Benjamin A. Foster was born in Boston on October 29, 1980, the son of restaurant owners Steven Foster and Gillian Kirwan.[5][6][7] He has described his parents as "free-spirited, Vietnam-protesting hippies".[8] He has a younger brother, Jon, who is also an actor. Foster and his family relocated to Fairfield, Iowa when their Boston home was broken into by robbers while they were present.[7][8]
Foster was raised Jewish, and had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony.[8][9] 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.[10][11][12] As a youth he attended Interlochen Arts Camp and studied theatre there.[13]
Also in 2016, Foster 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.
Foster has often received praise from critics for his "intense" and "unhinged" performances in numerous films.[22][23][24] 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."[25]
Personal life
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.[26] Foster began a relationship with actress Robin Wright in early 2012.[27][28] They became engaged in early 2014,[29] but called off their engagement on November 12, 2014.[30] Foster and Wright reconciled in early 2015;[31] however, on August 29, 2015, they announced they were ending their second engagement.[32]
In October 2016, Foster announced his engagement to actress Laura Prepon.[33] Prepon gave birth to their first child, a daughter, Ella, in August 2017. Foster and Prepon married in June 2018.[34] Their son was born in February 2020.[35]
After filming of the movie Here ended, five members of the cast and crew got tattooed with the letters T.I.A., which stand for This Is Armenia.[36]
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^Scott, A. O. (12 November 2009). "Delivering Bad News and Truths About War". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 February 2017. ... with this performance Mr. Foster, having shown intriguing promise in "Alpha Dog" and "3:10 to Yuma," places himself in the first rank of young American screen actors.
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Benjamin A Foster born October 29 1980 1 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 2 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 3 and won an Independent Spirit Award for portraying Tanner Howard in Hell or High Water 2016 4 He also acted as Russell Corwin in Six Feet Under 2003 2005 He had a recurring role portraying a high school student named Eli on the Judd Apatow show Freaks and Geeks 2000 which ran for one season Ben FosterFoster in 2018BornBenjamin A Foster 1980 10 29 October 29 1980 age 42 Boston Massachusetts U S OccupationActorYears active1995 presentSpouseLaura Prepon m 2018 wbr Children2RelativesJon Foster brother Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography and stage work 4 1 Film 4 2 Television 4 3 Stage 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditBenjamin A Foster was born in Boston on October 29 1980 the son of restaurant owners Steven Foster and Gillian Kirwan 5 6 7 He has described his parents as free spirited Vietnam protesting hippies 8 He has a younger brother Jon who is also an actor Foster and his family relocated to Fairfield Iowa when their Boston home was broken into by robbers while they were present 7 8 Foster was raised Jewish and had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony 8 9 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 10 11 12 As a youth he attended Interlochen Arts Camp and studied theatre there 13 Career Edit Foster at the Toronto Film Festival in 2015 Foster began working as an actor when he was 16 years old 7 In 1996 and 1997 he starred in the Disney Channel television series Flash Forward In 2001 he acted in the film Get Over It Foster also had a recurring role as Russell Corwin 22 episodes in the HBO original series Six Feet Under 7 After appearing in the films 11 14 and The Punisher Foster appeared in Hostage with Bruce Willis Kevin Pollak and Michelle Horn In 2006 Foster appeared in X Men The Last Stand as the comic book hero Angel Warren Worthington III 7 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 14 In 2007 he played cold blooded killer and outlaw Charlie Prince in the Western film 3 10 to Yuma 15 In February 2013 he was cast to replace Shia LaBeouf in the Broadway play Orphans as his first theater performance 16 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 17 The same production closed on September 19 2014 and transferred to New York in 2016 opening at St Ann s Warehouse in Brooklyn 18 Foster played Lance Armstrong in the biopic The Program 19 20 and co starred in the fantasy adventure Warcraft released in June 2016 21 Also in 2016 Foster 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 Foster has often received praise from critics for his intense and unhinged performances in numerous films 22 23 24 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 25 Personal life EditFoster 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 26 Foster began a relationship with actress Robin Wright in early 2012 27 28 They became engaged in early 2014 29 but called off their engagement on November 12 2014 30 Foster and Wright reconciled in early 2015 31 however on August 29 2015 they announced they were ending their second engagement 32 In October 2016 Foster announced his engagement to actress Laura Prepon 33 Prepon gave birth to their first child a daughter Ella in August 2017 Foster and Prepon married in June 2018 34 Their son was born in February 2020 35 After filming of the movie Here ended five members of the cast and crew got tattooed with the letters T I A which stand for This Is Armenia 36 Foster practices transcendental meditation 37 Filmography and stage work EditFilm Edit Year Title Role Notes1996 Kounterfeit Travis1999 Liberty Heights Ben Kurtzman2001 Get Over It Berke Landers Nominated Teen Choice Award for Choice Chemistry shared with Kirsten Dunst 2002 The Laramie Project Aaron KreifelsBig Trouble Matt ArnoldPhone Booth Big Q Uncredited2003 Northfork Cod11 14 Eddie2004 The Punisher Spacker DaveThe Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things Fleshy Boy2005 Hostage Marshall Mars Krupcheck2006 Alpha Dog Jake Mazursky Young Hollywood Award for Breakthrough Performance MaleX Men The Last Stand Warren Worthington III Angel2007 3 10 to Yuma Charlie Prince Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor 2nd place Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor 2nd place Nominated Saturn Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated Satellite Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture30 Days of Night The Stranger2008 Birds of America Jay2009 The Messenger Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery Women Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorNominated San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best ActorNominated St Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorNominated Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough ActorBlink AJ Short filmPandorum Bower2011 The Mechanic Steve McKennaHere Will Shepard360 TylerRampart Terry Also producer2012 Contraband Sebastian Abney2013 North of South West of East CassKill Your Darlings William S BurroughsAin t Them Bodies Saints Patrick WheelerLone Survivor Matthew Axe Axelson2015 The Program Lance Armstrong Limited release2016 The Finest Hours Seaman Richard LiveseyHell or High Water Tanner Howard Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting MaleWashington D C Area Film Critics Association Award for Best EnsembleNominated Critics Choice Movie Award for Best Acting EnsembleNominated Critics Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated Houston Film Critics Society for Best Supporting ActorNominated Washington D C Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActorWarcraft MedivhInferno Bertrand Zobrist2017 Rock n Roll Ben FosterHostiles Sergeant Charles Wills2018 Leave No Trace WillGalveston Roy Cady2022 The Contractor MikeHustle Vince MerrickMedieval Jan ZizkaEmancipation FasselTBA Finestkind Tom Post productionLong Day s Journey into Night 38 Jamie Tyrone Post productionTelevision Edit Year Title Role Notes1996 1997 Flash Forward Tucker Tuck James Lead role 26 episodesNominated Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Children s or Youth Program or Series 1997 1998 1998 You Wish Earl Episode Future Shock I ve Been Waiting for You Charlie Television filmBreakfast with Einstein Ryan Television film1999 2000 Freaks and Geeks Eli 2 episodes2000 Family Law Jason Nelson Episode A Mother s Son 2001 2002 Boston Public Max Warner 2 episodes2002 Bang Bang You re Dead Trevor Adams Television filmDaytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children s Programming2003 2005 Six Feet Under Russell Corwin 22 episodes 1 uncredited Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 2004 Nominated Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 2005 2005 The Dead Zone Darren Foldes Episode The Last Goodbye 2007 My Name Is Earl Glenn 2 episodes2012 Robot Chicken Orville Redenbacher Time traveller Voice episode Executed by the State 2021 The Survivor Harry Haft Television filmNominated Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television MovieStage Edit Year Title Role Notes2013 Orphans Treat Broadway debut2014 A Streetcar Named Desire Stanley Kowalski The Young Vic LondonReferences Edit Ben Foster Biography 1980 FilmReference com Retrieved October 15 2013 Ordona Michael November 1 2009 Ben Foster puts his heart into The Messenger Los Angeles Times Retrieved November 15 2010 Ben Foster Yahoo Movies 2010 Retrieved November 15 2010 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards Winners Announced Film Independent 25 February 2017 Fee Gayle Laura Raposa September 3 1995 Inside Track Pool barons foster son s fledgling career Boston Herald Archived from the original on March 19 2013 Retrieved November 15 2010 subscription required Sherman Paul December 9 1999 New Heights After landing the lead role in Barry Levinson s latest film Boston native Ben Foster is flying Boston Herald Archived from the original on March 19 2013 Retrieved November 15 2010 subscription required a b c d e Abel Judy November 15 2009 Exploring life s darker corners The Boston Globe Retrieved November 15 2010 a b c Miller Gerri 1999 Foster Reaches for the Heights JVibe Archived from the original on 2000 05 23 Retrieved November 12 2006 Sragow Michael December 16 1999 It s a boy s boy s boy s world and a girl s Salon com Retrieved November 15 2010 permanent dead link Breed Allan G February 4 1999 Ben Foster reaches for new Heights Lawrence Journal World Retrieved December 10 2007 Lakshmanan Indira A R December 27 1994 A Frank Foster judge who once halted a man s beating at 84 Boston Globe Archived from the original on July 11 2016 Retrieved February 27 2022 CELIA SEGAL FOSTER Brezniak Rodman Funeral Directors Brezniakrodman com 2010 06 28 Archived from the original on 2013 12 03 Retrieved 2014 05 12 Halloween in Hollywood Interlochen Center for the Arts Archived from the original on 2020 07 26 Retrieved 2019 05 24 X Men star Foster risks eyesight to play druggie Contact Music December 12 2006 Retrieved December 12 2006 Interview Ben Foster actor and producer The Scotsman February 17 2012 Retrieved September 15 2012 Lawson Richard 21 February 2013 Ben Foster to Replace Shia LaBeouf Esquire Reader on Broadway The Atlantic Wire Yahoo Retrieved 21 February 2013 Ben Foster and Vanessa Kirby join Young Vic s Streetcar London Theatre Retrieved 9 June 2014 St Ann s Warehouse A Young Vic amp Joshua Andrews Co Production St Ann s Warehouse Retrieved May 9 2017 Windsor Richard 2014 11 13 Bikes from Lance Armstrong movie to be sold off cyclingweekly co uk Retrieved 2014 11 14 Roxborough Scott October 23 2013 First Look Ben Foster as Lance Armstrong in Stephen Frears Biopic The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved June 20 2018 Collura Scott December 4 2013 Ben Foster and Dominic Cooper Head for Warcraft IGN Retrieved December 5 2013 Ebiri Bilge 13 November 2009 Ben Foster on Shooting The Messenger s Most Harrowing Scenes Vulture Retrieved 26 February 2017 Ben Foster has been attracting attention for some time thanks to his intense sometimes even downright unhinged portrayals in action flicks Lumenick Lou 7 September 2007 BEST WESTERN New York Post NYP Holdings Inc Retrieved 26 February 2017 The role of Charlie Prince is played with great flamboyance by Ben Foster who manages to steal scenes left and right from Crowe and Bale no easy feat Scott A O 12 November 2009 Delivering Bad News and Truths About War The New York Times Retrieved 26 February 2017 with this performance Mr Foster having shown intriguing promise in Alpha Dog and 3 10 to Yuma places himself in the first rank of young American screen actors Matt Zoller Seitz mattzollerseitz 29 July 2016 Ben Foster s one of those actors who makes even a bad film worth seeing Sometimes he suggests the film you d rather be watching Tweet Retrieved 26 February 2017 via Twitter Pauli Harald 2018 04 14 Antje Traue Der schoenste deutsche Hollywood Import in German Focus Magazin Nr 16 2018 Retrieved 2018 06 08 Robin Wright and Ben Foster Get Cozy People com February 10 2012 Retrieved April 19 2013 Justin Ravitz December 24 2012 Robin Wright 46 and Ben Foster 32 Affectionate During Shopping Trip US Magazine Retrieved April 19 2013 Alexis L Loinaz January 11 2014 Robin Wright and Ben Foster are engaged People com Retrieved January 11 2014 Marquina Sierra November 12 2014 Robin Wright and Ben Foster Split Call Off 10 Month Engagement Find Out What Went Wrong Us Magazine Retrieved November 13 2014 Introducing Robin Wright Our April 2015 Cover Star Vanity Fair Webber Stephanie 29 August 2015 Robin Wright Ben Foster Call Off Engagement For the Second Time Retrieved 29 August 2015 Laura Prepon and Ben Foster Are Engaged See Her Gorgeous New Ring 5 October 2016 Laura Prepon and Ben Foster Are Married Thank You for All the Love People June 3 2018 Retrieved June 4 2018 Weinberg Lindsey February 26 2020 Laura Prepon and Ben Foster Welcome Second Child The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved June 22 2020 Westal Bob A Roundtable Chat with Ben Foster of Mechanic Bullz Eye Retrieved 17 November 2022 DeYoung Bill October 27 2009 Extreme closeup Ben Foster Connect Savannah Retrieved November 15 2010 Jessica Lange amp Ed Harris Wrap New Movie Version Of Long Day s Journey Into Night External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ben Foster actor Ben Foster at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ben Foster actor amp oldid 1142032973, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
