Wes Bentley Movies and Career Information

Wesley Cook "Wes" Bentley (born September 4, 1978) is an American film actor. Bentley was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, the son of Cherie and David Bentley, who are United Methodist ministers. 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, The Four Feathers alongside Heath Ledger, P2, and Ghost Rider. He starred in the thriller Dolan's Cadillac, based on the short story by Stephen King, and There Be Dragons by director Roland Joffé. Bentley is one of the main subjects in the documentary My Big Break, directed by Tony Zierra, which follows Bentley and three of his former roommates, Chad Lindberg, Brad Rowe and Greg Fawcett, as they pursue their dream to become successful actors in Hollywood. In 2010, he starred opposite Nina Arianda in the David Ives play Venus in Fur at the Classic Stage Company in New York City. In 2001, he married actress Jennifer Quanz. In 2009, he filed for divorce. In