Wes Bentley was a relative newcomer to film when he starred in Sam Mendes' American Beauty (1999), but his haunting portrayal of the battered, enigmatic Ricky Fitts made him one of the most talked about young actors of the year. Dark, lanky, and possessing a pair of blue eyes of diamond-cutting intensity, Bentley beat out 20 young Hollywood actors for the role (according to ...more
- 1999
- National Board of Review
- Best Breakthrough Performance by an Actor
- American Beauty
- win
- 1999
- Chicago Film Critics Association
- Most Promising Actor
- American Beauty
- win
- 1999
- British Academy of Film and Television
- Best Supporting Actor
- American Beauty
- nom
- 2008
- Edgar Allan Poe's Ligeia
- Jonathan
- 2007
- Ghost Rider
- Blackheart
- 2007
- Weirdsville
- Royce
- 2007
- The Last Word
- Evan Merck
- 2007
- The Perfect Witness
- Mickey
- 2007
- The Perfect Witness
- Associate Producer















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