Luke Aaron Benward is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Bo in the Netflix film Dumplin'. His first starring role was Billy Forrester in How to EatFried Worms, and as Charlie Tuttle in Minutemen. He played the role of Dillon in Ravenswood and also played the role of Will Cloud in the film Cloud 9. He recurred as Teddy's boyfriend, Beau, on the final season of the Disney Channel series Good Luck Charlie.
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. He also played 14 year old Charlie Tuttle in the movie from Disney Channel 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 album, Let Your Love Out, came out on January 5, 2009, and contained five songs. 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. 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 MovieGirl 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 him with his Minutemen co star Jason Dolley. He appeared as Thor in the third-season premiere of the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World.
