Ben Smith-Petersen is an Australian actor and stuntman. He is further known for being the husband of the American actress and model Riley Keough.
Ben Smith-Petersen’s Early Life and Education
He was born on 13th July 1991, in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Although he has not shared much information about his parents and siblings. Ben holds Australian citizenship and belongs to Caucasian ancestry.
Likewise, his academic history is also unavailable on the web.
Ben Smith-Petersen’s Professional Life
At the age of 14, he found out about Flying trapeze and instantly fell in love with it and he also loved skateboarding. Gradually, he also began teaching flying trapezes and became more confident with his stunt. He performed his stunts in circuses and eventually got movie offers. He worked in films like The Great Gatsby in 2012, Armies in 2014, Mad Max: Fury Road in 2015, Dixieland in 2015, and more.
Ben Smith-Petersen’s Personal Life
Ben Smith-Petersen is a married man. He tied the knots with his long-term girlfriend Riley Keough. The two first met while both of them were shooting for the movie Mad Max: Fury Road in 2012. The film took about six months to finish and that’s the time they fell in love. Eventually, they began dating and finally took a step further and announced their engagement on August 13, 2014.
The year after, they walked down the aisle on February 4, 2015, in Napa, California. Their ceremony was quite intimate attended only by their family and close relatives. However, the lovebirds do not have children yet but, they surely would make amazing parents. Till then, they seem quite more focused on building their career. Nonetheless, the two are living a very precious and wonderful time together.