Luke Benward

Luke Benward
Born Luke Aaron Benward
(1995-05-12) May 12, 1995
Franklin, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active 2002–present
Musical career
Instruments Vocals
Labels Shine Records

Luke Aaron Benward (born May 12, 1995) is an American actor and singer. He is known for his first starring role as Billy Forrester in How to Eat Fried Worms (2006), and as Charlie Tuttle in Minutemen (2008). He played the role of Dillon in Ravenswood and also played the role of Will Cloud in the film Cloud 9 (2014). He recurred as Teddy's boyfriend, Beau, on the final season of the Disney Channel series Good Luck Charlie.

Personal life

Benward was born in Franklin, Tennessee, the son of Kenda (née Wilkerson) and Aaron Benward.[1] His father is in the country duo Blue County, his mother is a part-time actress, model, and acting coach, and his grandfather is Contemporary Christian music artist Jeoffrey Benward. He has two younger sisters.

Career

Benward's acting career started when he landed a role in the film We Were Soldiers as David Moore in 2002. His success grew in 2006, when he played Billy Forrester in the movie How to Eat Fried Worms, which he won a Young Artist Award for in the category of Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film.

He also played 14 year old Charlie Tuttle in the movie from Disney Channel Minutemen, the 14 year old Alan in Dear John, and the little boy who helps the abused girl in the music video "Concrete Angel" by Martina McBride. Benward's first album, Let Your Love Out, came out on January 5, 2009, and contained five songs.

He also toured with the Christian group iShine LIVE for a short time, where he would sing his music in concert. The record label that signed him is called In Crowd Productions, whose collective credits include Hilary Duff, India.Arie, the Backstreet Boys, Mat Kearney, Death Cab for Cutie, and the Jonas Brothers.

He has also been in various commercials, including Nintendo, McDonald's, Willy Wonka, American Express, and Hamburger Helper. He also played the role of "Nicky" in Mostly Ghostly and played Stevie Dewberry in the film Because of Winn-Dixie. He also played in the Disney Channel Original Movie Girl vs. Monster as Ryan Dean, the love interest of Skylar Lewis (Olivia Holt).

Benward also had a recurring role as Matthew Pearson, the ex boyfriend of Emily Hobbs (Ryan Newman) on See Dad Run. He was in the movie Cloud 9 from Disney Channel with Liv and Maddie star Dove Cameron and appeared as Beau, Teddy's love interest, on six back to back episodes of Good Luck Charlie, reuniting him with his Minutemen co star Jason Dolley. He appeared as Thor in the third-season premiere of the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2002 We Were Soldiers David Moore
2005 Because of Winn-Dixie Steven "Stevie" Dewberry
2006 How to Eat Fried Worms William "Billy" Forrester
2008 Mostly Ghostly Nicholas "Nicky" Roland
2008 Dog Gone Owen
2010 Dear John Alan Wheddon (age 14)
2014 Field of Lost Shoes John Wise
2018 Life of the Party Jack
2018 Dumplin' Bo

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Family Affair Jody Davis Episode: "Pilot: Parts 1 & 2"
2008 Minutemen Charles "Charlie" Tuttle Television film
2012 Girl vs. Monster Ryan Dean Television film
2012–13 See Dad Run Matthew Pearson 3 episodes
2013 Good Luck Charlie Beau Landry Recurring role (Season 4, six episodes)
2013–14 Ravenswood Dillon Sanders Main role (8 episodes)
2014 Cloud 9 William Cloud Television film
2014 The Goldbergs Bruce Episode: "The Age of Darkness"
2014 R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Ted Episode: "Near Mint Condition" (Season 4)
2015 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Axel Vargas Episode: "Under My Skin"
2016 Girl Meets World Thor Episodes: "Girl Meets High School: Parts One and Two"
2017 Still the King Recurring role (Season 2)

Discography

Extended play

Title Details
Let Your Love Out
  • Released: January 5, 2009
  • Formats: Digital download
  • Label: iShine Records

Promotional singles

Title Year Album
"Cloud 9"
(with Dove Cameron)		 2014 Disney Channel: Play It Loud

Other appearances

Title Year Album
"Had Me @ Hello" 2012 Make Your Mark: Ultimate Playlist

Music videos

List of music videos, showing and director
Title Year Director(s) Notes
"Concrete Angel" 2002 N/A Martina McBride's music video; guest appearance
"That's Cool" 2004 N/A Blue County's music video; guest appearance
"Everyday Hero" 2009 Kenda Benward and Bart Conover[3]
"Make You Stay" 2016 N/A The Girl and the Dreamcatcher music video; guest appearance

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.gilroydispatch.com/printer/article.asp?c=221190
  2. ↑ Linda Ge (February 1, 2016). "'Girl Meets World' Casts Luke Benward, Ashley Argota, Claudia Lee for Season 3 (Exclusive)". The Wrap. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  3. ↑ "Luke Benward "Everyday Hero"". Bart Conover Channel. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
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