Ben Foster
Ben Foster is an American actor. Born October 29, 1980, in Boston. Educated at Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment and Interlochen Center for the Arts.
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- Described as
- American actor
- Other names
- Benjamin A. "Ben" Foster, Benjamin A. Foster
- Born
- October 29, 1980 · 4 references
- Born in
- Boston · 1 reference
- Name at birth
- Benjamin A. Foster · 1 reference
- Citizen of
- United States
- Occupation
- actor · 2 references; film actor; television actor; screenwriter · 1 reference; film producer · 1 reference
- Education
- Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment; Interlochen Center for the Arts
- Spouse
- Laura Prepon (2018–2024)
- Siblings
- Jon Foster
- Religion
- Judaism
- Lived in
- New York
- Wikipedias with a page
- 46
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What Wikipedia says · copied November 13, 2026 · revision 1385395652
Benjamin A. Foster (born October 29, 1980) is an American actor. His films include The Punisher (2004), X-Men: The Last Stand and Alpha Dog (both 2006), 30 Days of Night and 3:10 to Yuma (both 2007), The Messenger and Pandorum (both 2009), The Mechanic (2011), Contraband (2012), Kill Your Darlings and Lone Survivor (both 2013), The Program (2015), Warcraft (2016), and Leave No Trace (2018). He has won an Independent Spirit Award for portraying Tanner Howard in Hell or High Water (2016). He also had a recurring role as Russell Corwin in Six Feet Under (2003–05).
Foster has often 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."
- Born, in its opening lines
- October 29, 1980
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