Ben Foster was born on October 29, 1980 in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a Daytime Emmy- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American actor.

His passion for acting was discovered early on, and after starring in the title role in "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" put on by one of the community theaters, he wrote, directed, and starred in his own play at the age of twelve, a play that won second place in an international competition.

His film debut was a small role in the little-seen "Kounterfeit", after which he was solicited for several made-for-TV movies and appearances on television shows before reaching the next milestone, "Liberty Heights" where he played alongside Adrien Brody and Joe Mategna as a rebellious Jewish teen who engages in a forbidden relationship with a black girl.

His first starring movie role was in the film "Get Over It" where he starred along with Kirsten Dunst as a lovelorn teen, and then the beautifully crafted "Bang Bang, You're Dead" in which he played Trevor Adams, the starring role. Still, until 2005, his parts for the most part were small but beautifully played, and then he landed the role of Marshall Krupcheck in the movie "Hostage", an intense piece of acting that made people begin to take notice and recognize his potential and talent.

Since then, he's received major roles in two major movies, "Alpha Dog" and "X-Men: The Last Stand."

His last credits include 3:10 to Yuma (2007), 30 Days of Night (2007) and TV Series "My Name Is Earl" (2007).

Filmography

• The Laws of Motion (2008)
• 30 Days of Night (2007)
• "My Name Is Earl" (2 episodes, 2007)
• 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
• X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
• Alpha Dog (2006)
• "Six Feet Under" (23 episodes, 2003-2005)
• "The Dead Zone" (1 episode, 2005)
• Hostage (2005)
• The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004)
• The Punisher (2004)
• 11:14 (2003)
• Northfork (2003)
• Phone Booth (2002)
• Bang, Bang, You're Dead (2002)
• Big Trouble (2002)
• "Boston Public" (2 episodes, 2001-2002)
• The Laramie Project (2002)
• Get Over It (2001)
• "Family Law" (1 episode, 2000)
• "Freaks and Geeks" (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
• Liberty Heights (1999)
• Breakfast with Einstein (1998)
• "You Wish" (1 episode, 1998)
• I've Been Waiting for You (1998)
• "Flash Forward" (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
• Kounterfeit (1996)