Foster has often received praise from critics for his "intense" and "unhinged" performances in numerous films.[4][5] Film critic Matt Zoller Seitz described Foster in 2016 as "one of those actors who makes even a bad film worth seeing. Sometimes he suggests the film you'd rather be watching."[6]
Early life
Foster was born in Boston on October 29, 1980, the son of restaurant owners.[7][8][9] He has described his parents as "free-spirited, Vietnam-protesting hippies".[10] He has a younger brother, Jon, who is also an actor. In 1984, the Foster family relocated to Fairfield, Iowa when their Boston home was broken into by robbers while they were present.[9][10]
Foster was raised Jewish[10][11] His paternal grandparents were Celia (Segal) and Abraham Foster, who was a prominent judge and politician in Boston; their families emigrated from the Russian Empire.[12][13][14] As a youth he attended Interlochen Arts Camp and studied theatre there.[15]
Foster played Lance Armstrong in the biopic The Program,[22][23] and co-starred in the fantasy adventure Warcraft, released in June 2016.[24] Also in 2016, Foster appeared in Hell or High Water as the dangerous Tanner Howard, opposite Chris Pine and Jeff Bridges. He reunited with director Barry Levinson to make The Survivor in 2021. In the 2025, Foster played James V. Martin, the coach and abusive husband of boxer Christy Martin, in the biopic Christy.[25] Sonia Rao of The Washington Post wrote that Foster "tries his best" to provide a nuanced portrayal of Martin but that his "efforts are thwarted by an uninspired script".[26]
Foster was in a relationship with German actress Antje Traue, his co-star in the movie Pandorum. Traue revealed in an interview that she had moved to Los Angeles and lived with Foster until their relationship ended around 2010.[28] Foster began a relationship with actress Robin Wright in early 2012.[29][30] They became engaged in early 2014,[31] but called off their engagement on November 12, 2014.[32] Foster and Wright reconciled in early 2015;[33] however, on August 29, 2015, they announced they were ending their second engagement.[34]
In October 2016, Foster announced his engagement to actress Laura Prepon.[35] Prepon gave birth to their first child, a daughter, Ella, in August 2017. Foster and Prepon married in June 2018.[36] Their son was born in February 2020.[37] Foster filed for divorce from Prepon on November 12, 2024, citing “irreconcilable differences”.[38]
After filming of the movie Here ended, five members of the cast and crew, including Foster, got tattooed with the letters T.I.A., which stand for "This is Armenia".[39] Foster practices transcendental meditation.[40]
↑ Scott, A. O. (12 November 2009). "Delivering Bad News and Truths About War". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 February 2017. ... with this performance Mr. Foster, having shown intriguing promise in "Alpha Dog" and "3:10 to Yuma," places himself in the first rank of young American screen actors.
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