Cast & creator
Benton Jennings
Best known for American Horror Story, American Horror Story, Shameless
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.
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film credits
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television credits
43
1988–2024 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (44)
Showing 44 of 44 credits
American Horror Story
Butler
2011American Horror Story
Butler Graves
2011
Shameless
Father Henry
2011
Dexter
Gene Marshall
2006
Charmed
Concerned Citizen
1998
How I Met Your Mother
Jordan
2005
Scrubs
Mr. Hobbs
2001
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Pro-Lifer
2005
Without a Trace
Man
2002
Strong Medicine
Worthington
2000
The Drew Carey Show
Bill
1995
For All Mankind
Judge
2019
Arli$$
Dean Chance
1996
Profiler
Lance Persky
1996
Big Love
Dave (the mortician)
2006
The League
Brassy Judge
2009
Power Rangers
Mister Mesmer (voice)
1993
Family Law
Commissioner Ronald Kluft
1999
Greek
Professor
2007
Palm Royale
Theodore Thimble III
2024
Dr. Ken
Middle-Aged Patient
2015
Documentary Now!
Rich Snooty Man
2015
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Maitre'D
2005
The Last of the Mohicans
Scottish Officer (uncredited)
1992
In Her Shoes
Shoe Salesman
2005
Heartland
Robert Grayson
2007
The Wedding Year
Waiter
2019
An American Carol
Hitler
2008
Elevator Girl
Doug
2010
Winning London
Chef
2001
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
Adolf Hitler
2011
Trouble Is My Business
Wilson Montemar
2018
The Annunciation
Rabbi
2018
Legacy
Gov. Boggs
1993
The Last Dance
Mr. Macvey
2000
2177: The San Francisco Love Hacker Crimes
Dr. Hoffman
2019
Alamo: The Price of Freedom
Gordon C. Jennings
1988
Blood on the Badge
Hitman in photographs
1992
Mary Christmas
Dan Charles
2002
Steele's Law
Agent West
1991
Highway to Hell
Toby Gilmore
1990
Reanimator Academy
1992Reanimator Academy
Writer
1992
Macon County War
Nathan Jackson
1990