Wes Bentley
Wesley Cook "Wes" Bentley (lahir 4 September 1978)[1] adalah aktor berkebangsaan Amerika Serikat. Namanya dikenal melalui peran-perannya dalam film blockbusters dan film independen. Dia berperan sebagai Ricky Fitts dalam American Beauty (1999), yang mengantarkan namanya masuk nominasi dalam BAFTA Award for Supporting Actor, sebagai Blackheart dalamGhost Rider (2007), Thomas dalam P2 (2007), Seneca Crane dalam The Hunger Games (2012), dan sebagai Doyle dalam Interstellar (2014). Film lain yang melibatkannya yaitu The Claim (2000), The Four Feathers (2002), The Game of Their Lives (2005), Weirdsville (2007), There Be Dragons (2011), The Time Being (2012), Pioneer (2013), After the Fall (2014), We Are Your Friends (2015), dan Pete's Dragon (2016).
| Wes Bentley | |
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 Bentley in March 2012 | |
| Lahir | Wesley Cook Bentley 4 September 1978 Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Tempat tinggal | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Almamater | Juilliard School |
| Pekerjaan | Actor |
| Tahun aktif | 1995–present |
| Kota asal | Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Suami/istri | Jennifer Quanz (m. 2001–2009)Jacqui Swedberg (m. 2010) |
| Anak | 2 |
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Dia tampil dalam serial film produksi FX berjudul American Horror Story tahun 2014, bermain sebagai Edward Mordrake dalam Freak Show. Tahun 2015, dia berperan sebagai Detektif John Lowe dalam film Hotel, di mana dia dinominasikan dalam Critics' Choice Television Award nomination. Tahun berikutnya, dia bermain sebagai Dylan dalam serial My Roanoke Nightmare) untuk subjudul Roanoke.
Latar belakang
Bentley lahir di Jonesboro Arkansas, dan tumbuh di Little Rock,[2][3] anak ketiga dari empat bersaudara dari Cherie Baker dan David Bentley. Ayahnya adalah seorang pendeta[1][4][5] Tahun 1996, dia lulus sekolah dari Sylvan Hills High School di Sherwood, Arkansas.[6] Kemudian dia belajar juga di Juilliard School Divisi Drama sebagai bagian dari Group 29 (1996–2000)[7] namun keluar dari sekolahitu setelah satu tahun demi mengejar karier keaktoran.[8]
Bentley telah membintangi beberapa film, antara lain American Beauty, The Four Feathers, P2, dan Ghost Rider. Dia juga bermain dalam film thriller Dolan's Cadillac,[9] yang diangkat dari cerita pendek karya Stephen King,[10] dan There Be Dragons arahan Roland Joffé. Bentley merupakan salah seorang subjek dalam film dokumenter My Big Break, directed by Tony Zierra, yang berkisah tentang Bentley dan tiga orang kawan sekelasnya semasa sekolah, Chad Lindberg, Brad Rowe dan Greg Fawcett, yang mengejar impian untuk menjadi aktor suses di kancah perfilman Hollywood. Tahun 2007, dalam Ghost Rider, Bentley berperan sebagai Blackheart, sebuah peran antagonis. Tahun 2010, dia menjadi lawan main Nina Arianda dalam naskah karya David Ives play Venus in Fur di Classic Stage Company New York City.[11][12][13][14]
Filmografi
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Serendipity Lane | Lonnie | Short film |
| 1998 | Three Below Zero | Julian Flincher | |
| 1998 | Beloved | Schoolteacher's Nephew | |
| 1999 | American Beauty | Ricky Fitts | National Board of Review Award for Best Male Breakthrough Performance Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast |
| 1999 | The White River Kid | White River Kid | |
| 2000 | The Claim | Donald Daglish | |
| 2001 | Carving Out Our Name | Himself | |
| 2001 | Soul Survivors | Matt | |
| 2002 | The Four Feathers | Jack Durrance | |
| 2005 | The Game of Their Lives | Walter Bahr | |
| 2007 | Weirdsville | Royce | |
| 2007 | Ghost Rider | Blackheart / Legion | |
| 2007 | The Ungodly | Mickey Gravatski | |
| 2007 | P2 | Thomas | |
| 2008 | The Last Word | Evan | |
| 2008 | The Tomb | Johnathan | |
| 2009 | Dolan's Cadillac | Robinson | |
| 2009 | The Greims | Donnie Greims | Short film |
| 2010 | Jonah Hex | Adleman Lusk | |
| 2011 | Rites of Passage | Benny | |
| 2011 | Hirokin | Hirokin | |
| 2011 | There Be Dragons | Manolo Torres | |
| 2011 | After-School Special | Man | Short film |
| 2012 | Underworld: Awakening | Dr. Edward Vronski | Uncredited |
| 2012 | Gone | Peter Hood | |
| 2012 | The Hunger Games | Seneca Crane | |
| 2012 | Stars in Shorts | Man | |
| 2012 | The Time Being | Daniel | |
| 2012 | Hidden Moon | Victor Brighton | |
| 2013 | Lovelace | Thomas | |
| 2013 | Pioneer | Mike | |
| 2013 | Cesar Chavez | Jerry Cohen | |
| 2014 | After the Fall | Bill Scanlon | |
| 2014 | The Better Angels | Mr. Crawford | |
| 2014 | Things People Do | Bill Scanlon | |
| 2014 | Interstellar | Doyle | |
| 2014 | Welcome to Me | Gabe | |
| 2014 | Final Girl | William | |
| 2015 | Knight of Cups | Barry | |
| 2015 | We Are Your Friends | James | |
| 2016 | Pete's Dragon | Jack | |
| 2016 | Broken Vows | Patrick |
Televisi
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Edward Mordrake | 3 episodes |
| 2015–16 | American Horror Story: Hotel | Det. John Lowe | 11 episodes Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries |
| 2016 | American Horror Story: Roanoke | Ambrose White | 5 episodes |
| Dylan | 3 episodes |
Panggung
- Venus in Fur (2010)
Referensi
- ^ a b "Wes Bentley Biography (1978–)". FilmReference.com.
- ^ "Wes Bentley Talks Past Drug Use, Loss Of "Brother" Heath Ledger - Larry King Show".
- ^ "American Beauty's Wes Bentley".
- ^ "Wes Bentley star bio". Tribute.ca.
- ^ http://www.arumc.org/n_arkansas-born_actor_reconnects_with_god_on_film_se.php
- ^ Bennett, Tara (March 21, 2012). "The 'Hunger Games' Cast Before They Were Famous: Wes Bentley, Senior Year at Sylvan Hills High School, Sherwood, Arkansas (1996)". Snakkle.com. Pontiac Digital Media.
- ^ "Alumni News". The Juilliard School. March 2010. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal November 11, 2011. Diakses tanggal April 7, 2012.
- ^ Daly, Steve (October 8, 1999). "Wes Bentley of 'American Beauty'". People.
- ^ Christian Slater and Wes Bentley Join 'Dolan's Cadillac', Cinematical, April 25, 2008
- ^ Stephen King's DOLAN'S CADILLAC Filming in Canada!, May 29, 2008
- ^ Healy, Patrick (February 8, 2010). "Back From the Depths, Rebuilding a Career". The New York Times. hlm. 1.
- ^ Run Extended for ‘Venus in Fur’, Patrick Healey, February 3, 2010, NY Times
- ^ Charles Isherwood, "One Object of Desire, Delivered", New York Times, January 28, 2010
- ^ "Nina Arianda: A Star Is Born", Playbill
Pranala luar
- Wes Bentley di IMDb (dalam bahasa Inggris)
- (Inggris) Wes Bentley di AllMovie