Ben Smith-Petersen

Ben Smith-Petersen is a popular Australian stuntman, actor, and singer. He is most well-known for his work as a stuntman in the popular films, “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”. He is equally famous for being the husband of the popular American actress, Riley Keough.

Well, how well do you know about Ben Smith-Petersen? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Ben Smith-Petersen’s net worth in 2021, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Ben Smith-Petersen to date.

Biography and Early Life

Ben Smith-Petersen was born on the 13^th of July 1991 in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. The identity of his parents isn’t out yet but it is known that they still live in Australia. It also isn’t known if he has any siblings or not. His interests include surfing, snowboarding, and performing on trapeze.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Ben Smith-Petersen in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Ben Smith-Petersen’s age is 30 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 13 July 1991. Though, he is 6′ 3″ in feet and inches and 190 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 176 lbs in Pound and 80kg in Kilograms.

Education

While it isn’t known where Ben Smith-Petersen went to high school, it is known that he was first introduced to flying trapeze at the age of 14. He has trained at Circus Arts Australia, and he later began teaching flying trapeze to children. The father of one of his students was a stunt coordinator and it was him, who offered him work as a stuntman in a film.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Ben Smith-Petersen married the popular American actress, Riley Keough on the 4^th of February 2015 and the two have been together ever since. Riley is the daughter of popular singer, Lisa Marie Presley and popular musician, Danny Keough. She is also the granddaughter of the legendary singer, Elvis Presley. The two first met during the filming of the popular 2015 post-apocalyptic action film, “Mad Max: Fury Road”. Riley had a starring role in the film while he had a minor role besides working as a stuntman in the film.

Is Ben Smith-Petersen Gay?

Ben Smith-Petersen is straight when it comes to his sexual orientation and is neither gay nor bisexual. He has been married to the popular American actress, Riley Keough since 2015. Apart from that, we are unaware of any other relationship he might have had in the past. Going by his relationship history, it’s clear that he is a one-woman man and that he is straight.

Professional Career

Ben Smith-Petersen began his acting career in 2012 when he appeared in the action-drama film, “Agent Provocateur”. The following year, in 2013, he served as singer of the song, “Sandpaper”. In the same year, he worked as a stuntman in the massively successful films, “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” and “The Great Gatsby”.

In 2014, he acted in the short film, “Brawl” and also worked as a stuntman in the epic high fantasy film, “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”. In 2015, he had a minor role in the massively successful post-apocalyptic action film, “Mad Max: Fury Road”, where he also worked as a stunt performer. The movie was a huge success both commercially and critically. More importantly, the stunts performed in the movie were also praised by the critics.

In 2016, he served as the stunt rigger in the popular superhero film, “Suicide Squad”. In 2019, he was the stunt double for the popular actor, Garrett Hedlund in the action-adventure film, “Triple Frontier”. He has also worked as the stunt double for the popular actor, Jai Courtney in the action-adventure film, “The Suicide Squad” which is set to release in 2021. The aforementioned film is, in fact, the sequel to 2016’s “Suicide Squad”.

Awards

• As a member of the stunt ensemble of “Mad Max: Fury Road”, he was the winner of the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Award in the category of Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture.
• As a member of the stunt ensemble of “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”, he was nominated for the 2015 Screen Actors Guild Award in the category of Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Ben Smith-Petersen in 2021

As of 2021, Ben Petersen has garnered a net worth of $2 Million. He has garnered almost all of his earnings from his career as a stuntman. He has done great in his career to date, and this net worth is only going to improve with time.

Ben Smith-Petersen has been an amazing stuntman and his work shows that. With that being said, we wish him the best of luck in all future endeavors and hope we get to see more of his singing and acting work in the future.