Deputy sheriff Van Davis is the resident stud on “The Madison.” He is principally within the present to be fawned over, as the opposite characters preserve speaking about how hunky he’s. That stated, it seems to be like he and Abigail (Beau Garrett) may change into the sequence’ breakout couple, assuming they will ultimately overcome their variations. Be that as it might, a few of you is likely to be questioning who performs the kind-hearted sheriff in this particular Taylor Sheridan TV show, as he has fairly the acquainted face.
Ben Schnetzer brings Davis to life on “The Madison,” however he has additionally starred in different notable movie and TV tasks. One of his early breakout roles got here in 2014’s “Pride” (one of many best LGBTQ+ movies on the market), wherein he performs a dramatized model of real-life activist Mark Ashton. After that, he performed Khadgar, a gifted mage, in director Duncan Jones’ “Warcraft,” a fantasy video game adaptation that’s found new life on Netflix within the years since its theatrical launch in 2016.
Schnetzer has additionally lent his skills to political leisure, as he has a supporting function in Oliver Stone’s real-life-inspired whistleblower thriller “Snowden.” In this one, the actor performs an NSA agent named Gabriel Sol, who seems to be a fictional character created for the film. Schnetzer has starred in different movies since then, too. Most lately, he was in 2025’s “The Yellow Tie,” a biography in regards to the composer Sergiu Celibidache. However, his small display work additionally deserves a point out, because the actor appeared in some enjoyable exhibits earlier than becoming a member of the SheridanVerse.
Ben Schnetzer’s non-Madison TV credit embody Y: The Last Man
Ben Schnetzer initially broke into tv with a visitor starring function on “Law & Order.” He exhibits up within the season 20 episode “Crashers,” enjoying a personality who finds himself on the middle of a homicide investigation after having an affair with a politician’s spouse.
Following his one-off stint on Dick Wolf’s long-running procedural, Schnetzer landed a daily function on ABC’s short-lived 2010 thriller field sequence “Happy Town.” After that, he turned the star of FX’s now-canceled “Y: The Last Man,” a post-apocalyptic sequence about an occasion that eliminates each mammal with a Y chromosome — aside from Schnetzer’s character. That is not his solely sci-fi credit score, both, as he moreover seems in a few episodes of the primary season of Netflix’s “3 Body Problem.”
“The Madison” will undoubtedly propel Schnetzer to new heights, as he has fairly a major function in Taylor Sheridan’s newest hit sequence. Season 2 has already been confirmed, so viewers can most likely stay up for seeing extra of Montana’s hunkiest deputy sheriff within the close to future.
“The Madison” is now streaming on Paramount+.
