Benton Jennings
Acting
Biography
Began acting at age seven, portraying his boyhood hero "Robin Hood" in a school play. Thirty years later, he got to reprise the character in a professional theatrical production, plus choreographing the fight sequences. A third generation Texan, he fulfilled another boyhood dream -- that of performing in an Alamo movie...and not just one, but two Alamo movies. He earned a BFA in theatre arts from TCU (Texas Christian University) with additional studies in cinematography. Studies also include London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, The Film Actors Lab in Dallas, DeVera Marcus' Improv Class in L.A., & numerous L.A. voice-over coaches. Benton has performed in over 100 stage productions and national tours including 25 years with 2 partners in an award winning sketch comedy act -- "The Gunfighters" -- with over 6000 performances nationally, quite literally everywhere from being introduced onstage by Tony Randall at Madison Square Garden to performing alongsideClayton Moore of The Lone Ranger (1949) fame at a festival in Texas.
Filmography
44 credits
The Wedding Year
Movie • 2019
Waiter
Elevator Girl
Movie • 2010
Doug
Winning London
Movie • 2001
Chef
An American Carol
Movie • 2008
Hitler
Mary Christmas
Movie • 2002
Dan Charles
Blood on the Badge
Movie • 1992
Hitman in photographs
In Her Shoes
Movie • 2005
Shoe Salesman
Macon County War
Movie • 1990
Nathan Jackson
Highway to Hell
Movie • 1990
Toby Gilmore
Reanimator Academy
Movie • 1992
Steele's Law
Movie • 1991
Agent West
Trouble Is My Business
Movie • 2018
Wilson Montemar
Alamo: The Price of Freedom
Movie • 1988
Gordon C. Jennings
The Annunciation
Movie • 2018
Rabbi
2177: The San Francisco Love Hacker Crimes
Movie • 2019
Dr. Hoffman
The Last of the Mohicans
Movie • 1992
Scottish Officer (uncredited)
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
Movie • 2011
Adolf Hitler
The Last Dance
Movie • 2000
Mr. Macvey
Legacy
Movie • 1993
Gov. Boggs
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Movie • 2005
Maitre'D
Family Law
TV • 1999
Commissioner Ronald Kluft
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TV • 2005
Pro-Lifer
Greek
TV • 2007
Professor
Dexter
TV • 2006
Gene Marshall
American Horror Story
TV • 2011
Butler
The League
TV • 2009
Brassy Judge
Palm Royale
TV • 2024
Theodore Thimble III
How I Met Your Mother
TV • 2005
Jordan
Vegas
TV • 2012
KTLV News Moderator
Big Love
TV • 2006
Dave (the mortician)
Documentary Now!
TV • 2015
Rich Snooty Man
Dr. Ken
TV • 2015
Middle-Aged Patient
American Horror Story
TV • 2011
Butler Graves
For All Mankind
TV • 2019
Judge
Shameless
TV • 2011
Father Henry
Strong Medicine
TV • 2000
Worthington
Without a Trace
TV • 2002
Man
Charmed
TV • 1998
Concerned Citizen
The Drew Carey Show
TV • 1995
Bill
Power Rangers
TV • 1993
Mister Mesmer (voice)
Heartland
TV • 2007
Robert Grayson
Profiler
TV • 1996
Lance Persky
Arli$$
TV • 1996
Dean Chance
Scrubs
TV • 2001
Mr. Hobbs