Wes Bentley Net Worth

What Is Wes Bentley's Net Worth?

Wes Bentley is an American actor who has a net worth of $4 million. Wes Bentley appeared in his first major project in 1998, the film "Beloved." He became a household name in 1999 when he appeared in the Academy Award-winning film "American Beauty." Since then, Bentley has gone on to play supporting, co-starring, or starring roles in such film projects as "The Claim" (2000), "Soul Survivors" (2001), "The Four Feathers" (2002), "The Game of Their Lives" (2005), "Weirdsville" (2007), "Ghost Rider" (2007), "The Tomb" (2009), "Jonah Hex" (2010), "Rites of Passage" (2011), "There Be Dragons" (2011), "The Hunger Games" (2012), "Hirokin: The Last Samurai" (2012), "Lovelace" (2013), "Interstellar" (2014), "Final Girl" (2015), "Pete's Dragon" (2016), and "Mission: Impossible – Fallout" (2018). On television, Wes has played Edward Mordrake on "American Horror Story: Freak Show" (2014–2015), Det. John Lowe on "American Horror Story: Hotel" (2015–2016), Dylan Conrad on "American Horror Story: Roanoke" (2016), and Jamie Dutton on "Yellowstone" (2018–2024).

Early Life

Wes Bentley was born Wesley Cook Bentley on September 4, 1978, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He grew up in Little Rock with three brothers. Bentley's parents, David and Cherie, are both involved in the United Methodist Church: David as a minister and Cherie as a chaplain. Wes has English, German, and Scottish heritage. He attended Sylvan Hills High School, graduating in 1996. Bentley was accepted into the Drama Division of the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City, but he left after a year to pursue a career as an actor.

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Career

Bentley made his onscreen acting debut in the 1995 short film "Serendipity Lane," and his first feature film was 1998's "Three Below Zero." That year he also appeared in "Beloved" alongside Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover. In 1999, Wes earned critical acclaim for his performance as Ricky Fitts in "American Beauty." The film also starred Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Allison Janney, Peter Gallagher, and Mena Suvari, and it won more than 80 awards, including an Academy Award for Best Picture and a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Drama. It was also a hit at the box office, grossing $356.3 million against a $15 million budget. Next, Bentley appeared in the films "The White River Kid" (1999), "The Claim" (2000), "Soul Survivors" (2001), "The Four Feathers" (2002), "The Game of Their Lives" (2005), "Weirdsville" (2007), "Ghost Rider" (2007), "The Perfect Witness" (2007), "P2" (2007), "The Last Word" (2008), "The Tomb" (2009), "Dolan's Cadillac" (2009), "The Greims" (2009), "Jonah Hex" (2010). "Rites of Passage" (2011), and "There Be Dragons" (2011). In 2012, he had an uncredited role in "Underworld: Awakening," appeared in "Gone," "Stars in Shorts," "The Time Being," and "Hidden Moon," starred in the title role in "Hirokin: The Last Samurai," and played Seneca Crane in "The Hunger Games." "The Hunger Games" was a blockbuster, bringing in $695.2 million at the box office, and it also starred Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, and Donald Sutherland.

In 2013, Wes appeared in the biographical film "Lovelace" and the Norwegian thriller "Pioneer." The following year, he starred in a whopping eight films: "3 Nights in the Desert," "After the Fall," "The Better Angels," "Cesar Chavez," "Welcome to Me," "Interstellar," "Broken Vows," and "Amnesiac." "Interstellar" co-starred Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Jessica Chastain and earned $758.6 million at the box office.

Bentley played Edward Mordrake on FX's "American Horror Story: Freak Show" from 2014 to 2015, Det. John Lowe on "American Horror Story: Hotel" from 2015 to 2016, and Dylan Conrad on "American Horror Story: Roanoke" in 2016. Around this time, he also appeared in the films "Knight of Cups" (2015), "We Are Your Friends" (2015), "Final Girl" (2015), "Pete's Dragon" (2016) and "Broken Vows" (2016). He co-starred with Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, and Ving Rhames in 2018's "Mission: Impossible – Fallout," which grossed $791.1 million at the box office, then he appeared in 2019's "The Best of Enemies." From 2018 to 2024, Wes played Jamie Dutton on the  critically-acclaimed Paramount Network series "Yellowstone," and from 2021 to 2022, he voiced Niander Wallace, Jr. on the Adult Swim animated series "Blade Runner: Black Lotus."

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Personal Life

Wes married Jennifer Quanz on September 25, 2001. He struggled with drug addiction directly after his success with "American Beauty," and his addiction caused his wife to separate from him in 2006 and later file for divorce. Their divorce was finalized in March 2010. Bentley eventually sought treatment and made a somewhat triumphant return to Hollywood, starting with appearances in Off-Broadway plays. Wes married Jacqui Swedberg on April 5, 2010, and they welcomed a son, Charles, in 2010, and a daughter, Brooklyn, in 2014.

Real Estate

In 2004, Wes paid $660,000 for a home in Los Angeles. Today, this home is worth around $1.6 million.

Awards and Nominations

Bentley earned numerous awards and nominations for "American Beauty," including a National Board of Review Award for Best Male Breakthrough Performance, a Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actor, an Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance: Male, and a Young Hollywood Award for Best On-screen Chemistry (shared with Thora Birch). Wes and his "American Beauty" co-stars won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In 2007, Bentley received a Fright Meter Award nomination for Best Actor for "P2." In 2016, he earned a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for Best Actor in a Movie or Limited Series for "American Horror Story: Hotel," followed by an MTV Movie & TV Award nomination for Best Villain for "American Horror Story: Roanoke" in 2017. In 2022, the "Yellowstone" cast received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Wes was also singled out for his performance on "Yellowstone," earning an Online Film & Television Association Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2021 and an Astra Television Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series in 2024.

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