Benton Jennings

Biography

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.

Known For

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as Maitre'D

American Horror Story

as Butler

American Horror Story

as Butler Graves

How I Met Your Mother

as Jordan

Dexter

as Gene Marshall

The Last of the Mohicans

as Scottish Officer (uncredited)

Shameless

as Father Henry

Charmed

as Concerned Citizen

Scrubs

as Mr. Hobbs

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

as Pro-Lifer