Portrait of Ben Foster

Acting

Ben Foster

Career

Active from 1995 to 2026, busiest in 2022 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
37
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hell or High Water
Hell or High Water
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 58 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ben Foster Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0
  • Wholesome
    2.7, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Gritty Realism 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Crime Drama 4
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Based on True Events 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Family Drama 2
  • Moral Compromise 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

66
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Cowboy
Cowboy

as Lee 'Babe' Midnight

Untitled William S. Burroughs Project
Untitled William S. Burroughs Project

Director, Screenplay

The Stalemate
The Stalemate

Executive Producer

2020s

12 titles Β· average score 62
Motor City
Motor City (2026)
GoodWatch score 59

as Reynolds

The Stunt Driver
The Stunt Driver (2026)
GoodWatch score 69

as Evel Knievel

Long Day's Journey into Night
Long Day's Journey into Night (2026)

as Jamie Tyrone

Christy
Christy (2025)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jim V. Martin

Sharp Corner
Sharp Corner (2025)
GoodWatch score 71

as Josh McCall

King Ivory
King Ivory (2025)
GoodWatch score 59

as George 'Smiley' Greene

Finestkind
Finestkind (2023)
GoodWatch score 49

as Tom Eldridge

Emancipation
Emancipation (2022)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jim Fassel

The Contractor
The Contractor (2022)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mike

The Survivor
The Survivor (2022)
GoodWatch score 73

as Harry Haft

Medieval
Medieval (2022)
GoodWatch score 52

as Jan Ε½iΕΎka

Hustle
Hustle (2022)
GoodWatch score 78

as Vince Merrick

2010s

20 titles Β· average score 62
Leave No Trace
Leave No Trace (2018)
GoodWatch score 83

as Will

Galveston
Galveston (2018)
GoodWatch score 62

as Roy Cady

Warcraft
Warcraft (2016)
GoodWatch score 49

as Medivh (Guardian)

Hell or High Water
Hell or High Water (2016)
GoodWatch score 85

as Tanner Howard

The Finest Hours
The Finest Hours (2016)
GoodWatch score 63

as Richard Livesey

Inferno
Inferno (2016)
GoodWatch score 43

as Bertrand Zobrist

The Program
The Program (2015)
GoodWatch score 58

as Lance Armstrong

Ain't Them Bodies Saints
Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

as Patrick Wheeler

Lone Survivor
Lone Survivor (2013)
GoodWatch score 71

as Petty Officer Second Class Matthew "Axe" Axelson

Contraband
Contraband (2012)
GoodWatch score 55

as Sebastian Abney

360
360 (2012)
GoodWatch score 41

as Tyler

The Mechanic
The Mechanic (2011)
GoodWatch score 55

as Steve McKenna

2000s

22 titles Β· average score 63
Pandorum
Pandorum (2009)
GoodWatch score 45

as Bower

The Messenger
The Messenger (2009)
GoodWatch score 77

as Will Montgomery

Birds of America
Birds of America (2008)
GoodWatch score 53

as Jay

30 Days of Night
30 Days of Night (2007)
GoodWatch score 57

as The Stranger

3:10 to Yuma
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
GoodWatch score 79

as Charlie Prince

Alpha Dog
Alpha Dog (2006)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jake Mazursky

Hostage
Hostage (2005)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mars Krupcheck

11:14
11:14 (2004)
GoodWatch score 74

as Eddie

The Punisher
The Punisher (2004)
GoodWatch score 47

as Specker Dave

Bang Bang You're Dead
Bang Bang You're Dead (2003)
GoodWatch score 79

as Trevor Adams

Big Trouble
Big Trouble (2002)
GoodWatch score 53

as Matt Arnold

Get Over It
Get Over It (2001)
GoodWatch score 51

as Berke Landers

1990s

8 titles Β· average score 66
Liberty Heights
Liberty Heights (1999)
GoodWatch score 76

as Ben Kurtzman

Freaks and Geeks
Freaks and Geeks (1999)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show Β· as Eli

Family Law
Family Law (1999)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show Β· as Jason Nelson

I've Been Waiting for You
I've Been Waiting for You (1998)
GoodWatch score 52

as Charlie

Breakfast with Einstein
Breakfast with Einstein (1998)
GoodWatch score 39

as Ryan

You Wish
You Wish (1997)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show Β· as Earl

Kounterfeit
Kounterfeit (1996)
GoodWatch score 44

as Travis

Flash Forward
Flash Forward (1995)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show Β· as Tucker James

1980s

1 title Β· average score 77
The Bill
The Bill (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show