Wes Bentley

Wes Bentley (1978 - )

Film Deaths[]

Soul Survivors (2001) [Matt]: Killed in a car accident. Most of the movie following the accident takes place in a world between life and death, as Melissa Sagemiller lies in a coma; in this world, Melissa sees Wes as still being alive. His body is shown in the wreckage in a flashback as Melissa returns to reality.
Ghost Rider (2007) [Blackheart]: Burn to death when Nicolas Cage uses his supernatural "penance stare" against him.
P2 (2007) [Thomas Barclay]: Burned to death when Rachel Nichols ignites the spilled gasoline from a car, after she stabs him in the eye and handcuffs him to the car.
Jonah Hex (2010) [Adelman Lusk]: Shot to death (off-screen) by John Malkovich.
Underworld: Awakening (2012) [Antigen Scientist]: Falls to his death when Kate Beckinsale drops him out of a window.
Rites of Passage (2012) [Benny]: Accidentally shot in the stomach by Christian Slater when Wes attempts to prevent Christian from killing Kate Maberly.
The Hunger Games (2012) [Seneca Crane]: Either starved to death or poisoned (off-screen) after Donald Sutherland's men lock him in a room with only poison berries to eat.
Hirokin: The Last Samurai (2012) [Hirokin]: Fatally wounded when he is slashed by Julian Sands during a swordfight; he dies shortly after with his wife (Mercedes Manning) at his side.
Amnesiac (2014) [Man]: Poisoned when Kate Bosworth injects a veterinary-euthanasia drug into Wes' IV while he's in the hospital; he flatlines shortly after she leaves.
Interstellar (2014) [Doyle]: Drowns after being hit by a gigantic tidal wave on a water planet while trying to get back onto the shuttle. His body is subsequently seen floating face down in the water.
Broken Vows (2016) [Patrick]: Choked to death by Jaimie Alexander as Wes is attempting to kill Cam Gigandet.

Television Deaths[]

American Horror Story: Freak Show: Edward Mordrake Part 1 (2014) [Edward Mordrake]: Commits suicide (off screen) by hanging, after killing a troupe of freaks decades before the episode begins; we see his hanging body when the police arrive on the scene, as shown in a flashback sequence in which Kathy Bates tells his story to Sarah Paulson. Bentley also appears as a spirit who haunts the main cast after Jessica Lange performs on Halloween, as per the real life legend. (For this role, Bentley is wearing extensive makeup on to make it appear as though he has a second face on the back of his head)
American Horror Story: Hotel: Be Our Guest (2016) [John Lowe]: Fatally shot by police officers while trying to return to the Hotel Cortez, ultimately dying before he can cross the threshold. He returns as a ghost who appears at the Hotel every Devil's Night for Evan Peters' serial killer dinner party, along with Anthony Ruivivar, Seth Gabel, John Carroll Lynch and Lily Rabe.
American Horror Story: Roanoke: Chapter 4 (2016) [Dylan (as Ambrose White - Reenactment)]: Poisoned by fruit and stabbed in the chest with a meat cleaver by his mother (Kathy Bates) as part of a blood sacrifice (Wes appears throughout the season as a ghost.)
American Horror Story: Roanoke: Chapter 9 (2016) [Dylan]: Disemboweled by the Roanoke colonists as a horrified Taissa Farmiga and Jon Bass look on.
Yellowstone: Life is a Promise (2024) [Jamie Dutton]: Stabbed to death by Kelly Reilly in his home.

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Husband of Jennifer Quanz