Benjamin Schnau

Known for Acting

1/23/1987(Age 38)

Magdeburg, East Germany

Biography

Benjamin Schnau (born 23 January 1987) is a German-born actor and television host, living in Los Angeles. He is best known for his role as George Westinghouse's secretary starring in the movie The Current War and as lead role General Jupp Klein in the historical piece Nazi Megastructures for National Geographic.

Known For (16 credits)

Movie

Blondi

2025

Can a dog still be man’s best friend if that man is the Führer? Blondi explores the bizarre bond between Hitler and his beloved German Shepherd. From eating the crumbs under the table at the Führer’s birthday, to living in the confinement of the bunker, this film presents intimate glimpses of the dog’s daily life intertwined with the realities of war, depicting the oblivious pet's surreal impact on the Reich.

6.7

Movie

A Working Man

2025

Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to bring her home uncovers a world of corruption far greater than he ever could have imagined.

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Kamerad

2024

Destitute in a crater in the heart of no man's land, two men await their fate as soldiers and human beings amid a great war of conscience.

10.0

Movie

Family Ties

2024

In early-1980s Portsmouth, the Calvario family is reigning over the crime-ridden city. After a long-desired promotion, Russ must hope that luck is on his side in dealing with his new responsibilities, his ex-wife, and a loose cannon partner.

6.0

Movie

Silent Night in Algona

2022

A depiction of a small Iowa town hosting a prisoner of war camp during World War II in 1944.

6.4

Movie

First Oscar

2022

The film follows two student cinematographers who, as the war approaches Moscow, refuse to be evacuated and instead volunteer to be front-line cameramen capturing the horrors of war and heroism of the soviet soldiers. At the same time, we witness another storyline taking place in the US. After the premiere screening of the already completed documentary “Moscow Strikes Back”, one of the members of the Academy Awards selection committee is trying to persuade his fellow colleagues to establish a new category of Best Documentary in the upcoming Oscars event.

1.0

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The Pink Triangle

2020

During WW2, a gay Nazi solider struggles to keep his identity in the dark from his brother. Matters take a turn for the worst when his brother forces him to turn against the Jewish inmate that works for them, who is also the man he loves.

6.0

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The Doctor's Monster

2020

A reclusive doctor, desperate to help his dying daughter, attempts the ultimate experiment, bring a dead body back to life! His experiment seems to be a success but when the monster gets loose the doctor has no idea what destruction his creation will bring. Before it's all over people run, people cry, people lie and people die because nothing can prepare them for the monster, The Doctor's Monster!

5.6

Movie

I Got the Hook Up 2

2019

After best friends Black and Blue's restaurant is shut down, Black needs to find some cash -- fast. He thinks his luck has turned when Blue's son, Fatboy, and his best friend, Spyda,, bring him a stash of stolen cellphones, and Black decides to sell them on the streets. There's only one problem: The boxes with the phones also contain the Colombian cartel's stash of Molly, which Spyda decides to sell.

5.0

Movie

Kommando 1944

2018

July 1944, An Asian American soldier Corporal Soo is thrown into a Nazi work camp on a farm in Germany as his family back home in America are forced into an American Japanese concentration camp in Manzanar California. The allied soldiers think Soo is a Japanese soldier and segregate him. Soo must fight to let go of the past in order to be set free.

9.5

Movie

The Little Picture

2018

After executing a deserter from his own division, a lone Nazi soldier must search for his morals when he encounters two allied deserters, who wish to find a safe path home.

8.0

Movie

Critical Candle

2018

The story is about Mrs. Bernard, her son, and her daughter - who participated in the secret intelligence transmission during WW2 and fought bravely with the Nazi German officers.The story is about Mrs. Bernard, her son, and her daughter - who participated in the secret intelligence transmission during WW2 and fought bravely with the Nazi German officers.The story is about Mrs. Bernard, her son, and her daughter - who participated in the secret intelligence transmission during WW2 and fought bravely with the Nazi German officers.