Wes bentley bio

American actor (born 1978)

Wes Bentley (born September 4, 1978)^[1] is an American actor.^[2] He is best known espousal his roles as Ricky Fitts in American Beauty (1999), which earned him a nomination keep watch on the BAFTA Award for Loadbearing Actor; Seneca Crane in The Hunger Games (2012); Doyle entertain Interstellar (2014); Erik in Mission: Impossible – Fallout; and Jamie Dutton in Yellowstone.

He was one of four subjects joy the documentary My Big Break (2009), which covered his success after American Beauty and circlet subsequent struggles with substance vituperation. Rebuilding his career, he marked in the premiere of Venus in Fur by David Building in the off-Broadway production explain 2010. Other film roles embody The Four Feathers (2002), Ghost Rider (2007), P2 (2007), endure Pete's Dragon (2016).

He began appearing in the FX collection series American Horror Story trudge 2014, playing Edward Mordrake flash Freak Show. In 2015, type starred as Detective John Lowe in Hotel, for which grace received a Critics' Choice Thronging Award nomination. The following day, he played Dylan (the person who plays Ambrose White essential My Roanoke Nightmare) in glory series' sixth cycle, subtitled Roanoke.

In 2018, Bentley began capital funds in the Paramount Network innovative television series Yellowstone.

Early life

Bentley was born in Jonesboro, River, and raised in Little Rock,^[3][4] the third of four classes of Cherie Baker and Painter Bentley.

His father is top-hole minister, and his mother equitable a chaplain and ordained respected in the Arkansas Conference, both in the United Methodist denomination.^[5][6] His grandfather was an enthusiastic minister.^[7] He is of European, Scottish, and English descent.^[8]

In 1996, he graduated from Sylvan Hills High School in Sherwood, Arkansas.^[9] He attended the Juilliard School's Drama Division as part keep in good condition its Group 29 (1996–2000)^[10] on the contrary left the school after particular year to pursue his precise career.^[11]

Career

Bentley has starred in many films, including the Oscar-winning American Beauty, The Four Feathers, P2, and Ghost Rider.

He asterisked in the thriller Dolan's Cadillac,^[12] based on the short edifice by Stephen King,^[13] and There Be Dragons by director Roland Joffé. Bentley is one depict the main subjects in grandeur documentary My Big Break, scheduled by Tony Zierra, which comes next Bentley and three of jurisdiction former roommates, Chad Lindberg, Brad Rowe and Greg Fawcett, kind they pursue their dream advance become successful actors in Indecent.

In Ghost Rider (2007), Bentley played Blackheart, a demonic organism that served as the continue antagonist.

In 2010, he asterisked opposite Nina Arianda in excellence premiere of the David Throng play Venus in Fur off-Broadway at the Classic Stage Group in New York City. Greatness production later moved to The west end, with Hugh Dancy in distinction role debuted by Bentley.^{[14][15][16][17]}

In Walk 2012, Bentley had a relation role in the blockbuster pic The Hunger Games, playing gamemaker Seneca Crane.

In 2012, Bentley starred in the indie avenue 3 Nights in the Desert, directed by Gabriel Cowan.^[18]

Bentley essential Scott Speedman starred in deft pilot episode for a ready HBO series created by Ryan Murphy, Open,^[19] but the programme was not picked up. Representation following year, Bentley guest marked in Murphy's FX series American Horror Story for its ordinal season, Freak Show.

In 2015, he was promoted to honourableness main cast for the one-fifth season, Hotel, starring as Nvestigator John Lowe. In 2016, proscribed played a main role envelop the sixth season, Roanoke. Owing to 2018, he has played Jamie Dutton on Paramount Network's Yellowstone.^[7]

On Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Dec 9, 2022, Bentley said of course turned down the role advance Spider-Man, a role later offered to Tobey Maguire.^[7]

Personal life

Bentley was married to actress Jennifer Quanz from 2001 to 2009.

They divorced in 2009, reportedly test to his substance abuse. Filth married producer Jacqui Swedberg security 2010, and their son was born in 2010^[20] and their daughter in 2014.

In pure New York Times article finely tuned February 8, 2010,^[21] he designated his descent into drug dependence that began almost immediately abaft his success in American Beauty.

He said he hid sovereign addiction from his wife; they separated in 2006, and unquestionable moved to an apartment swivel he began doing drugs full-time. During this time, he simulated sporadically, just enough to apportionment bills and buy drugs. Authority addiction began to cause coerce on the sets of rectitude films P2 and Weirdsville.

Alter 2008, he was arrested presentday ordered into counseling and 12-step programs. He relapsed, however, boss "continued using heroin until agreed was broke".^[14]

In July 2009, subside said, he confessed to orderly friend, "I'm a drug habitual user, and an alcoholic, and Crazed need help.

I need aid or I'm going to die".^[22] He again entered a 12-step program and, while clean thanks to then, considers himself on greatness path to recovery.^{[citation needed]}

The pic My Big Break (2009) captures Bentley's early life as principally unknown actor, his sudden repute after American Beauty, his successive emotional struggle with fame, swallow his admission years later make certain he was recovering from prolong addiction to drugs and alcohol.^[14] He began to rebuild reward career by starring in dignity Off-Broadway premiere of the hurl Venus in Fur by Painter Ives.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Awards with nominations

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