Benton Jennings


Benton Jennings is an American film, television, commercial, voice-over, and stage actor, writer and director based in Los Angeles, California.

Career

He attended Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, with a BFA in theatre arts, London [Academy of Music and Dramatic Art], and The Film Actors Lab in Dallas, Texas, studying under Adam Roarke and Spencer Milligan.
Jennings has performed in over 60 film and television roles, and over 100 stage productions nationally, in the UK and Europe. He also performed in over 6000 performances with the nationally touring and award-winning sketch comedy troupe "The Gunfighters", which he co-founded in 1975.
Jennings has won 27 Best Actor awards from film festivals for his performance as 'Rabbi' in the independent film The Annunciation, including The New York Best Actor Awards, Best Shorts Competition, Accolade Global Film Competition, Depth of Field International Film Festival, LA Indies Awards, Toronto Independent Film Festival, San Francisco Indie Short Festival, Indiefest Film Awards, Hollywood International Golden Age Festival, and Berlin International Art Festival.
He has the dubious distinction of having portrayed Adolf Hitler five times: once on the TV soap Passions, David Zucker's 2008 comedy film An American Carol, the indie comedy feature Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury with Kevin Sorbo, on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in the "Captain Mexico" parody sketch, ep 9.163, July 26, 2011, and February 2012 in a professional photo essay which depicts a time-traveling, assassin-shooting Hitler.
In 2009, he became a series regular in the hit comedy web series Safety Geeks: SVI, playing the role of Hopkins, a droll English butler. The series also stars Brittney Powell, Dave Beeler, Tom Konkle, and Mary Cseh. The series is a multiple award winner, including "Best Film or TV Comedy" at the 1st International 3D Awards in Los Angeles.
In 2012 Jennings became a series regular on the award-winning comedy web series School And Board, playing school board president Mike Donovan. The series won "Outstanding Achievement - Ensemble Cast in a Comedy or Mockumentary Series" at the LA Web Fest.
Jennings was recently a member of the critically acclaimed SkyPilot Theatre Company in Los Angeles. While appearing in a production of Requiem for a Heavyweight by Rod Serling as the Doctor, having already received critical praise for the part, he stepped into the lead role of Maish when actor Ken Butler became terminally ill, with only 4 days rehearsal to learn over 70 pages of dialog, and received standing ovations for his performances.
He is the youngest son of William Bryan Jennings, who played the cop in the 1966 cult film favorite Manos: The Hands of Fate.
He is the founder of the living history organization 93rd Sutherland Highland Regiment of Foot Living History Unit, organized in 1989.

Filmography

Television

All American Cowboy – GunfighterDallas: The Early Years – Oil ManCity Guys – TonyCharmed – Concerned CitizenThe Frontier: Decisive Battles – Colonel Robert DaleThe Last Dance – Mr. MacveyProfiler – Lance PerskyPower Rangers Lightspeed Rescue – Mister MesmerFamily Law – Commissioner Ronald KluftThe Drew Carey Show – BillArli$$ – Dean ChanceStrong Medicine – WorthingtonPassions – Adolf HitlerMary Christmas – Dan CharlesA.U.S.A. – Jury ForemanI'm With Her – ManJAG – BailiffVH-1 Big in '04 – Bennington, Brigitte Nielson & Flava Flav's English ButlerIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia – Pro-LiferWithout a Trace – NA ManDexter – Gene Marshall12 Miles of Bad Road – FredThe Call – PilgrimJimmy Kimmel Live! – Various sketch rolesNick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz – Priest in HypeManHeartland – Robert GraysonScrubs – Mr. HobbsBig Love – DaveElevator Girl Hallmark Channel TV movie – DougGreek – ProfessorThe League – Brassy JudgeHow I Met Your Mother – JordanThe Event – NSA SupervisorSafety Geeks:SVI – Hopkins School and Board – Mike Donovan Vegas – ModeratorIncredible Crew – Krumping High School Principal General Hospital – Swiss Doctor American Horror Story: Hotel – Butler Graves Documentary Now! - Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid – Rich Snooty Man Dr. Ken – Middle Age Patient Shameless – Father Henry For All Mankind – Judge Our Flag Means Death – Anglican Priest I Think You Should Leave – Berl Palm Royale – Theodore Thimble, III

Film

Alamo: The Price of Freedom – Gordon C. JenningsLegacy: A Mormon Journey – Governor BoggsMacon County War – Nathan Jackson Highway to Hell – Toby Gilmore Travis – Col. William Barrett Travis Steele's Law – Agent WestThe [Last of the Mohicans (1992 film)|The Last of the Mohicans] – Scottish OfficerShoo Fly – Doctor Bum the Messenger of the Gods Sisyphus Rocks – Herman Perkins Winning London – Chef Pollinator – Doctor RappacciniTemptation – Boris, the ButlerI-See-You.Com – HR ExecutiveMr. & Mrs. Smith – Maitre'dHow Henri Came to Stay – Mr. Darly San Saba – Arthur "Chip" MillerPoolboy: Drowning Out the Fury – Adolf HitlerSan Francisco 2177 – HoffmanAn American Carol – Adolf HitlerIn Her Shoes – Shoe Salesman Trouble Is My Business – Wilson MontemarThe Annunciation – Rabbi The Wedding Year – The Waiter