Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak is an American actor, writer, comedian, and director. Novak is best known as one of the writers and executive producers of The Office (2005–2013), in which he also played Ryan Howard, and as the best-selling author of the children's book, The Book With No Pictures. 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).
