Ben Faulkner was a local child from a small-town in Baltimore when he was spotted by director Bruce Beresford and his casting agent on Ben's local school. He was cast as Tim, an autistic child in the thriller Silent Fall (1994) where he's the only witness of a brutal family murder. A non-professional actor Faulkner's insight on this difficult role was by researching a little about the peculiarities and mannerism of kids with autism. He gracefully acted along veterans Richard Dreyfuss, Linda Hamilton, J.T. Walsh and Liv Tyler (on her film debut as well, and she plays Timmy's sister).

Faulkner hasn't returned to acting ever since that only film performance but he left an impressive mark for fans of the movie.