
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.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005 · as Maitre'D

The Last of the Mohicans
1992 · as Scottish Officer (uncredited)

In Her Shoes
2005 · as Shoe Salesman

The Wedding Year
2019 · as Waiter

Elevator Girl
2010 · as Doug

An American Carol
2008 · as Hitler

Legacy
1993 · as Gov. Boggs

The Last Dance
2000 · as Mr. Macvey

Winning London
2001 · as Chef

The Annunciation
2018 · as Rabbi

Mary Christmas
2002 · as Dan Charles

Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
2011 · as Adolf Hitler

Trouble Is My Business
2018 · as Wilson Montemar

2177: The San Francisco Love Hacker Crimes
2019 · as Dr. Hoffman

Steele's Law
1991 · as Agent West

Reanimator Academy
1992

Alamo: The Price of Freedom
1988 · as Gordon C. Jennings

Blood on the Badge
1992 · as Hitman in photographs