Ben Whitehair
Ben plays FBI Agent Banks opposite Matthew McConaughey in the film GOLD. He also stars in the major motion picture AMELIA 2.0, and recent television appearances include THE NIGHT SHIFT and recurring roles on BETTER CALL SAUL, GRIMM, MANHATTAN, and the TNT pilot MONSTERS OF GOD.
His passion for service and technology led him to co-found the company Tuition Specialists which saved college students $30 million. He is also on the Los Angeles Local Board of SAG-AFTRA, and the chair of its NextGen Performers committee. Earlier in his life he interned for Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) in D.C.
A social media guru, he co-founded the LA Actors Tweetup, is an avid blogger with millions of views, and recently co-taught a graduate class at UCLA on social media and the business of acting.
Ben is a certified business and mindset coach, and has spent many thousands of hours working with individuals (and organizations) to create the life of their dreams, and make the world a better place along the way.
In true Colorado fashion he was a homeschooled cowboy in his youth, then graduated Valedictorian of his high school and received the prestigious Boettcher Scholarship. Ben graduated summa cum laude from CU-Boulder with degrees in Theatre, Political Science, and Leadership.
And no, his hair is not yet white.