Wes Bentley
Wes Bentley, 2000
Born	September 4th, 1978 (1978-09-04) (age 31) Jonesboro, Arkansas

Wesley Cook "Wes" Bentley (born September 4, 1978) is an American film actor.

Contents 1 Life and career 2 TV movies 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Life and career

Bentley was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, the son of Cherie and David Bentley, who are United Methodist ministers.^[1][2] He has three brothers, Philip and Jamey, who are older, and Patrick, who is younger. Bentley grew up in Mountain Home and later in Sherwood. He attended Sylvan Hills High School, Sherwood, Arkansas, and the Juilliard School's Drama Division, New York City.

Bentley has starred in several films, including the Oscar-winning film American Beauty,^[3] The Four Feathers with his best friend Heath Ledger, P2, and Ghost Rider. He starred in the upcoming thriller Dolan's Cadillac,^[4] based on the short story by Stephen King.^[5], and the anticipated movie There Be Dragons by director Roland Joffee. In 2001, he married actress Jennifer Quanz. In 2009, he filed for divorce.

[edit] TV movies

• The Ungodly (2007)

[edit] Filmography

• Beloved (1998)
• Three Below Zero (1998)
• American Beauty (1999)
• The White River Kid (1999)
• The Claim (2000)
• Soul Survivors (2001)
• Carving Out Our Name (2001)
• The Four Feathers (2002)
• The Game of Their Lives (2005)
• Weirdsville (2007)
• Ghost Rider (2007)
• P2 (2007)
• Ungodly (2007)
• The Last Word (2008)
• My Big Break (2009)
• Edgar Allan Poe's Ligeia (2008)
• Dolan's Cadillac (2009)
• There Be Dragons (2010)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Wes Bentley at the Internet Movie Database
• Wes Bentley at Allmovie

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