Benjamin Wilbanks

Benjamin Wilbanks was born in the early morning hours of May 12, 1977 in Cleburne, Texas. His parents are David Wilbanks, and Judith Comer Wilbanks. He has one younger sister, Sarah Wilbanks. Benjamin's first taste of theater came at age seven when he played a native in the chorus of Cleburne's local theater company production of South Pacific. The next few years his mother encouraged his theatrical aspirations by enrolling him in Casa Mana's acting school in Fort Worth, Texas. While spending a week with his grandparents in Dallas, Benjamin and his sister Sarah spent a few days as extras in the Steve Martin / Liam Neeson film Leap Of Faith. This was Benjamin's first taste of film production, which encouraged him to take film acting lessons the following summer in Dallas. In his junior year in high school, Benjamin lied about his age to make himself eligible as an extra on Walker, Texas Ranger starring Chuck Norris. More than once Benjamin skipped classes to go to the set and spent mor