Wes Bentley
Biography
Wesley Cook Bentley is an American film actor born on September 4, 1978, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Known professionally as Wes Bentley, he has built a recognized career in film and television with numerous acting credits. Outside of his acting work, he was one of four subjects featured in the 2009 documentary My Big Break, which detailed his rise to fame and personal struggles with substance abuse following his breakthrough roles, as well as his subsequent path toward rebuilding his personal and professional life.
Career overview
Wes Bentley began his rise to prominence with his acclaimed role as Ricky Fitts in the 1999 feature film American Beauty. He later expanded his profile with major studio appearances, including portraying Seneca Crane in the 2012 film adaptation of The Hunger Games. Alongside his work in motion pictures, Bentley worked to rebuild his career on the stage, starring in the 2010 off-Broadway premiere of Venus in Fur, written by David Ives, a production whose successful run was ultimately extended. Across his career, Bentley has accumulated numerous screen credits as an actor.
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- The Better Angels (2022) as Mr. Crawford
- Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021) as Niander Wallace Jr. (voice)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- The Best of Enemies (2019) as Floyd Kelly
- Yellowstone (2018) as Jamie Dutton
- Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) as Erik
- Pete's Dragon (2016) as Jack
- Broken Vows (2016) as Patrick
- We Are Your Friends (2015) as James
- Final Girl (2015) as William
- Knight of Cups (2015) as Barry
- Welcome to Me (2015) as Gabe Ruskin
- Amnesiac (2015) as Man
- Interstellar (2014) as Doyle
- Cesar Chavez (2014) as Jerry Cohen
- After the Fall (2014) as Bill
- 3 Nights in the Desert (2014) as Travis
- Open (2014) as Evan Foster
- Lovelace (2013) as Thomas - Photographer
- Pioneer (2013) as Mike
- The Hunger Games (2012) as Seneca Crane
- Underworld: Awakening (2012) as Antigen Scientist (uncredited)
- Gone (2012) as Det. Peter Hood
- Hirokin: The Last Samurai (2012) as Hirokin
- Rites of Passage (2012) as Benny
- Stars in Shorts (2012) as Man
- The Time Being (2012) as Daniel
- Hidden Moon (2012) as Victor Brighton
- The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games (2012) as Self - Seneca Crane
- American Horror Story (2011) as Det. John Lowe
- American Horror Story (2011) as Dylan
- American Horror Story (2011) as Edward Mordrake
- There Be Dragons (2011) as Manolo
- After-School Special (2011) as Man
- The Talk (2010) as Self
- Jonah Hex (2010) as Adleman Lusk
- The Tomb (2009) as Jonathan
- Dolan's Cadillac (2009) as Robinson
- My Big Break (2009) as Himself
- The Greims (2009) as Donnie Greims
- The Last Word (2008) as Evan
- Ghost Rider (2007) as Blackheart / Black King
- P2 (2007) as Thomas
- Spirit of Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider (2007) as Self
- Weirdsville (2007) as Royce
- The Ungodly (2007) as Mickey Gravatski
- The Game of Their Lives (2005) as Walter Bahr
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The Four Feathers (2002) as Jack Durrance
- Soul Survivors (2001) as Matt
- Carving Out Our Name (2001) as Self
- American Beauty: Look Closer... (2000) as Self
- The Claim (2000) as Donald Dalglish
- American Beauty (1999) as Ricky Fitts
- The White River Kid (1999) as White River Kid
- Beloved (1998) as Schoolteacher's Nephew
- Three Below Zero (1998) as Julian Fincher