Beau was born in Huntsville, Alabama USA but his family soon moved to Palm Desert, California where Beau spent most of his childhood. He won the spelling bee in the fourth grade and got his first lead acting role as James in "James in the Giant Peach". In high school, Beau played basketball, football, and ran track. He got back on the stage in college and received a B.A in Performing Arts from St. Mary's College in the SF Bay Area.