Jean-Luc Bilodeau (born November 4, 1990) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Ben Wheeler in the ABC Family channel program '' Baby Daddy''. Bilodeau has also appeared in films and television series such as ''Ill Fated'', '' Trick 'r Treat'', ''

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'', '' No Ordinary Family'' and '' Best Player''. He was also in Emmalyn Estrada's music video "Don't Make Me Let You Go", and plays Jeremy in the film '' LOL''.

Early life

Bilodeau is the son of Raymond and Barbara Bilodeau,ABC Family: Kyle XY Videos: Behind the Scenes: Rachael on the Set – Video 5
and has a sister, Danielle Bilodeau, who is a talent agent in

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. Before becoming an actor, he was a dancer for almost a decade but dropped dancing because of his busy film schedule. He is of

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descent.

Career

Bilodeau began his acting career in his early teen years, when he has appeared in the television series ''

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'', '' The Troop'', '' No Ordinary Family'', '' R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series'' and '' Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce''. Bilodeau made his film debut in the dramedy film ''Ill Fated'', playing the younger version of costar John Callander's character Bobby. He made his television debut in the sci-fi teen drama series ''

'' as Josh Trager for all three seasons on ABC Family. Bilodeau appeared as the protagonist's best friend Jay in the Disney Channel Original movie ''

'', starring Debby Ryan, and as Ash alongside Jennette McCurdy and

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in the Nickelodeon Original movie '' Best Player''. He also played a small supporting role in the coming-of-age film '' LOL'' which starred

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. He appeared in the 3D horror comedy film ''

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'', where he played the role of Josh. Bilodeau played the lead role of Ben on the successful ABC Family series '' Baby Daddy'' co-starring Tahj Mowry, which aired its series finale in May 2017, he won the Choice TV Actor: Comedy at the 2017 Teen Choice Awards. He appeared in the voice role of Barry in the drama film ''

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'' starring Irish actor Emmett Hughes, which premiered at the 19th annual Sarasota Film Festival on April 7, 2017 and was released via video-on-demand on April 10, 2018. From 2019 to 2020, Bilodeau starred as Daniel on the short-lived CBS sitcom '' Carol's Second Act''. In 2023, Bilodeau was cast as Ronnie in the romantic comedy series '' The Holiday Shift'', which was broadcast on

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Personal life

In June 2024, Bilodeau announced his engagement to photographer Elise LeBlanc.

Filmography

Awards

In 2017, Jean-Luc Bilodeau won the

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in the category Choice TV Actor Comedy for his role in Baby Daddy.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bilodeau, Jean-Luc 1990 births Living people 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States Canadian male child actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian people of French descent Franco-Columbian people Male actors from Vancouver