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| Robert Benedict | |
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| Born | Robert Patrick Benedict September 21, 1970 Columbia, Missouri, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film, stage, television actor |
Robert Patrick Benedict (born September 21, 1970) is an American stage and screen actor. He is perhaps best known for his work on the television science-fiction series Threshold and the college drama Felicity.
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[edit] Biography
Benedict was born in Columbia, Missouri. He graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor's degree in Performance Studies. Benedict is the front man and guitar player in the Los Angeles band Louden Swain, which completed its third album Suit and Tie in February 2006. His sister, Amy Benedict, is also an actress. He resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Mollie, their son Calvin and daughter Audrey.[1][2]
[edit] Career
On CBS's Threshold, Benedict played physicist Lucas Pegg, member of a secret government team investigating the first contact with an extraterrestrial species. On the critically acclaimed WB series Felicity, he appeared as Felicity Porter's dorm mate, Richard Coad. On Alias Benedict was Sydney Bristow's short-term CIA partner, Brodien. His additional television series credits include Birds of Prey and Come To Papa, with guest appearances on NCIS, Monk, Medium, Chicago Hope, NYPD Blue, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Snoops, Burn Notice, Supernatural and Beverly Hills, 90210.
His feature film credits include Waiting..., with Ryan Reynolds, Kicking & Screaming, with Will Ferrell, Call Back, The Cantina Bar Tales, Two Days, with Paul Rudd, The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest, starring Rosario Dawson, and Not Another Teen Movie. Benedict has also done some voice acting work. Most notably voicing the character Vin, in the video games Jak II and Jak 3.
In May 2010, Benedict played Steve Burke in the season seven finale of Cold Case in episode "Almost Paradise". He also played Chuck Shurley on seasons 4 and 5 of the drama horror series Supernatural.
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[edit] External links
- Rob Benedict at the Internet Movie Database
- Rob Benedict at AllRovi
- Louden Swain
- CBS Threshold - Rob Benedict webpage
- Interview Rob Benedict with www.mycoven.com Nov. 2011
