Ben Rappaport^[1] (born c. 1985/1986)^[2] is an American actor. He played the role of Todd Dempsy on the NBC sitcom Outsourced (2010-2011).^[3] The series marked Rappaport's debut acting role on screen.^[4][5] He is also known for his roles as Carey Zepps on The Good Wife (2013–2016), Ollie Parker on Mr. Robot (2015-2019), Max Horowitz on Younger (2016-2021), Josh Silverberg on Ozark (2017-2022), and Seth Oliver on For the People (2018-2019).

Rappaport was born in Arlington, Texas,^[2] and was active in the arts (painting and playing guitar) during his childhood.^[6] He was raised in the Jewish religion, and his Jewish identity is important to him.^[6] He attended Klein High School near Houston.^[2] Rappaport developed an interest in acting at the age of fifteen, and subsequently graduated from the Juilliard School in New York City where he studied acting.^[3][6] He was the recipient of the Michel and Suria Saint-Denis Prize as a Juilliard student, which is the Drama Department's highest honor.^[7]

Rappaport was featured in a Kay Jeweler's holiday commercial. The ad was well known because it prominently featured sign language and a deaf character.^[8] In 2010, Rappaport was cast in the lead role as Todd Dempsy in the NBC sitcom Outsourced.^[4] The role marked Rappaport's first on-screen acting job.^[4] Rappaport had previously performed in theater and stage productions. He resides in Studio City, Los Angeles.^[3][6]

He has had recurring roles on The Good Wife as Carey Zepps (2013–2016), Mr. Robot as Ollie Parker (2015-2019), Younger as Max Horowitz (2016-2021), and Ozark as Josh Silverberg (2017-2022).

He was a series regular on the Shondaland drama For the People, playing the role of Seth Oliver (2018-2019).

Rappaport appeared as Perchik in the 2015 broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof.

In April 2023, he starred on Broadway playing Jack Paar in the Tony Award-winning play Good Night, Oscar, opposite Tony Award winner Sean Hayes.