Benjamin Robert "Ben" Moody (born January 22, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor. He is best known as co-founder, lead guitarist, and songwriter of
Grammy Award-winning rock band
Evanescence from its inception in 1995 to his departure in October 2003. Since leaving Evanescence, Moody has collaborated with an array of performers vocally, instrumentally, and as a writer. He is currently a member of
The Halo Method and
We Are The Fallen.