Cast & creator
Paul Schneider
Best known for Law & Order, Third Watch, Parks and Recreation
Paul Andrew Schneider (born March 16, 1976) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Dick Liddil in the epic western film The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) and his lead role as Mark Brendanawicz on the first and second seasons of the NBC political satirical sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–10). He also appeared in lead roles in the romantic drama film All the Real Girls (2003) and the comedy film The Babymakers (2012), the former of which he co-wrote with David Gordon Green and was nominated for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performer. He has since appeared in supporting roles in films such as Elizabethtown (2005), Lars and the Real Girl (2007), Away We Go (2009), Water for Elephants (2011), Hello Carter (2013), Rules Don't Apply (2016), Brothers by Blood (2020), and American Murderer (2022). For his portrayal of Charles Armitage Brown in the biographical romantic drama film Bright Star (2009), Schneider won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was also awarded Best Actor in a Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival for his performance in the romantic comedy drama film Goodbye to All That (2014).
Also known as: Otto Peotomy
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film credits
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television credits
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1990–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (51)
Showing 51 of 51 credits
Law & Order
Daniel Strawn
1990
Third Watch
Warner
1999
Parks and Recreation
Mark Brendanawicz
2009
American Crime Story
Paul Beck
2016
The Righteous Gemstones
2019
The Newsroom
Brian Brenner
2012
Cape Fear
Detective Grayson Park
2026
NOS4A2
Jonathan 'The Hourglass' Beckett
2019
Channel Zero
Mike Painter
2016
Train Dreams
Apostle Frank
2025
Chance
Ryan Winter
2016
A Friend of the Family
Marty
2022
Tales from the Loop
George
2020
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Dick Liddil
2007
Lars and the Real Girl
Gus
2007
Florida Man
Andy Boone
2023
Café Society
Steve
2016
Water for Elephants
Charlie
2011
The Family Stone
Brad Stevenson
2005
Rules Don't Apply
Richard Miskin
2016
The Flowers of War
Terry
2011
A House on the Bayou
John Chambers
2021
Elizabethtown
Jessie Baylor
2005
The Divide
Clark Rylance
2014
Xeno
Chase
2025
The Babymakers
Tommy Macklin
2012
Bright Star
Mr. Brown
2009
Beloved
Henderson
2011
Brothers by Blood
Jimmy
2021
American Murderer
David Brown
2022
Away We Go
Courtney
2009
Live Free or Die
Lagrand
2006
Abandoned
Dr. Carver
2022
All the Real Girls
Paul
2003All the Real Girls
Story
2003
Goodbye to All That
Otto Wall
2014
The Salvation Of The World As We Know It
Bulli-Fahrer
2021
Crude
Pleasant Grove
Bedford
1997
Pretty Ugly
Terry Aldridge
Pretty Bird
Beach Dog Jogger (as Otto Peotomy)
2008Pretty Bird
Director
2008Pretty Bird
Writer
2008
The Daughter
Christian
2015
Hello Carter
Aaron
2013
George Washington
Rico Rice
2000The Families Stone
Brad Stevenson
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Owen McCabe
2004Black Eyed Dog
2014
Physical Pinball
Guy playing pool
1998
Security, Colorado
Paul
2001