Stuart Bennett
Biography
Stuart Bennett, known as Wade Barrett, is an English retired professional wrestler and actor. Born in Penwortham in 1980, he trained as a wrestler and made his debut in 2004 as Stu Sanders. After signing with WWE in 2007, he won NXT's first season in 2010 and led The Nexus, headlining five pay-per-view events that year and challenging unsuccessfully three times for the WWE Championship. He became a five-time Intercontinental Champion, later adopting the Bad News Barrett and King Barrett personas, and won the King of the Ring tournament in 2015. He left WWE in 2016 and returned as an NXT commentator in 2020. His acting career began with Dead Man Down (2013), and he appeared in action movies including Eliminators (2016), I Am Vengeance (2018), and I Am Vengeance: Retaliation (2020).
46years old
Turns 47 on August 10in 273 days
- Born Penwortham
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Bad News Barrett, Stu Bennett, Stu Sanders, Lawrence Knight and King Barrett
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 4 years2016 to 2020
Every film, newest first
- 2020I Am Vengeance: RetaliationIMDb rating 3.5
- 2018I Am VengeanceIMDb rating 4.4
- 2017Fanged UpIMDb rating 4.4
- 2016EliminatorsIMDb rating 5.6
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Early training
At 21, Bennett made the choice to pursue professional wrestling. Jon Ritchie and Al Snow were the men who trained him for the sport.
About the name
Bennett's Wade Barrett ring name was partially named for Wade Dooley, and he described the Barrett character as an extension of his "dark side".
A first
In 2010 Bennett headlined five WWE pay-per-view events, and at three of them he challenged for the WWE Championship but did not win it.
Getting ready for a role
Bennett played Kilroy in the crime thriller Dead Man Down (2013), a small part for which he used a New York accent.
Stuart Bennett movies on Netflix
Most often with
Ross Boyask directed two of these films. Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Joe Egan's page
Stephen Marcus's page
Lee Charles's page
Ross BoyaskDirector, 2 films, 2018 to 2020
All films by Ross Boyask
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.