Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak (born July 31, 1979) is an American actor, director and screenwriter. He has received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Novak became known for starring as Ryan Howard in the NBC sitcom The Office (2005–2013), for which he also served as a writer and executive producer. He played roles in the films Inglourious Basterds (2009), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), and The Founder (2016). Novak made his directorial debut in 2022, starring in the dark comedy thriller Vengeance.
Novak also appeared in The Mindy Project (2013–2016) and The Newsroom (2014), and was the creator and executive producer of Hulu anthology series The Premise (2021). He portrays Alistair Smythe in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014).

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