The son of actor Charlton Heston and actress Lydia Clarke, Heston was born on February 12, 1955 in Los Angeles, California. Of the nine films Fraser Heston wrote, directed or produced, only one, 1993’s Needful Things, has not featured his father. Heston's filmography also includes Alaska and Treasure Island. He also appeared as the infant Moses in the 1956 film The Ten Commandments.