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Benjamin Walker (actor)

<p><b>Benjamin Walker Scodelario-Davis</b> (<a href="/en/Né" title="Né" class="mw-redirect wl">né</a> <b>Davis</b>; born June 21, 1982)<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-BW-2009-10-20_1-0"><a href="#cite_note-BW-2009-10-20-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-BroadwaySpace.com_2-0"><a href="#cite_note-BroadwaySpace.com-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="#cite_note-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span> is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He starred as <a href="/en/Andrew_Jackson" title="Andrew Jackson" class="wl">Andrew Jackson</a> in the musical <i><a href="/en/Bloody_Bloody_Andrew_Jackson" title="Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" class="wl">Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson</a></i>, which premiered on <a href="/en/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre" class="wl">Broadway</a> in 2010. He has appeared in a number of Broadway productions, notably as <a href="/en/Patrick_Bateman" title="Patrick Bateman" class="wl">Patrick Bateman</a> in the 2016 <a href="/en/American_Psycho_(musical)" title="American Psycho (musical)" class="wl">musical adaptation</a> of the novel <i><a href="/en/American_Psycho" title="American Psycho" class="wl">American Psycho</a></i> and as Chris Keller in the 2019 revival of <i><a href="/en/All_My_Sons" title="All My Sons" class="wl">All My Sons</a></i>, for which he was nominated for a <a href="/en/Tony_Award_for_Best_Featured_Actor_in_a_Play" title="Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play" class="wl">Tony Award for Best Featured Actor</a>. On screen, he is known for his title role in the 2012 film <i><a href="/en/Abraham_Lincoln:_Vampire_Hunter" title="Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" class="wl">Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter</a></i>, as well as his appearances in the films <i><a href="/en/Kinsey_(film)" title="Kinsey (film)" class="wl">Kinsey</a>,</i> <i><a href="/en/Flags_of_Our_Fathers_(film)" title="Flags of Our Fathers (film)" class="wl">Flags of Our Fathers</a></i>, and <a href="/en/In_the_Heart_of_the_Sea_(film)" title="In the Heart of the Sea (film)" class="wl"><i>In the Heart of the Sea</i></a>. In 2019, he starred as <a href="/en/Mind-Wave" title="Mind-Wave" class="wl">Erik Gelden</a> in the third and final season of <i><a href="/en/Jessica_Jones_(TV_series)" title="Jessica Jones (TV series)" class="wl">Marvel's Jessica Jones</a></i> from <a href="/en/Netflix" title="Netflix" class="wl">Netflix</a>. He plays the High King of the <a href="/en/Ñoldor" title="Ñoldor" class="mw-redirect wl">Ñoldorin</a> Elves <a href="/en/Ereinion_Gil-galad" title="Ereinion Gil-galad" class="mw-redirect wl">Ereinion Gil-galad</a> in the <a href="/en/Amazon_Prime_Video" title="Amazon Prime Video" class="wl">Amazon Prime Video</a> series <i><a href="/en/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Rings_of_Power" title="The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" class="wl">The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power</a>.</i></p>

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mobile-collapse-element"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn" style="display:inline">Benjamin Walker</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size"><a href="/en/File:Benjamin_Walker_WonderCon_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Benjamin_Walker_WonderCon_2012.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Benjamin_Walker_WonderCon_2012.jpg/220px-Benjamin_Walker_WonderCon_2012.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="1908" data-file-height="2538" data-file-type="bitmap" height="293" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Benjamin_Walker_WonderCon_2012.jpg/330px-Benjamin_Walker_WonderCon_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Benjamin_Walker_WonderCon_2012.jpg/440px-Benjamin_Walker_WonderCon_2012.jpg 2x" alt="Benjamin_Walker_WonderCon_2012.jpg"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Walker in 2012</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Benjamin Walker Davis</div><br><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1982-06-21</span>) </span>June 21, 1982<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age<span>&nbsp;</span>40)</span><br><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/en/Cartersville,_Georgia" title="Cartersville, Georgia" class="wl">Cartersville, Georgia</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Juilliard_School" title="Juilliard School" class="wl">Juilliard School</a> (<a href="/en/Bachelor_of_Fine_Arts" title="Bachelor of Fine Arts" class="wl">BFA</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374" 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li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><div style="display:inline;white-space:nowrap;"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;"><a href="/en/Mamie_Gummer" title="Mamie Gummer" class="wl">Mamie Gummer</a></div>
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Benjamin Walker Scodelario-Davis  is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He starred as Andrew Jackson in the musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, which premiered on Broadway in 2010. He has appeared in a number of Broadway productions, notably as Patrick Bateman in the 2016 musical adaptation of the novel American Psycho and as Chris Keller in the 2019 revival of All My Sons, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor. On screen, he is known for his title role in the 2012 film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, as well as his appearances in the films Kinsey, Flags of Our Fathers, and In the Heart of the Sea. In 2019, he starred as Erik Gelden in the third and final season of Marvel's Jessica Jones from Netflix. He plays the High King of the Ñoldorin Elves Ereinion Gil-galad in the Amazon Prime Video series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. 