Biography
Who is Ben Foster?
Early life and family
Benjamin A. Foster was born in Boston on October 29, 1980. His parents, Steven and Gillian, owned restaurants. The family moved to Fairfield, Iowa, in 1984 after their home in Boston was targeted by robbers while they were inside. He has a younger brother named Jon who also works in acting.
Ben attended the Interlochen Arts Camp as a youth, where he received training in theater. His mother has Irish roots, while his father is Jewish. He was raised in his father's faith and had grandparents who emigrated from the Russian Empire.
Starting an acting career
Ben Foster began his professional acting career at the age of 14. Between 1995 and 1997, he appeared in the Disney Channel series Flash Forward. His first major film role arrived in 1999 with the movie Liberty Heights, directed by Barry Levinson. Critics responded well to his debut performance in that production. He continued to build his resume with early roles in films like Get Over It.
Roles in film and television
Ben Foster appeared as Russell Corwin in the HBO series Six Feet Under. He took on the role of the comic-book character Angel in X-Men: The Last Stand. In the crime film Alpha Dog, he portrayed Jake Mazursky. He later played the outlaw Charlie Prince in the Western 3:10 to Yuma.
His work in the 2016 film Hell or High Water earned him an Independent Spirit Award for his performance as Tanner Howard. He has also starred in The Program as Lance Armstrong and appeared in the fantasy film Warcraft. He reunited with director Barry Levinson for the movie The Survivor. In 2025, he played the coach James V. Martin in the film Christy.
Personal life
Ben Foster was involved in a relationship with actress Antje Traue, his co-star in the film Pandorum, which lasted until 2010. He later began a relationship with actress Robin Wright. They announced two separate engagements between 2012 and 2015 before ending the relationship.
In 2016, Ben announced his engagement to actress Laura Prepon. They welcomed a daughter named Ella in 2017 and married in 2018. Their son was born in 2020. Ben Foster filed for divorce from Prepon in November 2024. He practices Transcendental Meditation and received a tattoo reading T.I.A. After filming the movie Here.
Birthday and age
Ben Foster was born on October 29, 1980, which makes Ben 46 years old today. That birthday falls under the Scorpio sign. Ben shares the date with 63 other famous people.
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