Benjamin Wadsworth is an American actor. He is best known for playing the lead role of Marcus Lopez Arguello in the Syfy series Deadly Class (2018–2019). He also appeared in the series Teen Wolf and the film Unhuman (2022).
Early life Benjamin Wadsworth was born and grew up in Houston, Texas. He is of Mexican, Iranian, English, Native American, French and Swedish descent. As he began acting by 2013, he was home-schooled during high school in order to enable his film and video work.
Career
Wadsworth became interested in acting, and had a role as Iggy in the comedy web series Dad vs. Lad. He also had some parts in short movies and began to build experience.
In October 2016, he was chosen to play Henry in the pilot for Let the Right One In series, based on the vampire novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist. However, TNT did not approve the pilot and did not proceed with the series. Later that year, Wadsworth made a special appearance in the final episode of the MTV series Teen Wolf, titled "The Wolves of War", playing Alec.
In November 2017, Wadsworth was chosen to play the lead role of Marcus Lopez in the SyFy television series Deadly Class. He had originally auditioned for another role, but when producers learned he was partially Latino, they invited him to read for Marcus. He was 19 when the series opened in early 2019. He was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series for the role. However, the series got discontinued after the first season.
Personal life On May 10, 2019, Wadsworth became engaged to actress Stella Maeve after a year of dating. Their daughter, Jo Jezebel, was born in January 2020. Wadsworth and Maeve split sometime prior to 2024 as it was announced that year that Wadsworth is in a new relationship with Cait Pool. As of November 2025, Wadsworth and Pool announced their engagement on Instagram.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes2013 Crime Stoppers: Do Something Student 1 2014 Pick Your Poison Sam/Son 2015 Preydators Joel Jr. Psyn: Pseudo Substances Yielding Necrosis Cecil / Sam Smith Roller Cokesters Detective 2018 The Sleeping Dog 2022 Unhuman Randall
Television Year Title Role Notes 2013More Than Human Alex Episode: "Destiny Manifested" 2014–2017Dad vs. Lad Iggy Main role 2016Girl Meets World Jordan Episode: "Girl Meets Upstate" 2017Let the Right One in Henry Unaired pilotTeen Wolf Alec Episode: "The Wolves of War" 2018–2019Deadly Class Marcus López Arguello Main role 2019Celebrity Page Himself 3 episodesCollider Heroes Himself 1 episodeRed Capet Report Himself 2 episodes 2020 Your Honor Rocco Baxter 2 episodes 2022–2024Tell Me Lies Drew Main role (season 1); guest (season 2) 2026Chicago P.D. Lawrence 'Lolo' Vaughn Episode: "On The Way"
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