Luke Benward
Luke Aaron Benward is an American actor and singer. He is most known for his Disney Channel roles as Charlie in Minutemen, Ryan in Girl vs. Monster, and Will in Cloud 9. Benward played the role of Dillon in the Pretty Little Liars spin-off Ravenswood and Bo in the Netflix film Dumplin'. He recurred as Teddy's boyfriend, Beau, on the fourth and final season of the Disney Channel series Good Luck Charlie.
Early life
Benward was born in Franklin, Tennessee, the son of Kenda and Aaron Benward. 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. Benward 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. Benward's success grew in 2006 after playing Billy Forrester in the movie How to Eat Fried Worms, where he won a Young Artist Award for in the category of Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film.Benward 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 five-song EP titled Let Your Love Out, came out on January 5, 2009.
Benward has 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. Benward also played in the Disney Channel Original Movie Girl vs. Monster as Ryan Dean, the love interest of Skylar Lewis.
Benward also had a recurring role as Matthew Pearson, the ex-boyfriend of Emily Hobbs 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 Benward with his Minutemen costar Jason Dolley. He appeared as Thor in the third-season premiere of the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World.