Actor
Benton Jennings
El Paso - Texas - USA
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
Notable work
6.7Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
as Maitre'D
8.1American Horror Story (2011)
as Butler and as Butler Graves
8.1How I Met Your Mother (2005)
as Jordan
8.2Dexter (2006)
as Gene Marshall
7.4The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
as Scottish Officer (uncredited)
8.2Shameless (2011)
as Father Henry
8.2Charmed (1998)
as Concerned Citizen
8.3It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
as Pro-Lifer
6.2In Her Shoes (2005)
as Shoe Salesman
7.7For All Mankind (2019)
as Judge
7.1Power Rangers (1993)
as Mister Mesmer (voice)
Often works with
Travis Schuldt
3 titles together
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Scrubs, An American Carol
Adam Brody
2 titles together
Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The League
Keith David
2 titles together
Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Wedding Year
Jennifer Morrison
2 titles together
Mr. & Mrs. Smith, How I Met Your Mother
Kaitlin Olson
2 titles together
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Drew Carey Show
Christa Miller
2 titles together
Scrubs, The Drew Carey Show
Full filmography · 42
Palm Royale
as Theodore Thimble III
20246.2
For All Mankind
as Judge
20197.7
Dr. Ken
as Middle-Aged Patient
20155.6
Documentary Now!
as Rich Snooty Man
20157.1
American Horror Story
as Butler and as Butler Graves
20118.1
Shameless
as Father Henry
20118.2
The League
as Brassy Judge
20097.4
Greek
as Professor
20076.7
Heartland
as Robert Grayson
2007
Dexter
as Gene Marshall
20068.2
Big Love
as Dave (the mortician)
20066.9
How I Met Your Mother
as Jordan
20058.1