Ben Leasure was born in Rochester, NY to Jeanne and Rick Leasure, the brother to four and uncle of five played college basketball and is a classically trained actor from the prestigious Stella Adler Studio Day Conservatory and Michael Chekhov Studios in NYC, as well as Upright Citizens Brigade. Ben is known for playing James Dean in Tim Heidecker's Cartoon Network Oscar Special, appearing in and on the poster of the Wolf of Wall Street, and his rubber faced portrayal of Donald in the hit web sit-com Gentlemen's Dwelling, which Leasure also Co-Executive Produced. Ben also has been a guest or co-star on 12 cable TV programs in the last two years. the Summer of 2013, Ben produced and starred in the action-comedy Pilot, Flipsters, with Emmy nominee Mark Margolis. And in early 2014, Ben wrote, directed, starred, produced and is editing the Suspense-Action-Drama-Fantasy pilot "Collective Trappings." For teasers and videos, go to Ben Leasure's Youtube Channel. A passionate hustler of over 120 independent films in three years, Ben can also be seen in film festivals and screenings across the country with an array of lead roles in various genres, favorites being Lloyd, the silent introspective clock repairman in "Men With Arms" the feature film with several festivals and a NYC Anthology Film Archive screening under it's belt, and "Love at a Coffee Shop" Peter Panagos' brilliantly penned Romantic Comedy. Leasure has also played in a multitude of classical and contemporary theatre pieces in NYC and Regionally, appearing in 17 plays in 2 years. His favorite's being "Sorry About Your Penpal" by Joe Lankheet, with Tyler Burke at Dixon Place, Heraculus in ICImedia's Zenobia in Princeton, and The Drum Major in Stasz/Pruitt's Woyzeck. As a writer, Ben has several feature film projects in development, including the fantasy epic Mischance, which he co-wrote with Michael Jefferson

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