Ben Savage
Biography
Ben Savage is an American actor who began as a child in film and television and became best known for playing Cory Matthews. Born in Chicago, he made his film debut at nine in Little Monsters (1989) and later appeared in Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even (1992) and Clifford (1994). His first significant network speaking part was Matthew on Dear John, and he had early television roles in A Family for Joe and the miniseries Wild Palms, for which he received critical recognition. From 1993 to 2000 he starred as Cory on Boy Meets World, then returned to the character in Girl Meets World from 2014 to 2017 and directed 10 episodes. His stage work includes The Laughter Epidemic and Unexpected Tenderness, for which he won an Ovation Award. Later credits include the television films Love, Lights, Hanukkah! (2020) and Girl in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez (2022).
46years old
Turns 47 on September 13in 334 days
- Born Chicago
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Bennett Joseph Savage
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 33 years1989 to 2022
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Behind the award
Savage won an Ovation Award for playing Roddy Stern in Israel Horovitz's play Unexpected Tenderness at the Marilyn Monroe Theater in May 1998.
Ben Savage movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Ben Savage shares two films with Richard Riehle, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Richard Riehle's page
Margaret Whitton's page
David Strathairn's page
Jeff Fahey's page
Richard Kind's page
Mary Steenburgen's page
Richard GreenbergDirector, 1 film, 1989
All films by Richard Greenberg
Paul FlahertyDirector, 1 film, 1994
All films by Paul Flaherty
Amy J. BergDirector, 1 film, 2014
All films by Amy J. Berg
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Official profiles and reference pages.