Ben Baur
# Ben Baur

Ben Baur is an American actor known for starring in the LGBT-themed web series Hunting Season. Out named him to its Out100 list in 2015.

## Early life

Baur attended West Albany High School in Albany, Oregon, graduating in 2004. Baur graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.

## Career

Baur had guest roles on the television series Nip/Tuck and Happily Divorced before starring as Alex in the LGBT-themed web series Hunting Season. After appearing in the series The Following and Difficult People, he played Kip Stark in several episodes of the web series These People from 2015 to 2016. Baur and longtime friend Thandi Tolmay co-created, co-produced, and co-starred in the web series #Adulting in 2016. He has also written episodes of These People and #Adulting. In January 2017, Baur posted on Instagram that he had worked on the ABC soap opera General Hospital in an undisclosed role. He played mail clerk Noah on the show on February 27, 2017. Baur also wrote and starred in the short film Something New, which premiered at Outfest Los Angeles in 2017.

## Filmography

| Year | Project | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | Nip/Tuck | Freddy Prune's Assistant | Television series (Season 5 – Episode: "Carly Summers") |
| 2011 | Happily Divorced | Anthony | TV series (Season 1 – Episode: "A Date with Destiny") |
| 2012–2015 | Hunting Season | Alex | Web series (Main cast) |
| 2014 | Mythos | Young Luke | Web series (Episode: "Sea and Sky") |
| 2014 | The Following | Prisoner | TV series (Season 2 – Episode: "The Messenger") |
| 2014–2015 | What Would You Do? | Gay Man/Waiter | TV series (2 episodes) |
| 2015 | Front Cover | Eddie | Film |
| 2015 | Difficult People | Gay Rights Activist | Web series (Season 1 – Episode: "Library Water") |
| 2015 | Dropping the Soap | Chandler | Web series (Episode: "Julian's Choice") |
| 2015–2016 | These People | Kip Stark | Web series (6 episodes) |
| 2016 | #Adulting | Max | Web series (Main cast) |
| 2017 | Something Like Summer | Jace Holden | Film |
| 2017 | General Hospital | Noah the Mail Clerk | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2017 | Famous in Love | Reporter | Episode: "Leaving Los Angeles" |
| 2017 | EastSiders | Jason | Web series (Episode: "Cats") |
| 2017 | The Journey of Being Likable | Drew | Web series (5 episodes) |
| 2017 | Something New | Jonah | Short film |

## Reception

In 2015, Out named Baur to its Out100 list, after previously placing him on the magazine's "Most Eligible Bachelors" list two years in a row.

### Awards and nominations

Baur was nominated for an Indie Series Award for Best Actor (Comedy) in 2012 and 2016 for his work in Hunting Season, and in 2017 for #Adulting. The entire Hunting Season cast won the Indie for Best Ensemble (Comedy) in 2016.

| Year | Award | Category | Project | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 4th Indie Soap Awards | Best Actor — Comedy | Hunting Season | Nominated |
| 2012 | 4th Indie Soap Awards | Best Ensemble — Comedy | Hunting Season | Nominated |
| 2016 | 7th Indie Series Awards | Best Lead Actor — Comedy | Hunting Season | Nominated |
| 2016 | 7th Indie Series Awards | Best Ensemble — Comedy | Hunting Season | Won |
| 2017 | 8th Indie Series Awards | Best Web Series — Comedy | #Adulting (creator/writer/producer) | Nominated |
| 2017 | 8th Indie Series Awards | Best Lead Actor — Comedy | #Adulting | Nominated |

## Personal life

Baur is gay. In 2012, he wrote a column for The Huffington Post about his experiences coming out and being an "out gay actor". He and his partner Craig Gates were engaged in May 2018.

