Ben Wright (born September 3, 1969) is best known for originating the role of "Jack" in the Tony Award-winning musical "Into the Woods". Wright's professional acting career started with George C. Wolfe's Off-Broadway production of "Paradise" at Playwrights Horizons. He then went on to originate leading roles on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim's "Into The Woods" and the Tony nominated "State Fair", for which he received a Drama Desk Nomination