Wes Bentley is an American film actor who made his film debut in 1998's Beloved. Bently got his big break playing the character of "Ricky Fitts" in the 1999 drama, American Beauty, opposite Kevin Spacey and Thora Birch. In 2001, he starred in Soul Survivors as "Matt" and in 2002 he appeared as "Jack Durrance" in The Four Feathers.
Bentley filed for a divorce from his wife, Jennifer Quanz, in May of 2009 citing irreconcilable differences.TMZ: Wes Bentley's Marriage -- No American Beauty (June 3, 2009)
Bentley just finished filming a movie called There Be Dragons. He is currently getting ready to start filming a film called The Storyteller.
Bentley is,also,currently preparing to start in an off-broadway show called 'Venus In Fur.'This will be his first time in a play since high school.
Notable Roles
- 1995: Serendipity Lane as Lonnie
- 1998: Three Below Zero as Julian
- 1999: American Beauty as Ricky Fitts
- 2000: The Claim as Donald Dalglish
- 2001: Soul Survivors as Matt
- 2002: The Four Feathers as Jack Durrance
- 2005: The Game of Their Lives as Walter Bahr
- 2007: Weirdsville as Royce
- 2007: Ghost Rider as Blackheart
- 2008: The Last Word as Evan
- 2009: The Greims as Donnie Greims
- 2009: Dolan's Cadillac as Robinson
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Wes Bentley Timeline
Note: Many of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
September 4, 1978: Born
1998 Three Below Zero: IMDb
1998 Beloved: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
1999 American Beauty: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
1999: Won MTV Award for American Beauty
2000 The Claim: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
2001 Soul Survivors: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
2002 The Four Feathers: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
2007 Weirdsville: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
2007 Ghost Rider: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
2007 The Ungodly: IMDb