Wes Bentley

ACTOR, PRODUCER, SOUNDTRACK

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Wes Bentley is an American actor who first became well-known via his role in the Oscar-winning film American Beauty (1999), in which he played the soulful, artistic next-door neighbor Ricky Fitts. He also portrayed gamemaker Seneca Crane in The Hunger Games (2012), and co-stars in Lovelace (2013) as photographer Thomas.Wesley Cook Bentley was born September 4, 1978, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to David and Cherie Bentley, two Methodist ministers. Wes joined older brothers Jamey and Philip, and was later joined by younger brother, Patrick. Wes attended Sylvan Hills High School in Sherwood, Arkansas, where he was in the drama club. Interest in acting came from Improv Comedy. He, his brother Patrick, his best friend Damien Bunting and other close friend Josh Cowdery developed an Improv group called B(3) + C. They regularly dominated competitions in Arkansas. He then placed First in the state of Arkansas in solo acting in 1996, his senior year of high school, Second in Duet, and also regularly won for Poetry and Prose Readings.Wes appeared on-stage quite a bit in Little Rock. At The Weekend Theater, Wes played the straight son of the gay couple in a production of La Cage aux Folles. At Murry's Dinner Playhouse, Wes' plays included Oliver. At his mother's urging, Wes attended Juilliard School in New York after high school graduation. He was there only a short time but appeared in stage work like Henry IV, Part 1 and The Weavers. Wes then worked at Blockbuster and was a waiter at TGI Friday's on Long Island. Wes has stated that his most prideful venture in life was starting a soccer team from scratch at his high school and subsequently putting together a full Conference, one of Arkansas's first. Wes had no real experience in soccer before doing this.Bentley made his onscreen debut in Jonathan Demme's Beloved (1998). Following his success in American Beauty, Bentley struggled with substance abuse, which cost him his first marriage, to actress Jennifer Quanz. Although he continued to land parts in films, including that of the primary antagonist in Ghost Rider (2007) and another major role in The Game of Their Lives (2005), Bentley has publicly admitted that during most of the 2000s he only took on acting roles to earn enough money to buy drugs. Bentley did not enter a 12-step program until 2009. He has stated that he considers his sobriety to be an ongoing process.Bentley is one of the main subjects featured in the documentary My Big Break (2009), which followed him and former roommates Chad Lindberg, Brad Rowe and Greg Fawcett as they struggle to find success within the film industry. In 2010, Bentley made his professional stage debut with Nina Arianda in David Ives's award-winning play "Venus In Fur."Bentley has one child with his second wife, producer Jacqui Swedberg. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous

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Streaming Availability

Amazon Video has the most number of Wes Bentley’s flixes, followed by Vudu compared to other streaming platforms. See the full graph below.

Releases by Year

Wes Bentley on average has worked on 2 movies per year from 1998 to 2021. See the full graphs of the number of Wes Bentley movies released per year from 2007 till 2021.

Top Genres

Wes Bentley works mostly in Drama Genre followed by Thriller Genre flixes. 34% of Wes Bentley movies are Drama Genre movies. See Top Genres that Wes Bentley worked on in the graph below.

Average IMDB Score

On average the IMDB score of the movies that Wes Bentley has worked on is 5.8.

5.8 / 10

Wes Bentley's Movies and Tv Series available to Stream now ..

Drama,Western
Yellowstone (2018)

A ranching family in Montana faces off against others encroaching on their land.

8.7/1060 min

Available in 11 platform(s).

A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.

8.4/10122 min

Available in 13 platform(s).

Action,Adventure,Drama
The Four Feathers (2002)

A British officer resigns his post just before battle and subsequently receives four white feathers from his friends and fiancee as symbols of what they believe to be his cowardice.

6.5/10132 min

Available in 14 platform(s).

Drama,Romance,Western
The Claim (2000)

A prospector who sold his wife and infant daughter in exchange for a mining claim, tries desperately to win them back as he helps to build the Pacific Railroad with a group of pioneer friends.

6.3/10120 min

Available in 7 platform(s).

A man (Bentley) who makes his living composing other people's suicide notes enters into a romance with the sister (Ryder) of a recent client.

6.2/1090 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Comedy,Crime,Drama
Weirdsville (2007)

A pair of slackers get in way over their heads when they try to dump the body of a dead girlfriend in the basement of a drive-in movie theater where a satanic cult performs ritual sacrifices.

6.2/1090 min

Available in 13 platform(s).

Drama,Music,Romance
We Are Your Friends (2015)

Caught between a forbidden romance and the expectations of his friends, aspiring DJ Cole Carter attempts to find the path in life that leads to fame and fortune.

6.1/1096 min

Available in 10 platform(s).

Based on a true story, this film tells the tale of the 1950 U.S. soccer team, who, against all odds, beat England 1 - 0 in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Although no U.S. team has ever won a World Cup title, this story is about the family traditions and passions which shaped the lives of the players who made up this team of underdogs.

6.1/10101 min

Available in 3 platform(s).