1999
American Beauty
Ricky Fitts
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BENTLEY
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The quiet weight of a supporting role
From American Beauty to The Hunger Games, Interstellar and Yellowstone.
Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA
Watching from inside the story
Wes Bentley was born on 4 September 1978 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. His work has ranged from intimate drama to large-scale science fiction and television westerns.
Bentley drew wide attention as Ricky Fitts in American Beauty (1999), a performance that earned him a BAFTA nomination. Ricky’s habit of filming the world around him makes observation central to the character.
In The Hunger Games (2012), he plays Seneca Crane, the head gamemaker responsible for staging the televised contest. The character occupies a position of apparent control while answering to the Capitol’s power.
In Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar (2014), Bentley appears as Doyle, a member of the mission exploring worlds beyond Earth. On television he played Jamie Dutton in Yellowstone, a longer-running role within the Dutton family’s conflicts.
The films below are those available on FLM.RED, not a complete filmography.
Selected roles
2012
The Hunger Games
Seneca Crane
2014
Interstellar
Doyle
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- IMDb — career
- Rotten Tomatoes — biography
- TV Insider — screen credits
- British Film Database — film roles
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.