Wesley Cook "Wes" Bentley (born September 4, 1978 in Jonesboro, Arkansas) is an American actor.
He's perhaps best known for his role in the film American Beauty, but he's also starred in The Hunger Games as Seneca Crane, and FX's American Horror Story as various characters.
Selected filmography:
- American Beauty (1999) as Ricky Fitts
- Ghost Rider (2007) as Blackheart / Legion
- Jonah Hex (2010) as Adleman Lusk
- Gone (2012) as Peter Hood
- The Hunger Games (2012) as Seneca Crane
- Lovelace (2013) as Thomas
- American Horror Story (2014 — 2016) in various roles:
- American Horror Story: Freak Show (2014 — 2015) as Edward Mordrake
- American Horror Story: Hotel (2015 — 2016) as Det. John Lowe
- American Horror Story: Roanoke (2016) as Dylan
- Interstellar (2014) as Doyle
- Final Girl (2014) as William
- Pete's Dragon (2016) as Jack
- Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) as Patrick
- Yellowstone (2018 — 2023) as Jamie Dutton
- Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021 — 2022) as Niander Wallace Jr. (voice)
His works examples of:
- What Could Have Been: He screen-tested for the role of Peter Quill in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) before Chris Pratt was cast.
