Ben Sinclair (born May 16, 1984) is an American actor, writer, director, and producer.

Early life and education

Sinclair grew up in Scottsdale,

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. His mother is a

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at a

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; his father is a public school

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. Sinclair attended

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Career

Sinclair is the co-creator, writer, and star of ''

High Maintenance ''High Maintenance'' is an American anthology comedy-drama television and web series created by ex-husband and wife team Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld. The show follows The Guy, a cannabis courier (played by Sinclair), as he delivers his p ...

'', a

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web series and

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television series set in

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. The series is partially inspired by experiences from his personal life, and first aired in 2012. His final performance as his ''High Maintenance'' character was as a small cameo on HBO's ''Betty'', also filmed in New York City. He also starred in the music video for "Meet Me In A House Of Love" by

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. He has also directed six episodes of FXX’s ''Dave'' and an episode of '' Interior Chinatown''.

Personal life

Sinclair married his writing partner and ''High Maintenance'' co-creator

Katja Blichfeld Katja Blichfeld (born 1979) is an American writer, director, producer and casting director. She is known for co-creating and directing ''High Maintenance'', a Vimeo web series and HBO television series. She won a Primetime Emmy award for Outstan ...

in 2010, after meeting at a 2009 party in Los Angeles. They came up with the idea for the show while on a bicycle ride across the Williamsburg Bridge, and started the show in 2012. Blichfield and Sinclair divorced amicably in 2016, prior to undertaking season two of ''High Maintenance''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1984 births American television directors Television producers from New York City American television writers Film directors from New York City Living people Oberlin College alumni American showrunners Screenwriters from New York City 21st-century American screenwriters Writers Guild of America Award winners {{US-screen-actor-1980s-stub