Stephen Schneider (born August 9, 1980) is an American actor, writer and entrepreneur, best known for his roles as Stephen Downes on The Righteous Gemstones, Jeremy Santos on Broad City, Ty Wyland on You're the Worst (both 2014–2017), and Ben Cooper on the ABC sitcom Imaginary Mary (2017).
Early life Schneider was born in Sharon, Massachusetts, to a Jewish family.
Career Schneider first gained notice on Comedy Central’s Broad City as Jeremy Santos, Abbi’s across-the-hall neighbor, appearing across multiple seasons including the 2015 episode “Knockoffs.”
He recurred on FXX’s You’re the Worst as filmmaker Ty Wyland between 2014 and 2017. In 2017, he co-starred opposite Jenna Elfman in ABC’s live-action/CGI sitcom Imaginary Mary, playing Ben.
In 2023, Schneider appeared in season three of HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones as Stephen; he discussed filming a widely covered nude fight sequence in a contemporaneous interview.
In 2024, he joined NBC’s workplace comedy St. Denis Medical in a recurring role as hospital chaplain Steve.
Other ventures Gizmogul Schneider is cited as a founder of the smartphone buy-back company Gizmogul.
Cash for Gold USA and CJ Environmental Schneider has served as a spokesman for CashforGoldUSA.com. He is listed as chief financial officer of CJ Environmental, the parent company of CashforGoldUSA.com, in Massachusetts corporate filings. CJ Environmental has appeared on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies.
Personal life In 2013, Schneider married actress Jenn Proske (who converted to Judaism upon marrying him). On March 28, 2015, Proske gave birth to their daughter, Ava Morata Schneider.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 Puberty: The Movie Janitor Also writer and director 2009 2012: Supernova Captain James Moto Direct-to-video 2010 The Etiquette Ninjas Direct-to-video 2011 The Funniest Movie Ever... Just Kidding Steve Deeds Also writer 2012 Relativity Jerry 2013 Bert and Arnie's Guide to Friendship Arnie 2018 Bumblebee Ron 2020 Breaking Them Up Phil Post-production Filming
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2011 Happy Endings Keith Episode: "Lying Around" LoveFinder Steve Television movie2012 Best Friends Forever Rav Stark 6 episodes Mental Cases "Doctor" Schneider Television short movie 2013 Save Me Pete Dennings 7 episodes2014 Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight Ben 5 episodes Mental Cases Dr. Cheng 5 episodes2014–2017 You're the Worst Ty Wyland 6 episodes Broad City Jeremy Santos 13 episodes2015 Chasing Life Aaron Phillips 5 episodes Gigi Does It Travis Episode: "Whine" Sharing Todd Television movie 2017 Imaginary Mary Ben 9 episodes 2018 All About the Washingtons Curtis Keller Episode: "U Can't Crash This" 2019 Soundtrack Jake 2 episodes 2019–2020 Lucifer Anders Brody 2 episodes2022 Rutherford Falls Remington Episode: "Adirondack S3" Best Foot Forward Gary 10 episodes Players Nathan Resnick 8 episodes 2023 The Righteous Gemstones Stephen 4 episodes2024 St. Denis Medical Chaplain Steve Recurring Nobody Wants This John Episode: "The Ick" 2025 Government Cheese Post-production
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