Wes Bentley Biography (1978-)

Full name, Wesley Cook Bentley; born September 4, 1978, in Jonesboro, Arkansas; son of David (a United Methodist minister) and Cherie (a United Methodistminister) Bentley; married Jennifer Quanz (an actress), September 25, 2001. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, One William Morris Place, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: September 4, 1978; Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Julian Fincher, Three below Zero, 1998
Schoolteacher's nephew, Beloved, Buena Vista, 1998
Ricky Fitts, American Beauty, DreamWorks, 1999
Title role, The White River Kid (also known as White River), Warner Bros., 1999
Donald Dalglish, The Claim (also known as Kingdom Come, Redemption, and Le maitre de Kingdom Come), United Artists, 2000
Matt, Soul Survivors, Artisan Entertainment/Summit Entertainment,2001
Himself, Carving out Our Name, Masselin Entertainment, 2001
Jack Durrance, The Four Feathers, Miramax/Paramount, 2002
Walter Bahr, The Game of Their Lives, IFC Films, 2005

Blackheart, Ghost Rider, Columbia/Dimension Films, 2006
Some sources cite an appearance as a villain in the film Shadowboxer, 2005.
Film Work
Producer, Carving out Our Name, Masselin Entertainment, 2001
Television Appearances
Awards Presentations
Presenter, 72nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 2000
ESPY Awards, ESPN, 2000
Stage Appearances
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (musical), Arkansas production, 1996
The Artful Dodger, Oliver! (musical), Murray's Dinner Playhouse, Little Rock, AR, 1997
Appeared as a son in La Cage aux Folles (musical), Weekend Theatre, Little Rock, AR; appeared in other productions in Little Rock, AR; appearedin Henry IV, Part I and The Weavers.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Himself, American Beauty: Look Closer ... , DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, October 8, 1999, pp. 40-41
Teen, February, 2001, p. 52
Time Out New York, September 9, 1999
Vanity Fair, April, 2000, pp. 30, 32
Variety, January 3, 2000, p. 53

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