With countless credits under his leather belt, Paul Ben-Victor should be a household name. Instead, the character actor’s fame has gone under the radar. Still, audiences will recognize his face and muscular frame from the big (True Romance ) and small (Pam & Tommy) screens. Born in Brooklyn and schooled at Carnegie Mellon University, the native New Yorker is typically cast in tough guy roles. Through the years, he appeared in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman (2019) with Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, and Harvey Keitel; Get Hard (2015) with Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell; The Banker (2020) with Samuel L. Jackson; and Last Looks with Charlie Hunnum and Mel Gibson (2021). Back in 2000, Paul could be seen in the TV movies The David Cassidy Story and The Three Stooges. If those biopics don’t ring a bell, couch potatoes may know the beefcake as Robert Albert Hobbes from the Syfy channel’s The Invisible Man (2000-2002). The boob tube babe also lent his arresting presence to the USA Network’s In Plain Sight (2008-2012). Yet most will recall the small screen stud from HBO shows. Check out Paul’s wide… range on the drama The Wire (2003-2008); the comedy Entourage (2005-2008); the crime saga True Detective (2014); and the music series Vinyl (2016). Granted, Mr. Man was more turned on by Mr. Ben-Victor’s topless turn on John from Cincinnati (2007). Although we hoped to see more, the HBO fantasy features Rebecca De Mornay, Austin Nichols, Luke Perry, and Paul’s bulging briefs! “It’s not T&A, it’s HBO.”
