Paul Ben-Victor

Paul Ben-Victor is the definition of a character actor I trust on sight. The moment Spiros Vondopoulos appeared on The Wire, that coiled, watchful menace told me everything about the man's craft. A Brooklyn native, he has spent a career making smaller roles unforgettable, from Alan Gray in Entourage to countless guest turns where he simply elevates the scene. What I admire is the lack of vanity in his work; he commits fully to whatever the part demands. He may not headline, but to me he is exactly the sort of dependable presence that holds a great ensemble together.

Name (English)

Paul Ben-Victor

Name (Japanese)

ポール・ベン＝ヴィクター

Reading

ぽーる・べん＝ゔぃくたー

Born

July 24, 1965 (age 61)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Snake

Origin

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor

High school

Midwood High School

• Official sitehttps://www.stipko.net/paulbenvictor
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Ben-Victor
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%EF%BC%9D%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q746337

Tags

• New York
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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