Benjamin Kanes

Benjamin Kanes (born March 25, 1977) is an American actor, screenwriter, film director and producer, best known for portraying Young Birdman in the 2014 single shot black comedy-drama film Birdman.

Early life Kanes was born in Haverford, Pennsylvania.

Career Kanes entered the film industry with roles in short subjects and documentaries, beginning in 2003. During the early years, he also worked as a body double and stuntman; most notably as a stand-in for the lead in Invincible, for Mark Wahlberg in Shooter and The Other Guys, for Jude Law in My Blueberry Nights, for Shia LaBeouf in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and for Colin Farrell in Dead Man Down. He has also served as screenwriter, film editor, associate producer and short-subject producer during his career, and is best known for portraying Young Birdman and inner voice of Michael Keaton's Riggan Thomson in the 2014 single shot black comedy-drama film Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu and written by Iñárritu with Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bó.

Filmography + Films and TV Year Title Role Notes 2003 Scary Tales: The Return of Mr Longfellow Josh 2005 Catalyst: Izzy Spence 2005 He Got Blitz J.T. 2006 Bacterium Jiggs 2007 My Blueberry Nights Randy 2008 Corporate Affairs Henry 2009 Michael & Michael Have Issues Danny 2009 The Seduction of Eve Kevin Harvey 2010 Get Him to the Greek Concert fan Uncredited 2010 The Other Guys Art gallery patron Uncredited 2011 Blink 2011 El Caballero Alistair 2012 Benny The Bum Dave 2013 Broken City Harvard Club bartender 2013 Do No Harm Aaron 2013 The Penny Dreadful Picture Show Jack 2014 Assumption of Risk Deke Hampton 2014 Piranha Sharks Keating 2014 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Young Birdman Uncredited 2014 Space Dogs Rear Admiral Trevor Chadwick 2015 Have You Seen Enough? Luke 2015 The Visit Dad

+ Producer Year Title Notes 2014 Assumption of Risk 2014 See Through: The Work of Oil Painter Anna Fox Ryan 2014 Community Starts at Home 2014 Piranha Sharks Co-executive producer 2014 Stay Regular Producer, 6 episodes 2015 Beyond the Breaker: Documentary Series Associate producer, 1 episode 2015 The Last Old Master

+ Director Year Title Notes 2005 Catalyst: Izzy 2014 See Through: The Work of Oil Painter Anna Fox Ryan 2014 Community Starts at Home 2014 Stay Regular 6 episodes 2015 The Last Old Master