Luke Benward

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 2014 film, Cloud 9. 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.http://www.gilroydispatch.com/printer/article.asp?c=221190 His father is in the country duo Blue County, his mother is a part-time actor, 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 Disney Channel Original Movie 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 Disney Channel movie Cloud 9 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.
==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 	Direct to video
2008	Dog Gone 	Owen 	
2010	Dear John 	Alan Wheddon (age 14) 	
2014	Field of Lost Shoes 	John Wise 	
2018	Life of the Party 	 	Filming
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2002 	Family Affair 	Jody Davis 	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, 6 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"
==Discography==
===Albums===
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	 	Martina McBride's music video; guest appearance
"That's Cool" 	2004	 	Blue County's music video; guest appearance
"Everyday Hero" 	2009	Kenda Benward and Bart Conover	
"Make You Stay" 	2016	 	The Girl And Dreamcatcher music video; guest appearance
==References==
==External links==
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* iShine Tour interview
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