My Take
Benjamin Walker is one of those actors who quietly does something genuinely bold and then somehow doesn't become a household name for it — which is baffling to me. His turn as Andrew Jackson in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson on Broadway was electric: playing one of American history's most complicated figures as an emo-rock antihero takes real nerve and physical commitment, and Walker pulled it off with a swagger that felt earned, not gimmicky. Growing up in Cartersville, Georgia gives him that grounded Southern weight that comes through even in his bigger genre work like Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. He's got range — stage chops, screen presence, a dry comedic edge — and I keep expecting Hollywood to figure that out on a larger scale. Underrated is too soft a word for him; he's genuinely gifted.
Overview
Benjamin Walker Scodelario-Davis (né Davis; born June 21, 1982) 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.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Benjamin Walker
- Name (Japanese)
- ベンジャミン・ウォーカー
- Reading
- べんじゃみん・うぉーかー
- Born
- June 21, 1982 (age 43)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dog
- Origin
- Cartersville, Georgia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / stage actor / television actor / stand-up comedian / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Cartersville High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.