Benjamin "Ben" Plessala started working in the entertainment industry at the age of five and has been working steadily ever since in Television, Film, Commercial and Voice Over. He has appeared on many Network shows, including HBO's "Big Little Lies" and Showtime's "Shameless." He has appeared on two of CBS's most iconic shows of all time, "Criminal Minds" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation". Ben is also part of the voice casts of The SpongeBob Movie - Sponge on the Run (2021), Minions: the Rise of Gru (2022), Disney Pixar's Turning Red (2022) and other upcoming secret projects. Benjamin has appeared in numerous National Television Commercials and Ad Campaigns, including having the honor to play young Cal Naughton Jr. opposite Gary Cole as Reese Bobby, in Dodge's "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" 2020 & 2021 National Ad Campaigns. He has also appeared in National Commercials for Audi, Chevrolet, Star Wars Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, Embassy Suites Hotels, Home Depot, Xfinity, TrueGreen Lawn Care and Amica Insurance just to name a few. As an avid Gamer, Ben is beyond thrilled to be part of the voice casts of two epic Sony Playstation video games, "Final Fantasy VII Remake" playing Oates, a young boy living in the Sector 5 Slums and "The Last of Us Part II", that won the The Game Awards Game of the Year 2020 and racked up over 200 other Game of the Year Awards. Ben has also written and performed stand-up comedy at the Hollywood Improv on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles with his comedy/improvisation troupe, Comedy Playground When not performing, Ben plays on his High School baseball team, plays club ice hockey, cooks in the kitchen and hangs with his two dogs. Ben resides in Los Angeles, CA with his family, where both his parents are Attorneys. You can find Ben on his only Instagram account @benplessala Benjamin Plessala is represented by The Osbrink Agency (Theatrical/Voiceover) and Coast to Coast Talent Group (Commercial). His manager is Frederick Levy of Management 101.