Wes Bentley

Biography

Wes Bentley is an American actor who came to attention as Ricky Fitts in American Beauty (1999), a performance that brought him a BAFTA nomination for supporting actor. Born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and brought up in Little Rock, he studied at the Juilliard School's drama division for a year before leaving to build an acting career. His film work includes The Four Feathers (2002), the antagonist Blackheart in Ghost Rider (2007), the gamemaker Seneca Crane in The Hunger Games (2012), Doyle in Interstellar (2014) and a role in Pete's Dragon (2016). He starred opposite Nina Arianda in the 2010 off-Broadway premiere of David Ives's Venus in Fur. On television he played Edward Mordrake in American Horror Story: Freak Show and Detective John Lowe in Hotel, a part that earned him a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination, and from 2018 to 2024 he played Jamie Dutton in Yellowstone.

48years old

Turns 49 on September 4in 327 days

Born September 4, 1978Jonesboro
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Also credited as Wesley Cook Bentley

Movie Career

Films: 32
Career span: 20 years1999 to 2019

Genres

Drama72%, 23 films
Thriller31%, 10 films
Action22%, 7 films
Adventure22%, 7 films
Romance19%, 6 films

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Did you know?!

A role that slipped away
Bentley turned down the role of Peter Parker in Spider-Man (2002) before Tobey Maguire was cast, as he said on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in December 2022.
Early training
Bentley was part of Group 29 in the Juilliard School's Drama Division, but he left the school after a single year to follow his acting career.
Beyond film
In 2010 Bentley played opposite Nina Arianda in the premiere of David Ives's play Venus in Fur, staged off-Broadway at the Classic Stage Company in New York City. Hugh Dancy later took over the part when the show reached Broadway.

Wes Bentley movies on Netflix

The Best of Enemies2019IMDb rating 7.3as Floyd Kelly
Mission: Impossible - Fallout2018IMDb rating 7.7as Erik
Broken Vows2016IMDb rating 4.4as Patrick
Pete's Dragon2016IMDb rating 6.7as Jack
Final Girl2015IMDb rating 4.7as William
Knight of Cups2015IMDb rating 5.6as Barry
We Are Your Friends2015IMDb rating 6.2as James
Amnesiac2014IMDb rating 4.3as Man
Cesar Chavez2014IMDb rating 6.4as Jerry Cohen
Interstellar2014IMDb rating 8.7as Doyle
The Better Angels2014IMDb rating 6.0as Mr. Crawford
Welcome to Me2014IMDb rating 5.9as Gabe Ruskin
Lovelace2013IMDb rating 6.2as Thomas - Photographer
Pioneer2013IMDb rating 6.0as Mike
Gone2012IMDb rating 5.9as Peter Hood
Hirokin: The Last Samurai2012IMDb rating 3.3as Hirokin
Rites of Passage2012IMDb rating 4.1as Benny
The Hunger Games2012IMDb rating 7.2as Seneca Crane
There Be Dragons2011IMDb rating 5.7as Manolo Torres
Jonah Hex2010IMDb rating 4.7as Adleman Lusk
Dolan's Cadillac2009IMDb rating 5.6as Robinson
The Tomb2009IMDb rating 3.8as Jonathan
The Last Word2008IMDb rating 6.2as Evan
Ghost Rider2007IMDb rating 5.3as Blackheart
P22007IMDb rating 5.9as Thomas
Weirdsville2007IMDb rating 6.2as Royce
The Game of Their Lives2005IMDb rating 6.1as Walter Bahr
The Four Feathers2002IMDb rating 6.5as Jack Durrance
Soul Survivors2001IMDb rating 4.0as Matt
The Claim2000IMDb rating 6.3as Donald Dalglish
American Beauty1999IMDb rating 8.3as Ricky Fitts
The White River Kid1999IMDb rating 4.8as White River Kid

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Interstellar2014 Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fias Doyle
IMDb rating 8.72.6M votes
American Beauty1999 Drama, Romanceas Ricky Fitts
IMDb rating 8.31.3M votes
Ghost Rider2007as Blackheart
IMDb rating 5.3274K votes
The Hunger Games2012as Seneca Crane
IMDb rating 7.21.1M votes
Pete's Dragon2016as Jack
IMDb rating 6.765K votes
We Are Your Friends2015as James
IMDb rating 6.243K votes
Mission: Impossible - Fallout2018as Erik
IMDb rating 7.7425K votes
P22007as Thomas
IMDb rating 5.939K votes

Most often with

Twelve 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.

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Eric Roberts

Richard Riehle

John Malkovich

Antonio Banderas

Christian Slater

Julian Sands

Films together

Eric Roberts2 films together, 2009 to 2013
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- Lovelace2013IMDb rating 6.2Bentley as Thomas - PhotographerRoberts as Nat Laurendi
- The Tomb2009IMDb rating 3.8Bentley as JonathanRoberts as Vaslov
Richard Riehle2 films together, 2008 to 2014
Richard Riehle's page
- Amnesiac2014IMDb rating 4.3Bentley as ManRiehle as Postman
- The Last Word2008IMDb rating 6.2Bentley as EvanRiehle as Man at Gorge
John Malkovich2 films together, 2010 to 2014
John Malkovich's page
- Cesar Chavez2014IMDb rating 6.4Bentley as Jerry CohenMalkovich as Bogdanovitch
- Jonah Hex2010IMDb rating 4.7Bentley as Adleman LuskMalkovich as Quentin Turnbull
Antonio Banderas2 films together, 1999 to 2015
Antonio Banderas's page
- Knight of Cups2015IMDb rating 5.6Bentley as BarryBanderas as Tonio
- The White River Kid1999IMDb rating 4.8Bentley as White River KidBanderas as Morales Pittman
Christian Slater2 films together, 2009 to 2012
Christian Slater's page
- Rites of Passage2012IMDb rating 4.1Bentley as BennySlater as Delgado
- Dolan's Cadillac2009IMDb rating 5.6Bentley as RobinsonSlater as Dolan
Julian Sands2 films together, 2012 to 2014
Julian Sands's page
- Cesar Chavez2014IMDb rating 6.4Bentley as Jerry CohenSands as Victore Representative
- Hirokin: The Last Samurai2012IMDb rating 3.3Bentley as HirokinSands as Griffin
Also two films together6 more actors
- Amanda SeyfriedLovelace (2013) and Gone (2012)
- Casey AffleckInterstellar (2014) and Soul Survivors (2001)
- Nick SearcyThe Best of Enemies (2019) and Gone (2012)
- Alexander LudwigFinal Girl (2015) and The Hunger Games (2012)
- John Gallagher Jr.The Best of Enemies (2019) and Jonah Hex (2010)
- Greg BrykDolan's Cadillac (2009) and Weirdsville (2007)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.