Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Ben Smith-Petersen is a courageous professional stuntman and a loving husband to singer Riley Keough. A stuntman is a trained daredevil who is often the hidden hero behind the lead actor’s face.
Early Life :
- An Australian boy, Ben opted for a role of stuntman for his career, early on in life.
- He was raised in the small NSW beach town of Byron Bay.
Married Life as Riley Keough Husband :
- Ben shares a beautiful relationship with the renowned actress and singer Riley Keough.
- Riley and Ben first met on the set of Mad Max and since then the romance is in the air.
- Riley realized bout Ben that “he was the one” very early in the relationship. She quoted Two weeks into dating him, we were at a gas station and I was like, ‘I could see myself having kids with this person,.’ It was kind of like I knew I was meeting my husband. It was very cool.
- Riley, the daughter of parents – Singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Presley & Musician Danny Keough is also the eldest grandchild of Elvis & Priscilla Presley.
- The couple announced their engagement on 14 August 2014 & both tied knot six months later on 4 February 2015 in Napa, California.
- The wedding was attended by big-ticket celebrity guests including Cara Delevingne, Kristen Stewart, and Zoe Kravitz. Actress Dakota Johnson was one of Riley’s bridesmaids!
Ben Smith-Petersen Net Worth and Career :
- Ben has done some amazing work in Hollywood, a truly talented person and continues to grow in the showbiz world.
- The young guy had performed the stunts in The Great Gatsby in 2012 and left his fans astounded.
- Later, he also performed in “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” movie.
- He had shown his acting skills in a short film Brawl. In 2012, he starred in an action flick titled Agent E7685.
- In Namibia, in 2012 he was on the sets of Mad Max: Fury Road and portrayed Coma the Doof Warrior aka the blind guitarist (played by Sean Hape).
- As a stuntmant, he has performed in ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ and ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ in 2013 and 2014 respectively.
- In 2013, he amalgamated his both the passions together i.e. music and action, he recorded a song and music video titled Sandpaper.
- He worked for American Superhero movie called Suicide Squad in 2016.
- Ben was also the stunt coordinator on the set of a indie crime drama.