Wes Bentley was one of four subjects in the documentary My Big Break, which covered his fame after American Beauty and his subsequent struggles with substance abuse.
18 Facts About Wes Bentley
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Wes Bentley began appearing in the FX anthology series American Horror Story in 2014, playing Edward Mordrake in Freak Show.
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In 2018, Bentley began starring in the Paramount Network original television series Yellowstone.
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Wes Bentley was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and raised in Little Rock, the third of four sons of Cherie Baker and David Wes Bentley.
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Wes Bentley's father is a minister, and his mother is a chaplain and ordained elder in the Arkansas Conference, both in the United Methodist denomination.
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Wes Bentley attended the Juilliard School's Drama Division as part of its Group 29 but left the school after one year to pursue his acting career.
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Wes Bentley has starred in several films, including the Oscar-winning American Beauty, The Four Feathers, P2, and Ghost Rider.
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Wes Bentley starred in the thriller Dolan's Cadillac, based on the short story by Stephen King, and There Be Dragons by director Roland Joffe.
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Wes Bentley is one of the main subjects in the documentary My Big Break, directed by Tony Zierra, which follows Wes Bentley and three of his former roommates, Chad Lindberg, Brad Rowe and Greg Fawcett, as they pursue their dream to become successful actors in Hollywood.
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In March 2012, Wes Bentley had a supporting role in the blockbuster movie The Hunger Games, playing gamemaker Seneca Crane.
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In 2012, Wes Bentley starred with Amber Tamblyn and Vincent Piazza in the indie feature 3 Nights in the Desert, directed by Gabriel Cowan.
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Wes Bentley was married to actress Jennifer Quanz from 2001 to 2009.
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Wes Bentley married producer Jacqui Swedberg in 2010, and their son was born in 2010 and their daughter in 2014.
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Wes Bentley said he hid his addiction from his wife; they separated in 2006, and he moved to an apartment where he began doing drugs full-time.
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Wes Bentley's addiction began to cause problems on the sets of the films P2 and Weirdsville and in 2008, he was arrested and ordered into counseling and 12-step programs.
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Wes Bentley relapsed and "continued using heroin until he was broke".
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Wes Bentley again entered a 12-step program and, while clean since then, considers himself on the path to recovery.
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Wes Bentley began to rebuild his career by starring in the Off-Broadway premiere of the play Venus in Fur by David Ives.