Ben Shenkman

Shenkman was born to a Jewish family in New York City, the son of Katherine, who was an associate at a law firm, and Shepard A. Sheinkman, who worked for a consulting company. He graduated from Brown University, and obtained a Masters of Fine Arts in 1993 from New York University\'s Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts. Shenkman\'s sister, Elizabeth, is married to British publisher Jamie Byng.\n', '

He began his professional acting career with a small role in the 1994 film Quiz Show directed by Robert Redford and a guest-starring role on Law & Order, his first of seven appearances throughout the run of the show. He also began working in theatre, portraying Louis Ironson in Tony Kushner\'s play Angels in America at San Francisco\'s American Conservatory Theatre. \n', '

While still at New York University, Shenkman played the role of Roy Cohn in a workshop production of…