Wesley Cook Bentley was born in Arkansas, Johnsboro on September 4, 1978. Since childhood, he dreamed of an acting career. After high school, Wes became a student at the Juilliard School of Drama Theatre in New York. During his studies, he took part in many theater productions. Bentley studied with a job as a waiter at a local restaurant TGI Friday. Wes made his film debut in the movie Three Below Zero. His next film was the famous drama “Favorite” directed by Jonathan Demme. In this film, Wes starred
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Wesley Cook Bentley was born in Arkansas, Johnsboro on September 4, 1978. Since childhood, he dreamed of an acting career. After high school, Wes became a student at the Juilliard School of Drama Theatre in New York. During his studies, he took part in many theater productions. Bentley studied with a job as a waiter at a local restaurant TGI Friday. Wes made his film debut in the movie Three Below Zero.
His next film was the famous drama “Favorite” directed by Jonathan Demme. In this film, Wes starred with Oprah Winfrey, Thandie Newton and Danny Glover. In 2000, the director approved Bentley for the supporting role of Ricky Fitts in the famous film American Beauty. His role as a drug dealer earned Wes the top prize from the Chicago Film Critics Association for Most Promising Actor. In this film, Bentley starred with Tora Burch and Kevin Spacey.
The talented actor continued his work on the following films: “Four Feathers” (adventure film), “Immortal Souls” (thriller), “Golden Dust” (Western), “The Guy from the White River” (comedy). In these films, Wes worked on the set with Mila Jovovich, Peter Mullan, Luke Wilson, Eliza Dushku, Melissa Sagemiller and others. The next two years, the actor temporarily retired from filming. Wes returned to the screens in 2005 in the film “The Game of Their Lives”, which describes a real story from the life of the American football team of the 50s.
The talented actor can be seen in the films “Ghost Rider”, “Fatal City”,
Four feathers" "Parking," "The Last Word,"
Khirokin "The League of Edgar Alan Poe," "Dolan's Cadillac,"
There are dragons there. "John Hacks," "The Grave,"
Family secrets" "Fatal City", "Immortal Souls", etc.
The talented actor is considered one of the most popular in Hollywood. His films of recent years “Another World: Awakening”, “The Hunger Games”, “The Survival Game”, “Lovelace” replenished Wes’ piggy bank with vivid images and charismatic play. Wes Bentley refers to himself as Taoists, promotes high moral behavior, social order and deep pure morality.