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,
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0421110
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4890585
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Filmography (Movies)
The Wedding Year
Character:Waiter
Release Date:20/09/2019
2177: The San Francisco Love Hacker Crimes
Character:Dr. Hoffman
Release Date:09/07/2019
The Annunciation
Character:Rabbi
Release Date:16/11/2018
Trouble Is My Business
Character:Wilson Montemar
Release Date:03/04/2018
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
Character:Adolf Hitler
Release Date:22/07/2011
Elevator Girl
Character:Doug
Release Date:13/02/2010
An American Carol
Character:Hitler
Release Date:03/10/2008
In Her Shoes
Character:Shoe Salesman
Release Date:07/10/2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Character:Maitre'D
Release Date:07/06/2005
Mary Christmas
Character:Dan Charles
Release Date:29/11/2002
Winning London
Character:Chef
Release Date:27/03/2001
The Last Dance
Character:Mr. Macvey
Release Date:29/10/2000
Legacy
Character:Gov. Boggs
Release Date:03/07/1993
The Last of the Mohicans
Character:Scottish Officer (uncredited)
Release Date:26/08/1992
Blood on the Badge
Character:Hitman in photographs
Release Date:01/01/1992
Reanimator Academy
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1992
Steele's Law
Character:Agent West
Release Date:09/06/1991
Highway to Hell
Character:Toby Gilmore
Release Date:10/08/1990
Macon County War
Character:Nathan Jackson
Release Date:01/01/1990
Alamo: The Price of Freedom
Character:Gordon C. Jennings
Release Date:06/03/1988
Television Appearances
Palm Royale
Character:Theodore Thimble III
For All Mankind
Character:Judge
Dr. Ken
Character:Middle-Aged Patient
Documentary Now!
Character:Rich Snooty Man
Vegas
Character:KTLV News Moderator
American Horror Story
Character:Butler
American Horror Story
Character:Butler Graves
Shameless
Character:Father Henry
The League
Character:Brassy Judge
Greek
Character:Professor
Heartland
Character:Robert Grayson
Dexter
Character:Gene Marshall
Big Love
Character:Dave (the mortician)
How I Met Your Mother
Character:Jordan
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Character:Pro-Lifer
Without a Trace
Character:Man
Scrubs
Character:Mr. Hobbs
Strong Medicine
Character:Worthington
Family Law
Character:Commissioner Ronald Kluft
Charmed
Character:Concerned Citizen
Profiler
Character:Lance Persky
The Drew Carey Show
Character:Bill
Power Rangers
Character:Mister Mesmer (voice)
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