Ben Folds

1966 (60) • Acting

Born: 9/12/1966 (60) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

Known for: Acting

Ben Folds

Benjamin Scott "Ben" Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and the former frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. He now performs as a solo artist and collaborates with many other musicians.

Known For

Over the Hedge

66%

Songs

2006

Community

80%

Professor Bublitz

2009

Hoodwinked!

63%

Songs

2005

Billions

78%

Ben Folds

2016

Saturday Night Live

69%

Self - Musical Guest

1975

The Wilds

76%

Ben Folds

2020

100 Girls

58%

Additional Music

2000

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

61%

Self - Musical Guest / Self

2015

Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical

76%

Songs

2025

Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical

76%

Music Supervisor

2025

The Day the Music Stopped

60%

Self

2024

The Musical Mind: A Portrait in Process

Self

2023

My Name's Ben Folds: I Play Piano

Himself

2023

Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown

73%

Songs

2022

The Wilds

76%

Ben Folds

2020

Tim Minchin: Apart Together Live At Trackdown Studios

90%

Special Guest

2020

The Kelly Clarkson Show

62%

Self - Musical Guest

2019

It All Begins with a Song: The Story of the Nashville Songwriter

50%

Self

2019

Temple of Art

Self

2018

Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie

53%

Original Music Composer

2017

Billions

78%

Ben Folds

2016

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

61%

Self - Musical Guest / Self

2015

Misery Loves Comedy

61%

Original Music Composer

2015

You're the Worst

74%

Ben Folds

2014

Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and Love

60%

Self

2014

We Cause Scenes

70%

Self

2014

Cold Turkey

30%

Additional Music

2013

Drunk History

68%

Nathan Cherry / Self

2013

Ben Folds Five: Live from the Warfield

2013

Comedy Bang! Bang!

63%

Self

2012

A Love Letter to Tom Waits: The Life of Chris Roberts-Antieau

Self

2011

The Sing-Off

47%

Self - Judge

2009

Community

80%

Professor Bublitz

2009

William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet

45%

Himself

2009

William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet

45%

Original Music Composer

2009

MySpace Music Presents: Front to Back with Ben Folds Five

Ben Folds

2008