Luke Benward

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| name = Luke Benward

| image = Luke Benward 2010 (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Luke Benward in 2010

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| birth_name = Luke Aaron Benward

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|5|12}}

| birth_place = Franklin, Tennessee, U.S.

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| partner = Ariel Winter (2020–present)

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| father = Aaron Benward

| relatives = Jeoffrey Benward (grandfather)

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| occupation = {{Flatlist |

Actor
singer

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| years_active = 2002–present

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| background = solo_singer

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| instrument = Vocals

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| label = Shine Records }}

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Luke Aaron Benward (born May 12, 1995) is an American actor and singer. He is most known for his Disney Channel roles as Charlie in Minutemen (2008), Ryan in Girl vs. Monster (2012), and Will in Cloud 9 (2014). He played the role of Dillon in the Pretty Little Liars spin-off Ravenswood (2013–14) and Bo in the Netflix film Dumplin' (2018). He recurred as Teddy's boyfriend, Beau, on the fourth and final season of the Disney Channel series Good Luck Charlie (2013).

Early life

Benward was born in Franklin, Tennessee,{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} the son of Kenda (née Wilkerson) and Aaron Benward.{{Cite web|date=July 27, 2007|title=Still the Garlic Queen|url=http://www.gilroydispatch.com/printer/article.asp?c=221190|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929003134/http://www.gilroydispatch.com/printer/article.asp?c=221190|archive-date=September 29, 2011|website=Gilroy Dispatch}} His father is in the country duo Blue County, his mother is a part-time actress, 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.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

He also played 14-year-old Charlie Tuttle in the Disney Channel 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 release, a 5-song EP titled Let Your Love Out, came out on January 5, 2009.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

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.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

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).{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

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 movie Cloud 9 from Disney Channel with Liv and Maddie star Dove Cameron and appeared as Beau, Teddy's love interest, on six episodes of Good Luck Charlie, reuniting him with his Minutemen costar Jason Dolley. He appeared as Thor in the third-season premiere of the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World.{{cite web |author=Linda Ge|url=http://www.thewrap.com/girl-meets-world-casts-luke-benward-ashley-argota-claudia-lee-for-season-3-exclusive/ |title='Girl Meets World' Casts Luke Benward, Ashley Argota, Claudia Lee for Season 3 (Exclusive) |work=The Wrap |date=February 1, 2016 |access-date=2016-06-04}}

Personal life

Benward dated Olivia Holt after meeting her on the set for Disney Channel’s Girl vs. Monster. The couple split in 2017.{{Cite web |title=Ariel Winter and Luke Benward's relationship timeline |url=https://www.yahoo.com/now/ariel-winter-luke-benwards-relationship-144200274.html |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=www.yahoo.com |date=August 6, 2021 |language=en-US}} Since 2020, he has been in a relationship with actress Ariel Winter.{{Cite web |title=Ariel Winter Calls Luke Benward Relationship 'Really Beautiful' |url=https://www.etonline.com/ariel-winter-gushes-over-boyfriend-luke-benward-talks-sarah-hylands-rescheduled-wedding-exclusive |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Entertainment Tonight |language=en-US}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2002

| We Were Soldiers

| David Moore

2005

| Because of Winn-Dixie

| Steven "Stevie" Dewberry

2006

| How to Eat Fried Worms

| Billy Forrester

rowspan=2|2008

| Mostly Ghostly

| Nicholas "Nicky" Roland

Dog Gone

| Owen

2010

| Dear John

| Alan Wheddon (age 14)

2014

| Field of Lost Shoes

| John Wise

rowspan=3|2018

| Life of the Party

| Jack Strong

Dumplin'

| Bo Larson

Measure of a Man

| Pete Marino

2019

|Grand Isle

|Buddy

2021

|Wildcat

|Luke

2021

|Playing God

|Micah

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2002

| Family Affair

| Jody Davis

| Episode: "Pilot: Parts 1 & 2"

2008

| Minutemen

| Charles "Charlie" Tuttle

| Television film

2012–13

| See Dad Run

| Matthew Pearson

| 3 episodes

2012

| Girl vs. Monster

| Ryan Dean

| Television film

2013

| Good Luck Charlie

| Beau Landry

| Recurring role (Season 4, six episodes)

2013–14

| Ravenswood

| Dillon Sanders

| Main role (8 episodes)

2014

| Cloud 9

| Will 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"

2016

| Pitch

| Episodes: "The Interim"

2017

| Still the King

| Lloy Danderson

| Recurring role (Season 2)

2022

|Criminal Minds: Evolution

|Benjamin Reeves

|Episodes: "Oedipus Wrecks"

Discography

=Extended play=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" \| Title ! scope="col" style="width:18em;" \| Details
scope="row"\| Let Your Love Out \| Released: January 5, 2009 Formats: Digital download Label: iShine Records

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! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Title

! scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Details

scope="row"| Let Your Love Out

Released: January 5, 2009
Formats: Digital download
Label: iShine Records

=Promotional singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" style="width:14em;" \| Title ! scope="col"\| Year ! scope="col"\| Album
scope="row"\| "Cloud 9" (with Dove Cameron) \| 2014 \| Disney Channel Play It Loud

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"

! scope="col" style="width:14em;" | Title

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Album

scope="row"| "Cloud 9"
(with Dove Cameron)

| 2014

| Disney Channel Play It Loud

=Other appearances=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" style="width:14em;" \| Title ! scope="col"\| Year ! scope="col"\| Album
scope="row"\| "Had Me @ Hello" \| 2012 \| Make Your Mark: Ultimate Playlist

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! scope="col" style="width:14em;" | Title

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Album

scope="row"| "Had Me @ Hello"

| 2012

| Make Your Mark: Ultimate Playlist

=Music videos=

class="wikitable"

|+ List of music videos, showing and director

! Title

! Year

! Director(s)

! Notes

scope="row"| "Concrete Angel"

| 2002

| {{n/a}}

| Martina McBride's music video; guest appearance

scope="row"| "That's Cool"

| 2004

| {{n/a}}

| Blue County's music video; guest appearance

scope="row"| "Everyday Hero"

| 2009

| Kenda Benward and Bart Conover{{cite web|url=http://vimeo.com/13805891|title=Luke Benward "Everyday Hero"|date=August 2010|publisher=Bart Conover Channel|access-date=2014-01-14}}

scope="row"| "Make You Stay"

| 2016

| {{n/a}}

| The Girl and the Dreamcatcher music video; guest appearance

scope="row"| "You Make It Easy"

| 2018

| {{n/a}}

| Jason Aldean's music video;