Ben Foster (actor)
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| Ben Foster | |
| Born | October 29, 1980 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Notable roles | Liberty Heights (1999) X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) |
Ben Foster (born October 29, 1980) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the teen movies Liberty Heights and Get Over It, as well as the action films Hostage (2005) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006).
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Foster was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Stephen Foster; he has a younger brother, Jon, who is also an actor. Foster's parents, whom he has described as "free-spirited, Vietnam-protesting hippies", relocated to the small town of Fairfield, Iowa four years after he was born, after their Boston house was burglarized while they were present.[1] Foster's family was one of the few Jewish families in the town.[1]
[edit] Career
At the age of sixteen, Foster dropped out of high school and moved to Los Angeles. In 1996, he appeared in the television series Flash Forward. In the following years, Foster was predominantly cast in guest roles on various television shows. In 2001, he acted in Get Over It. Foster also had a recurring role as Russell Corwin (22 episodes) in the HBO Original Series, Six Feet Under. After he made 11:14 and The Punisher, Foster also appeared in Hostage at the side of 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. His most recent role was in the crime thriller Alpha Dog, in which he Jake Mazursky, a methamphetamine addict. Foster added glaucoma drops to his eyes during filming in order to simulate the appearance of a drug abuser.[2]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Kounterfeit | Travis | |
| 1998 | Breakfast with Einstein | Ryan | |
| I've Been Waiting for You | Charlie | ||
| 1999 | Liberty Heights | Ben Kurtzman | |
| 2001 | Get Over It | Berke Landers/Lysander | |
| 2002 | Big Trouble | Matt Arnold | |
| The Laramie Project | Aaron Kreifels | ||
| Bang Bang You're Dead | Trevor Adams | ||
| 2003 | Phone Booth | Big Q | uncredited |
| Northfork | Cod | ||
| 11:14 | Eddie | ||
| 2004 | The Punisher | Dave | |
| 2005 | Hostage | Mars Krupcheck | |
| 2006 | The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things | Fleshy Boy | limited release |
| X-Men: The Last Stand | Angel/Warren Worthington III | ||
| 2007 | Alpha Dog | Jake Mazursky | |
| 3:10 to Yuma | post-production | ||
| 30 Days of Night | post-production |
[edit] Footnotes
[edit] External links
- Ben Foster at the Internet Movie Database
- Ben Foster Online - Fansite
