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).
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power(2022)as High King Gil-galad, Damrod the Hill Troll
September 5(2024)as Peter Jennings
The King's Daughter(2022)as Captain Yves
The Ice Road(2021)as Tom Varnay
The Underground Railroad(2021)as Terrance Randall
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert(2015)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon(2009)
Made in Hollywood(2005)as Self
Bonnie Laufer: YouTube Channel(2014)as Self
Rotten Tomatoes TV(2017)as Self
Moderated by Matt(2022)as Self - Interviewee
SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations(1979)as Self
Nerdrotic(2016)as Self
Disparu(2016)as Self
Friday Night Tights(2018)as Self
Weekend Breakfast(2012)as Self - Actor, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
