LUKE AARON BENWARD is from Nashville, TN. He is best known for his starring How to Eat Fried Worms and as Charlie Tuttle in the 2008 Disney Channel Original Movie Minutemen. At the age 7, he appeared in Martina McBride's music video Concrete Angel.

Luke’s first break was at the age of five, appearing along side Mel Gibson in We Were Soldiers. At six years of age, he was cast in the television pilot Life on the Water and by age seven starred in the television pilot for the WB series Family Affair featuring Tim Curry and Gary Cole. He was cast as the southern speaking, toothpick chewing Stevie Dewberry in the family film Because of Winn Dixie at age 8. During the fall of 2006, movie goers laughed as Luke (Billy Forrester) choked down ten worms in the hit Walden Media Film How To Eat Fried Worms. Most recently, Benward played the brainy Charlie Tuttle, who invents a time machine that allows him to travel 48 hours into the past in Disney Channel's Minutemen. In 2008, buckle your seat belt as Luke takes on "three sorry thieves, four furry paws and five million bucks" in Diamond Dog Caper.

In 2003, he shared success with country music superstar Martina McBride, when her music video Concrete Angel, starring Benward, was nominated for a Grammy and won the award for Female Video of the Year at the CMT Flameworthy Awards.
Universal Studios is releasing two movies in Fall 2008 in which Luke has starring roles. Dog Gone will be released in September and Mostly Ghostly will be released in October.