Name: Ben Foster
Birth Name: Ben Foster
Birthdate: Oct. 29, 1980
Birthplace: Boston, Mass.
1-MINUTE RESUME FOR BEN FOSTER
Ben Foster entered our Sunday nights 22 times via HBO's
Six Feet Under, mastering the part of the bisexual artist, Russell Corwin. After 2003's
11:13 and 2004's
The Punisher, Foster flaunted near-leading man skills in 2005's
Hostage,
eclipsing the starring role of Bruce Willis. Dropping out of high
school at age 16 proved unregretful in Foster's case. His performances
in
Alpha Dog and
X-Men: The Last Stand affirm that his character contribution can successfully flavor both Sundance favorites and summer blockbuster films.
5 Things:
1. He dated Kirsten Dunst (Aug. 2000-Mar. 2001).
2. His parents were Vietnam protesters and when their Boston home was burglarized, they moved to Fairfield, Iowa.
3. Upon his arrival in Los Angeles, he was pegged to star in Disney's TV series Flash Forward.
4. He is of Jewish descent.
5. He won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special for 2002's Bang, Bang, You're Dead.
Quote:
On preparing for his role in 2006's
Alpha Dog:
"I had a friend who was a recovering addict himself, and he dropped me
into his crew that was still going pretty strong. I went through a
screening process of showing them I wasn't a narc, and they let me
watch them for a few months. I'm sitting in the corner, watching them
snort, smoke and shoot, and they're going on day four without sleep.
I'm just jacked up on coffee, and I'd pass out."
— Contactmusic.com, Apr. 19, 2006
Family:
Brother: Jon Foster, actor; born Aug. 3, 1984
FILMS
Alpha Dog - (2007) - Actor
30 Days of Night - (2007) - Actor
3:10 to Yuma - (2007) - Actor
Hostage - (2005) - Actor
The Punisher - (2004) - Actor
Northfork - (2003) - Actor
The Laramie Project - (2002) - Actor
Bang Bang You're Dead - (2002) - Actor
Get Over It - (2001) - Actor
Liberty Heights - (1999) - Actor
I've Been Waiting For You - (1998) - Actor
