Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak is an American actor, writer, comedian, and director. Novak is best known as one of the writers, executive producers, and directors of the NBC sitcom The Office (2005–2013), in which he also played Ryan Howard. As an actor, he has also appeared as PFC Smithson "The Little Man" Utivich in the film Inglourious Basterds (2009), Robert B. Sherman in Saving Mr. Banks (2013), and Harry J. Sonneborn in The Founder (2016).
