Ben Foster Biography – Ben Foster Wiki
Ben Foster born Benjamin A. Foster is an American actor. He has had roles in films including The Punisher (2004), X-Men: The Last Stand and Alpha Dog (both 2006), The Messenger and Pandorum (both 2009), The Mechanic (2011), Contraband (2012), Kill Your Darlings, and Lone Survivor (both 2013), The Program (2015) and Leave No Trace (2018). He was nominated for a Saturn Award and a Satellite Award for his role in 3:10 to Yuma (2007) and won an Independent Spirit Award for portraying Tanner Howard in Hell or High Water (2016).
He started working as an actor when he was sixteen years old. In 1996 and 1997, he starred in the Disney Channel television series FlashForward.
In 2001, he acted in the film Get Over It. He also had a recurring role as Russell Corwin (22 episodes) in the HBO Original Series, Six Feet Under. After appearing in the films 11:14 and The Punisher, Foster was featured in Hostage with Bruce Willis, Kevin Pollak, and Michelle Horn. In 2006, he appeared in X-Men: The Last Stand as the comic-book hero Angel / Warren Worthington III. In the crime thriller Alpha Dog, he played the character Jake Mazursky and added glaucoma drops to his eyes to simulate the appearance of a drug addict in the film.
In 2007, he played cold-blooded killer and outlaw Charlie Prince in the Western film 3:10 to Yuma. In February 2013, he was cast to replace Shia LaBeouf in the Broadway play Orphans as his first theater performance. In May 2014, it was announced that he would star opposite Gillian Anderson and Vanessa Kirby in Benedict Andrews’ new production of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Young Vic in London. That production closed on September 19, 2014. The same production transferred to New York in 2016, opening at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn.
He played Lance Armstrong in the biopic The Program and co-starred in the fantasy adventure Warcraft, released in June 2016. In 2016, he appeared in Hell or High Water as the dangerous Tanner Howard, opposite Chris Pine and Jeff Bridges. Foster was acclaimed for his roles and has received numerous awards nominations. The actor has continuously received praise from critics for his “intense” and “unhinged” performances in numerous films. Film critic Matt Zoller Seitz described Foster in 2016 as “one of those actors who makes even a bad film worth seeing. Sometimes he suggests the film you’d rather be watching.”
Foster attended a local town college, the Maharishi University of Management. As a youth, he attended Interlochen Arts Camp, studying theatre.
Ben Foster Age
He was born on October 29, 1980, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Ben Foster Wife
He is married to his wife actress Laura Prepon. In October 2016, he announced his engagement to actress Laura Prepon. In January 2017, it was announced that the couple was expecting their first child. His now-wife gave birth to their daughter, Ella, in August 2017. The couple married in June 2018. In October 2019, it was announced that the couple was expecting their second child. Their son was born in February 2020.
In the past, Foster was in a relationship with German actress Antje Traue, his co-star in the movie Pandorum. Traue revealed in an interview that she had moved to Los Angeles and lived with Foster until their relationship ended around 2010. He also began a relationship with actress Robin Wright in early 2012. They became engaged in early 2014 but called off their engagement on November 12, 2014. Foster and Wright reconciled in early 2015 however, on August 29, 2015, they announced they were ending their second engagement.
Ben Foster Children
He has two children, a daughter named Ella born in August 2017, and a son who was born in February 2020.
Ben Foster Family
He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His parents were restaurant owners: Steven Foster and Gillian Kirwan. He has described his parents as “free-spirited, Vietnam-protesting hippies”. He is the older brother of actor Jon Foster. At the age of four, his family migrated to Fairfield, Iowa, after their Boston home was broken into by robbers in their presence.
He was raised Jewish and had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony. His paternal grandparents were Celia (Segal) and Abraham Foster, who was a prominent judge and politician in Boston their families emigrated from the Russian Empire.
Ben Foster Height
He stands at a listed height of 5 feet 7 inches (1.75 meters) tall.
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