Luke Benward

About

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). Benward 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).

Benward was born in Franklin, Tennessee, the son of Kenda (née Wilkerson) 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.

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…