Benjamin Walker(I)
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Benjamin Walker was born Benjamin Walker Davis in Georgia, and was
raised in Cartersville, GA, the son of Jeannine (Walker), a music
teacher, and Greg Davis, who worked in finance and owned a movie rental
store. He has one older brother. Walker was educated at Cartersville
High School in Georgia and the Interlochen Arts Academy in Traverse
City, Michigan, before studying acting at the Juilliard School in New
York.
Whilst at Juilliard, Walker got his first experiences of performing for
paying audiences as a stand-up comedian. His acting break came in 2007,
when he was cast as Bertram Cates in a Broadway production of 'Inherit
the Wind'. Further theater roles followed, including playing Andrew
Jackson in the rock musical 'Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson', which was
critically acclaimed.
Walker first came to film-goers' attention when he played the young
Kinsey in Kinsey (2004). Other film and TV
roles followed including Harlon Block in
Clint Eastwood's
Flags of Our Fathers (2006),
and playing another president, Abraham Lincoln in
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012).
raised in Cartersville, GA, the son of Jeannine (Walker), a music
teacher, and Greg Davis, who worked in finance and owned a movie rental
store. He has one older brother. Walker was educated at Cartersville
High School in Georgia and the Interlochen Arts Academy in Traverse
City, Michigan, before studying acting at the Juilliard School in New
York.
Whilst at Juilliard, Walker got his first experiences of performing for
paying audiences as a stand-up comedian. His acting break came in 2007,
when he was cast as Bertram Cates in a Broadway production of 'Inherit
the Wind'. Further theater roles followed, including playing Andrew
Jackson in the rock musical 'Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson', which was
critically acclaimed.
Walker first came to film-goers' attention when he played the young
Kinsey in Kinsey (2004). Other film and TV
roles followed including Harlon Block in
Clint Eastwood's
Flags of Our Fathers (2006),
and playing another president, Abraham Lincoln in
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012).