Benjamin Levy Aguilar was born in Guatemala, Central America. During his childhood he excelled in soccer where he eventually would be recruited and move to Italy to play with the world renown AC Milan soccer youth team. His career came to a stop due to a fracture in his femur. Benjamin later immersed himself in the Israeli self-defense "Krav Maga" where he became a black belt. Also trained in Tactical Shooting and Evasive Driving led him to work for the Guatemalan Presidential Elections in 2011 and other high profile events. At the age of 18, Benjamin decided to move to Hollywood and pursue a new life. He is drawn to playing emotional and layered characters. He is the son of Mariluz Aguilar Rivas, who was the 1988 Miss Guatemala, and Jeff Levy, a Brooklyn-born businessman. His father was from a Jewish family and his mother converted to Judaism.