Ben Hauck
SAG-AFTRA | Actors’ Equity
6’ 0” | 177 lbs. | Green Eyes | Brown Hair
Ben Hauck has appeared onstage and on numerous television series in comic and dramatic roles.
He is also a host, voiceover artist, and the author of three books.
Ben’s television credits include Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Good Morning America, Monsters Inside Me, Momsters: When Moms Go Bad, Nurse Jackie, 30 Rock, State of Affairs, White Collar, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Law & Order: Trial by Jury.
He has performed as an improviser both in the United States and in England with improv teams and as the solo act The Reverend Raymond Nader, a Pentecostal evangelist who performs comic, completely improvised sermons.
As a host, Ben has worked for clients such as Yahoo!, Diet Dr. Pepper, and Grovo, in addition to his duties as rehearsal stand-in for John Oliver on the HBO series Last Week Tonight. Ben is also creator and host of The Acting Income Podcast on Apple Podcasts.
Ben is the author of the book Long-Form Improv: The Complete Guide to Creating Characters, Sustaining Scenes, and Performing Extraordinary Harolds, published by Allworth Press in 2012. He also founded and contributes to two entertainment industry websites, Stand-In Central and Fi-Core Central, for which he has written two ebooks.
For four years, from 2016-2019, Ben was honored by the Television Academy for his contributions to the program Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, which won Emmy Awards in those years for Outstanding Variety Talk Series.
Ben’s solo improvised sermon act won the Emerging Artist Award at the 2013 Unscripted New York Improvised Theatre & Film Festival.
Ben earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Acting from Otterbein.
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Television
| Production | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Co-Star | Jim Hoskinson, dir. |
| Good Morning America | Co-Star | Jilian Fama, prod. |
| Monsters Inside Me | Co-Star | Jason Fisher, dir. |
| State of Affairs | Co-Star | Joe Carnahan, dir. |
| Momsters: When Moms Go Bad | Co-Star | Jason Fisher, dir. |
| Law & Order | Co-Star | Martha Mitchell, dir. |
Hosting
| Production | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | John Oliver Stand-In (Seasons 2-6) | Paul Pennolino, Jim Hoskinson, dirs. |
| The Acting Income Podcast | Host | Apple Podcasts |
| World’s Biggest Brain Webcast | Host | Yahoo! |
| Love at First Sip | Host | Yahoo! |
| Valentine’s in Vegas Webcast | Co-Host | Yahoo! |
Improv Comedy
| Production | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Live Improvised Sermons | Solo Improv | Barrow Group, BAX, et al. |
| Ding Dang! and Ding Dang in Space! | Solo Improv | Six Figures Theatre Co. |
| Organatron | Team Improv | Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre |
Audiobooks
| Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Practical Fairy Tales for Everyday Living | Narrator | Martin H. Levinson, auth. |
| Wholesale Abundance | Narrator | Josiah Grimes, auth. |
| OLO: The Odd-Looking Ornament | Narrator | V.V. Ayala, auth. |
| Agency Success Roadmap | Narrator | Lee Goff, auth. |
| Gavin the Brave | Contributing Voice | B.K.S. James, auth. |
| The Private Practice Survival Guide/em> | Narrator | Brandon Siegel, auth. |
| Little Elf Ray: Saves the Day/em> | Narrator | Ross Hammond, auth. |
| Buddy the Bear | Narrator | Tory Wonder, auth. |
Web Series
| Production | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| The Infinite Need | Lead (8 Episodes) | YouTube |
| Subway: The Series | Supporting (3 Episodes) | Veronica Dang, dir. |
Training
| Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting | Otterbein University |
| Improvisation | Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre |
| Teleprompter | HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver |
| Continuing Studies in Acting | NYU Tisch |
| Continuing Studies in Acting | The Barrow Group |
Sports & Athletics
| Marathon Running | 3:07:32 PR (3x Boston Marathon Qualifier, 12+ Marathons Completed) |
| Baseball | High School Varsity (Shortstop) |
| Pilates | Advanced Matwork |
Awards
| 2016-2019 – Honored by the Television Academy for contributions to the Emmy Award-winning program Last Week Tonight with John Oliver |
| 2013 – Emerging Artist Award – Unscripted Improvised Theatre & Film Festival |
| 2012 – Best Male Comedy Performance – iNeed Awards |
Also of Note
| Stand-in for late-night hosts including John Oliver, Seth Meyers, and Stephen Colbert |
| Stand-in for Josh Dallas on NBC’s Manifest (Seasons 1-2) |
| Stand-in for top comedy actors including Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Peter Facinelli, et al. |
| Author of the improv comedy book Long-Form Improv (Allworth Press), available at Barnes & Noble stores and Amazon |
| Author of the industry ebook The Stand-In Handbook, available at Stand-In Central |
| Author of the industry ebook The Fi-Core Workbook, available at Fi-Core Central |