Ben Gavin
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BiographyBen Gavin is an award winning actor who grew up in San Antonio, Texas. As an accomplished athlete, Ben received a division 1 baseball scholarship to the University of Texas Rio Grand Valley where his love for acting led him to become a drama major. Shortly after his first year of college Ben moved to Los Angeles where he began pursuing an acting career. In 2011, Ben made his film debut in J.J. Abrams, Super 8 (2011) as Deputy Milner. In 2017 Ben was cast across Matthew McConaughey in Stephen King's The Dark Tower. In 2024 Ben joined the main cast of Beyond the Gates on CBS.


In the role of actor

Tower (31/07/2016)

This review was originally published as part of my coverage of Hot Docs 2016 The United State’s first mass school shooting is recounted in Tower. On August 1, 1966, a lone sniper climb atop the tower at the University of Texas and began to unleash a violent assault. Through the eyes of many of those present, […]

Tower (27/04/2016)

The United State’s first mass school shooting is recounted in Tower. On August 1, 1966, a lone sniper climb atop the tower at the University of Texas and began to unleash a violent assault. Through the eyes of many of those present, the events of these terrible day are recreated through rotoscoped reenactments. Tower is a […]

Tower (12/09/2012)

According to the Q&A after the screening, the film Tower was not intentionally meant to be about Asperger’s Syndrome.  However, as someone who has Asperger’s and was able to greatly relate with the main character of the film, I will say that I believe that Tower is probably the most genuine and unbiased cinematic portrayal of […]