Ben Easter

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Ben Easter
Born
Ben Easter

(1980-01-01) January 1, 1980 (age 42)
Years active2000–present
SpouseMitch Kunert
Website www.beneasterphotography.com

Ben Easter (born January 1, 1980) is an American actor and photographer.

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Easter made his film debut in 2000 in Cora Unashamed . He was later a repeated costar of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, appearing alongside them in the film Holiday in the Sun and the television series So Little Time . [1] He has also appeared in Pearl Harbor , Zenon: Z3 , and I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer .

Easter began working as a professional photographer in 2008, and his photographs have since been featured in Icon , Glamaholic, Yoga Iowa, and DSM Magazine. [2] An exhibit of his at the Polk County Jail in Des Moines, Iowa, titled "Confliction", was later restaged in Paris by UNESCO. [3] He has worked for Wilhelmina Models and Next Management, and was one of the photographers for the 2012 Obama presidential campaign. [2] In addition to his photography, Easter also works as a yoga instructor. [4]

In 1998, Easter was selected as one of "America's Most Wanted Men" by Cosmopolitan . [5]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleOther notes
2000 Cora Unashamed Willie Matsoulis
2001 Holiday in the Sun Jordan
2001 Pearl Harbor Sailor
2003 The Challenge Himself
2004 Zenon: Z3 Sage Borealis
2006 I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer Lance
2006Phone SexCaller
2011 Husk Johnny
2012ReturningJohn Samuels
2013After LifeRudy
2015A Place for HeroesYounger Robert
2015Up on the WooftopBulldozer

Television

YearTitleRoleOther notes
1999 Undressed Carl1 episode
2000 That's Life Student #3Episode: "The Screw-Up"
2002 So Little Time Lennon KincaidRecurring role, 7 episodes
2003 Boston Public Jason Dunphy2 episodes
2014 Morganville: The Series Michael GlassMain role, miniseries

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