Raised in San Diego, California, Ben began acting at the early age of eight in a musical review show. An honors student and valedictorian of his class, the acting bug didn't take hold until a production of "Grease" during his senior year of high school, in which he dropped AP Physics in order to perform.Ben then moved east to the University of Virginia where he pursued many paths of possible occupations, but acting kept calling. After many productions at UVA, he decided it best to transfer to a more prominent acting program. At Northwestern University, he studied in the same acting class as Zach Braff and Stephanie March under the guidance and wisdom of David Downs. Upon graduation, Ben headed to New York to start his professional career. After a six-month backpacking trip to Europe and the Middle East, Ben returned to the States and returned to his birthplace, Los Angeles.While continuing to work on current hit TV shows and films, Ben's most memorable role is probably the World's Fastest Man in the movietickets.com ad "Super Hero."