# Benjamin Flores Jr.
**Benjamin Flores Jr.** (birth name Benjamin Christopher Flores Jr.; born 2002 in [Memphis, Tennessee](https://www.edgepedia.org/memphis-tennessee)) is an American actor and rapper who first became known as a child rapper under the stage name **Lil P-Nut** and later played series-regular roles on Nickelodeon's *[The Haunted Hathaways](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-haunted-hathaways)* and *Game Shakers*, Eugene Jones on Showtime's *Your Honor*, and Josh in Netflix's *Fear Street* trilogy.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4652001/bio/) • [2](https://www.fandango.com/people/benjamin-flores-jr-1436149/biography) Some listings give his birth date as 2002 rather than July 23.[2](https://www.fandango.com/people/benjamin-flores-jr-1436149/biography) • [3](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-543347/biografia/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2002, Memphis, Tennessee, USA; full name Benjamin Christopher Flores Jr.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4652001/bio/) |
| Stage name | Lil P-Nut, a nickname from his uncle, who thought he looked like a peanut as a baby[2](https://www.fandango.com/people/benjamin-flores-jr-1436149/biography) • [4](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/benjamin-flores-jr/bio/3030524444/) |
| Breakthrough film role | Atticus, the rapping penguin, in *Happy Feet Two* (2011)[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4652001/?showAllCredits=true) |
| Nickelodeon series | Louie Preston in *The Haunted Hathaways* (2013-15); Triple G in *Game Shakers* (2015-19, 61 episodes)[2](https://www.fandango.com/people/benjamin-flores-jr-1436149/biography) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4652001/?showAllCredits=true) |
| Adult-drama role | Eugene Jones in Showtime's *Your Honor* (2020-2023, 19 episodes)[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4652001/?showAllCredits=true) • [6](https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/your-honor/cast/217708/) |
| Netflix films | Josh across the *Fear Street* trilogy (2021); Dariush in *Rim of the World* (2019)[7](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/84103/benjamin-flores-jr) • [8](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/benjamin_flores_jr) |
| Awards | Imagen Award for Best Young Actor - Television (2014 winner); 3 wins and 6 nominations in total per IMDb[4](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/benjamin-flores-jr/bio/3030524444/) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4652001/?showAllCredits=true) |
## Music career as Lil P-Nut
Flores began rapping at the age of four, performing in talent shows and block parties by five, and gained recognition with the song "You Might Be the One."[9](https://www.xxlmag.com/the-break-presents-lil-p-nut/) In a 2011 XXL profile, when he was eight, he named [Yo Gotti](https://www.edgepedia.org/yo-gotti), Lil Boosie, and Lil Webbie as artists his style was compared to, and said his record "One For Me" had already passed 1 million views on YouTube.[9](https://www.xxlmag.com/the-break-presents-lil-p-nut/)
The turn to national attention came through a Memphis television station. A Fox 13 interview segment at the Memphis Hip Hop Weekend & Expo went viral, and it led to guest spots on *The Ellen DeGeneres Show*, a feature in Yo Gotti's music video "Look in the Mirror," and a guest appearance on *The Arsenio Hall Show*.[2](https://www.fandango.com/people/benjamin-flores-jr-1436149/biography) • [10](https://memphisrap.com/news/lil-p-nut-talks-on-how-he-became-a-viral-hip-hop-sensation-on-nick-news-webstars/) He was also profiled by Linda Ellerbee on Nickelodeon's *Nick News* special "Webstars II: More Kids Who Are Online Hits," which premiered December 30, 2013.[10](https://memphisrap.com/news/lil-p-nut-talks-on-how-he-became-a-viral-hip-hop-sensation-on-nick-news-webstars/) In an interview he dated the start of his acting focus to age seven, saying he pursued it because he enjoyed playing characters with a completely different personality.[11](https://teenweeklyinsider.weebly.com/celebrity-interview/benjamin-flores-jr-on-transformers-5-game-shakers-and-his-personal-achievements)
## Voice work in film
The rapping persona carried into his first major film role. Warner Bros. cast him as the voice of Atticus, a rapping penguin in the animated sequel *[Happy Feet Two](https://www.edgepedia.org/happy-feet-two)* (2011), and he is credited on the film's soundtrack performing "Mama Said Knock You Out," "Walk It Out," and "Tightrope (Ice Cold Mix)."[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4652001/?showAllCredits=true) • [12](https://www.actionnews5.com/story/16077261/lil-peanut-continues/) He later voiced Gerald Johanssen in *Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie* (2017) and M.C. Bite in *Pup Star: Better 2Gether* (2017).[8](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/benjamin_flores_jr)
His voice acting extended to series work. He voiced Brandon Bowman in Netflix's *Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous* from 2020 to 2022 and returned as the character in *Jurassic World: Chaos Theory* in 2024, and he played Tyler in *Spirit Riding Free: Riding Academy* (2020).[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4652001/?showAllCredits=true)
## Nickelodeon live-action roles
Underlined in both career phases is [Nickelodeon](https://www.edgepedia.org/nickelodeon), where he spent most of his teens. In 2013 he was cast as Louie Preston, a ghost, in the supernatural sitcom *The Haunted Hathaways*, which ran from 2013 to 2015.[2](https://www.fandango.com/people/benjamin-flores-jr-1436149/biography) In 2015 he moved to *Game Shakers*, produced by fellow Memphian Dan Schneider, playing Triple G, the son of rapper Double G ([Kel Mitchell](https://www.edgepedia.org/kel-mitchell)), a role he held for 61 episodes across the show's 2015-2019 run.[13](https://memphis-cms.altnuxt.com/qa-with-lil-p-nut/) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4652001/?showAllCredits=true) Paramount's distribution catalog lists the show as three seasons and 63 episodes, with Flores billed as Benjamin "Lil P-Nut" Flores Jr.[14](https://paramountglobalcontent.com/title/game-shakers)
Between series he appeared in Nickelodeon television movies, playing Alex in *Santa Hunters* (2014) and Nate in *One Crazy Cruise* (2015), and he guest-starred as Lil' Biggie in *Henry Danger* and as Louie Preston in a *Thundermans* crossover episode.[2](https://www.fandango.com/people/benjamin-flores-jr-1436149/biography) • [7](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/84103/benjamin-flores-jr) In 2016, Nickelodeon renewed *Game Shakers* and noted that both it and *Henry Danger* were, at the time, ranked first and second among kids 2-11 and 6-11.[15](https://bckonline.com/2016/11/17/nickelodeon-renews-shows-for-both-riele-downs-and-benjamin-flores-jr/)
## Film and adult television roles
His film work outside animation includes *Ride Along* (2014) as Morris the Kid, a supporting role in *Transformers: The Last Knight* (2017), and a lead as Dariush in the McG-directed Netflix comedy *[Rim of the World](https://www.edgepedia.org/rim-of-the-world)* (2019).[2](https://www.fandango.com/people/benjamin-flores-jr-1436149/biography) • [6](https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/your-honor/cast/217708/) In 2021 he played Josh in all three films of Netflix's *Fear Street* trilogy, directed by Leigh Janiak and based on R.L. Stine's teenage horror fiction series, and is additionally credited as Henry Fier in *Part Three: 1666*.[6](https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/your-honor/cast/217708/) • [7](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/84103/benjamin-flores-jr) On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, *[Fear Street Part Two: 1978](https://www.edgepedia.org/fear-street-part-two-1978)* holds 88 percent from critics and *Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie* 100 percent, while *Ride Along* sits at 17 percent.[8](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/benjamin_flores_jr)
In television, he was a series regular as Eugene Jones in the Showtime drama *Your Honor*, appearing alongside [Bryan Cranston](https://www.edgepedia.org/bryan-cranston) and [Michael Stuhlbarg](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-stuhlbarg); the series' first season became the network's most-watched debut season, and the show's second season was shooting while [Paramount+](https://www.edgepedia.org/paramount) promoted him in the cast.[6](https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/your-honor/cast/217708/) IMDb lists 19 episodes across 2020 to 2023.[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4652001/?showAllCredits=true) He has since appeared in the film *Family Switch* (2023) as Boss, in the *Quantum Leap* episode "One Night in Koreatown" as Dwain (air date November 1, 2023), and in a 2024 episode of *Jurassic World: Chaos Theory*.[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4652001/?showAllCredits=true) • [7](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/84103/benjamin-flores-jr)
## Recognition
He received the Imagen Award for Best Young Actor - [Television](https://www.edgepedia.org/television) in 2014, an award honoring positive portrayals of Latinos in entertainment.[4](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/benjamin-flores-jr/bio/3030524444/) • [6](https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/your-honor/cast/217708/) His Kids' Choice Award nominations include Favorite TV Actor in 2015 and 2017, and he won two BTVA voice-acting awards in 2018 for ensemble work in a television special or direct-to-video title.[4](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/benjamin-flores-jr/bio/3030524444/)
## Personal background
Flores was born to parents Benjamin and Tyisha and grew up in Memphis before relocating to [Southern California](https://www.edgepedia.org/southern-california); he lived with his parents in Los Angeles while filming *Game Shakers* at age 13.[16](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/benjamin-flores.html) • [13](https://memphis-cms.altnuxt.com/qa-with-lil-p-nut/) In interviews he credited his hometown as a formative influence, saying Memphis taught him to remember where he came from and to stay humble.[17](https://teenplicity.com/benjamin-flores-jr-game-shakers-and-hey-arnold/) He stands 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m) tall.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4652001/bio/)
## References
1. [Benjamin Flores Jr. - Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4652001/bio/)
2. [Benjamin Flores Jr. Biography, Fandango](https://www.fandango.com/people/benjamin-flores-jr-1436149/biography)
3. [Benjamin Flores Jr.: Su biografia, SensaCine Mexico](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-543347/biografia/)
4. [Benjamin Flores Jr. Biography, Celebrity Facts and Awards, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/benjamin-flores-jr/bio/3030524444/)
5. [Benjamin Flores Jr., IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4652001/?showAllCredits=true)
6. [Eugene Played by Benjamin Flores Jr., Your Honor cast, Paramount+](https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/your-honor/cast/217708/)
7. [Benjamin Flores Jr., TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/84103/benjamin-flores-jr)
8. [Benjamin Flores Jr. Movies & TV Shows, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/benjamin_flores_jr)
9. [The Break Presents: Lil P-Nut, XXL (May 11, 2011)](https://www.xxlmag.com/the-break-presents-lil-p-nut/)
10. [Lil P-Nut Talks On How He Became A Viral Hip-Hop Sensation on Nick News' "Webstars", Memphis Rap (December 18, 2013)](https://memphisrap.com/news/lil-p-nut-talks-on-how-he-became-a-viral-hip-hop-sensation-on-nick-news-webstars/)
11. [Benjamin Flores Jr on Transformers 5, Game Shakers and His Personal Achievements, Teen's Weekly Insider](https://teenweeklyinsider.weebly.com/celebrity-interview/benjamin-flores-jr-on-transformers-5-game-shakers-and-his-personal-achievements)
12. [Young Memphis rapper Lil' P-Nut featured in new Warner Bros. film, Action News 5 (November 18, 2011)](https://www.actionnews5.com/story/16077261/lil-peanut-continues/)
13. [Q&A with Lil' P-Nut, Memphis Flyer (September 10, 2015)](https://memphis-cms.altnuxt.com/qa-with-lil-p-nut/)
14. [Game Shakers, Paramount Global Content](https://paramountglobalcontent.com/title/game-shakers)
15. [Nickelodeon Renews Shows for Both Riele Downs and Benjamin Flores, Jr., BCK Online (November 17, 2016)](https://bckonline.com/2016/11/17/nickelodeon-renews-shows-for-both-riele-downs-and-benjamin-flores-jr/)
16. [Benjamin Flores Jr. - Age, Bio, Family, Famous Birthdays](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/benjamin-flores.html)
17. [Benjamin Flores Jr., Game Shakers, and Hey Arnold, Teenplicity (October 28, 2016)](https://teenplicity.com/benjamin-flores-jr-game-shakers-and-hey-arnold/)
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