in Broadway coming-of-age musical Dear Evan Hansen (2015–2017). His performance in the latter earned him multiple accolades, including the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical, the youngest solo recipient of the award at the time, in addition to a Daytime Emmy, and Grammy Award. Platt reprised the role of Evan Hansen in the 2021 film adaptation of the musical, produced by his father. He then played Leo Frank in the 2022 New York City Center Gala production of Parade, which transferred to Broadway in 2023 and earned him another nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.

24 September 1993

Born on the same birth date (24 September 1993): Sonya Deville

Born on the same birth day (24 September): Albrecht von Wallenstein • Harriet Walter • Jack Gaughan • John Moffatt (actor) • John Young (astronaut) • Luc Picard • Stephen Mueller • Sven-Ole Thorsen • William Adams (pilot)

Born in the same month (September 1993): Alex Poythress • Cameron Cullen • Dennis Schröder • Josh Richardson • Julian Draxler • Kwon Mina • Kyle Anderson (basketball) • Nathan Buddle • Robert Rooba • Sam Byram • Sharon van Rouwendaal • Sofiane Boufal • Sophie Howard (footballer)