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Luke Benward

Biography

Luke Benward, born in Franklin, Tennessee, is an American actor and singer who started his screen career as David Moore in We Were Soldiers. His breakthrough came with How to Eat Fried Worms (2006), which brought him a Young Artist Award in the best young ensemble category. His Disney Channel roles included Charlie in Minutemen (2008), Ryan in Girl vs. Monster (2012), and Will in Cloud 9 (2014). He also played Dillon in the Pretty Little Liars spin-off Ravenswood and Bo in the Netflix film Dumplin' (2018). Other films include Because of Winn-Dixie (2005), Mostly Ghostly (2008), and Dear John (2010). On television, he recurred on Good Luck Charlie as Beau and appeared on See Dad Run and Girl Meets World. He released a five-song EP, Let Your Love Out, in 2009.

31years old

Turns 32 on May 12in 192 days

  • Born Franklin
  • Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
  • Luke Aaron Benward (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
15
Career span
20 years2005 to 2025

Genres

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  1. First role

    Benward's acting career began in 2002, when he landed the role of David Moore in the film We Were Soldiers.

  2. Behind the award

    In 2006, Luke Benward took the part of Billy Forrester in How to Eat Fried Worms. His work in that movie earned him a Young Artist Award for Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film.

  3. Beyond film

    Luke Benward's first release was a five-song EP called Let Your Love Out, and it came out on January 5, 2009.

Luke Benward movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Life of the Party2018 Comedyas Jack Strong

    IMDb rating 5.643K votes

  2. Dumplin'2018 Comedy, Dramaas Bo Larson

    IMDb rating 6.541K votes

  3. Cloud 92014as William Cloud

    IMDb rating 6.36.7K votes

  4. How to Eat Fried Worms2006as Billy

    IMDb rating 5.46.5K votes

  5. Minutemen2008as Charlie Tuttle

    IMDb rating 5.87.2K votes

  6. Grand Isle2019as Buddy

    IMDb rating 4.76.5K votes

  7. Dear John2010as 14 Years Old Alan

    IMDb rating 6.3165K votes

  8. Because of Winn-Dixie2005as Stevie Dewberry

    IMDb rating 6.414K votes

Most often with

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Films together

Box office

What Luke Benward's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$222 million

5 of the 14 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 14 films: 5 worldwide figure; 5 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.

  • 5Worldwide figure
  • 5Never in cinemas
  • 4Figure not found

Highest grossing

The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Dear John2010as 14 Years Old Alan
    $115M51.7% of the total
  2. 2
    Life of the Party2018as Jack Strong
    $62M27.7% of the total
  3. 3
    Because of Winn-Dixie2005as Stevie Dewberry
    $33M14.7% of the total
  4. 4
    $13M5.9% of the total
  5. 5
    Grand Isle2019as Buddy
    $6K0.0% of the total