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Ben Foster was born October 29, 1980 in Boston, Massachusetts, to Gillian Kirwan and Steven Foster, restaurant owners. His younger brother is actor Jon Foster. His paternal grandparents were from Russian Jewish families that immigrated to Massachusetts (his grandfather became a prominent judge in Boston), while his mother's family is from Maryland. ... See full bio »

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Known For

Hell or High Water
Hell or High Water Tanner Howard
(2016)
3:10 to Yuma
3:10 to Yuma Charlie Prince
(2007)
The Messenger
The Messenger Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery
(2009)
Leave No Trace
Leave No Trace Will
(2018)
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Filmography

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  Peter Pan, Land of Forever (pre-production)
Damian Salt / Lost Boy (voice)
  Finestkind (filming)
Tom
 2023 Emancipation (post-production)
Fassel
 2022 Medieval (post-production)
Jan Zizka
 2022 Hustle (completed)
 2022 The Contractor
Mike
 2021 The Survivor
Harry Haft
 2019 Anthem: Homunculus (Podcast Series short)
William S. Burroughs (2019)
 2018 Galveston
Roy
 2018 Leave No Trace
Will
 2017 Hostiles
Philip Wills
 2017 Rock'n Roll
Ben
 2016/I Inferno
Bertrand Zobrist
 2016 Warcraft
Medivh
 2016/II Hell or High Water
Tanner Howard
 2016 Chris Stapleton: Fire Away (Music Video short)
Sherriff
 2016 The Finest Hours
Richard Livesey
 2015/II The Program
Lance Armstrong
 2014 Until We Could (Short)
Narrator (voice)
 2013 Lone Survivor
Matt 'Axe' Axelson
 2013 Ain't Them Bodies Saints
Patrick Wheeler
 2013 Kill Your Darlings
William Burroughs
 2012 Robot Chicken (TV Series short)
Orville Redenbacher / Time Traveller
- Executed by the State (2012) ... Orville Redenbacher / Time Traveller (voice)
 2012 Contraband
Sebastian Abney
 2011 Rampart
General Terry
 2011 360
Tyler
 2011/I Here
Will Shepard
 2011 The Mechanic
Steve McKenna
 2009 Pandorum
Bower
 2009/I Blink (Short)
AJ
 2009/I The Messenger
Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery
 2008 Birds of America
Jay
 2007 30 Days of Night
The Stranger
 2007 My Name Is Earl (TV Series)
Glen Shipley
- My Name Is Inmate #28301-016: Part 2 (2007) ... Glen Shipley
- My Name Is Inmate #28301-016: Part 1 (2007) ... Glen Shipley
 2007 3:10 to Yuma
Charlie Prince
 2006 X-Men: The Last Stand
Warren Worthington III / Angel
 2006 Alpha Dog
Jake Mazursky
 2003-2005 Six Feet Under (TV Series)
Russell Corwin
- Singing for Our Lives (2005) ... Russell Corwin
- Untitled (2004) ... Russell Corwin
- Bomb Shelter (2004) ... Russell Corwin
- The Black Forest (2004) ... Russell Corwin
- Grinding the Corn (2004) ... Russell Corwin
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 2005 The Dead Zone (TV Series)
Darren Foldes
- The Last Goodbye (2005) ... Darren Foldes
 2005 Hostage
Mars Krupcheck
 2004 The Punisher
Spacker Dave
 2003 11:14
Eddie
 2003 Northfork
Cod
 2002 Phone Booth
Big Q (uncredited)
 2002 Bang Bang You're Dead
Trevor Adams
 2002 Big Trouble
Matt Arnold
 2001-2002 Boston Public (TV Series)
Max Warner
- Chapter Thirty-Six (2002) ... Max Warner
- Chapter Twenty-Nine (2001) ... Max Warner
 2002 The Laramie Project (TV Movie)
Aaron Kreifels
 2001 Get Over It
Berke Landers
 2000 Family Law (TV Series)
Jason Nelson
- A Mother's Son (2000) ... Jason Nelson
 1999-2000 Freaks and Geeks (TV Series)
Eli
- Carded and Discarded (2000) ... Eli
- Pilot (1999) ... Eli
 1999 Liberty Heights
Ben Kurtzman
 1998 1973 (TV Movie)
Peter
 1998 Breakfast with Einstein (TV Movie)
Ryan
 1998 You Wish (TV Series)
Earl
- Future Shock (1998) ... Earl
 1998 I've Been Waiting for You (TV Movie)
Charlie
 1995-1997 Flash Forward (TV Series)
Tucker James
- Expose (1997) ... Tucker James
- Just Friends (1997) ... Tucker James
- Crime and Punishment (1997) ... Tucker James
- Maltese Chicken (1997) ... Tucker James
- Love Letters (1997) ... Tucker James
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 1996 Kounterfeit (Video)
Travis
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Narrated the audio book version of James Frey's novel, "Bright Shiny Morning". See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Interviews | 2 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Spouse:

Laura Prepon  (2 children)

Parents:

Kirwan, Gillian | Foster, Steven

Relatives:

Jon Foster (sibling)
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Personal Quote:

[on preparing for his character in Liberty Heights (1999)] The big goal for me was just to get the mental state of mind, this kind of pure innocence. My generation is pretty jaded, pretty cynical. Everything happens really fast. Too much, too fast. So I got all the Life and Look magazines from '54 to '55, stuff that would be at the family's house, on the coffee table. I listened to all the ... See more »

Trivia:

Co-starred in two Marvel adaptations featuring Rebecca Romijn: The Punisher (2004) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). See more »

Trademark:

Intense acting style See more »

Nickname:

Goat Boy

Star Sign:

Scorpio
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