Clé Bennett

Clé Bennett (born July 13, 1981 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a Canadian actor .

life and career

Clé Bennett was born in the Canadian metropolis of Toronto to Jamaican parents. He grew up in the city of Ajax , a little northeast of Toronto. In his Canadian homeland, he gained his first experience in the field of acting and singing. He never completed formal acting training. In 1998 he was seen in a guest role in the series F / X: The Series for the first time in front of the camera. In the same year he appeared in a small role in the slasher film Dark Legends . In 2000 he played a small role in the action film Bait - Fette Beute . A year later he appeared as Hal in the crime comedy Harvard Manon. His series appearances from this period include Nikita and Odyssey 5 . In the latter he appeared as Dr. Leshawn in a total of four episodes. In 2002 he played a supporting role as Otis in the action film Riders by director Gérard Pirès .

In 2008 Bennett played the character Thurman in the series Instant Star in a supporting role . In 2009 he played the role of Carlos in The Line and was also featured in the two-part miniseries Guns - The Price of Violence . For both roles he was honored with a Gemini Award at the 2010 presentation. In 2010 he appeared as Cedric in the Canadian drama Barney's Version . He then appeared in a supporting role in the first season of the mystery series Lost Girl . This was followed by a leading role as Det. John Holland in the short-lived series Shattered . In 2012 he made his debut as a theater actor in the play Kim's Convenience in Toronto. He took on other series roles in Republic of Doyle - Use for Two , The Listener - Clairaudient , My babysitter is a vampire , Breakout Kings . In the police series Flashpoint - Das Spezialkommando he was seen in the fourth and fifth seasons as Rafik Rousseau .

After Flashpoint performances followed in the series Cracked , Arrow , Murdoch Mysteries , Beauty and the Beast , The Expanse and Designated Survivor . From 2013 to 2014 he starred as Wesley Cole in a recurring role in Rookie Blue . From 2015 to 2018 he was a cast member of the miniseries Heroes Reborn as Harris Prime . He also played this role in Heroes Reborn: Dark Matters . From 2016 he played a supporting role as Derek Nolan in Private Eyes . In 2017 he starred as Detective Keith Hunt in the horror film Jigsaw . In 2018 he starred as Doxie in a supporting role in the seventh season of the series Homeland . A year later he was seen as a legend in The Tick . In 2019 he was seen as Elijah in The Man in the High Castle . In spring 2020 it was announced that he would play a central role in the series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier , which is due to be released in late 2020.

So far, Bennett has appeared in more than 80 film and television roles. In addition to his work in front of the camera, he can often be heard as an off-speaker in commercials and also lends his voice to characters from animated series and video games.

Filmography (selection)

• 1998: F / X (TV series, episode 2x12)
• 1998: Dark Legends (Urban Legend)
• 1998: NY - Streets of Death ( NY - Streets of Death , Movie made for TV)
• 1999: Survivor - The horror of the eternal ice ( Nightworld: Survivor , TV movie)
• 1999: Twice in a Lifetime (TV series, episode 1x06)
• 2000: Jett Jackson ( The Famous Jett Jackson , TV series, episode 3x04)
• 2000: Bait - fat prey (bait)
• 2000: Code Name: Eternity ( Code Name: Eternity , TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2000–2001: Nikita ( The femme Nikita , TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2001: Harvard Man
• 2001: Treed Murray
• 2001–2002: Soul Food (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2002: Riders
• 2002–2003: Odyssey 5 (TV series, 5 episodes)
• 2005–2009: Mr. Meaty (TV series, 8 episodes)
• 2006: This Is Wonderland (TV series, episode 3x07)
• 2006: Doomstown (TV movie)
• 2007: How She Move
• 2007: The Best Years: On Your Own Feet ( The Best Years , TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2008: Animal 2
• 2008: 'Da Kink in My Hair (TV series, episode 1x12)
• 2008: Instant Star (TV series, 9 episodes)
• 2009: Guns - The Price of Violence ( Guns , miniseries, 2 episodes)
• 2009: The Line (TV series, 15 episodes)
• 2009: Cra $ h & Burn (TV series, episode 1x03)
• 2009–2010: The Dating Guy (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2009–2012: Flashpoint - The Special Command ( Flashpoint , TV series, 15 episodes)
• 2010: Barney's version
• 2010: Skatoony (TV series, 3 episodes, voice)
• 2010: Lost Girl (TV series, 5 episodes)
• 2010-2011: Shattered (TV series, 13 episodes)
• 2011: Republic of Doyle - Mission for Two ( Republic of Doyle , TV series, episode 2x03)
• 2011: The Listener - Hellhörig ( The Listener , TV series, episode 2x02)
• 2011: My Babysitter's a Vampire ( My Babysitter's a Vampire , TV series, episode 1x06)
• 2011: Breakout Kings (TV series, episode 1x12)
• 2012: Total Drama Revenge of the Island (TV series, 3 episodes, voice)
• 2013: Cracked (TV series, episode 1x07)
• 2013: My Bachelorette Party (Stag)
• 2013: Arrow (TV series, episode 2x04)
• 2013: Total Drama All Stars (TV series, 16 episodes, voice)
• 2013-2014: Rookie Blue (TV series, 6 episodes)
• 2014: Murdoch Mysteries (TV series, episode 7x10)
• 2014: Beauty and the Beast (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2014–2016: Sensitive Skin (TV series, 7 episodes)
• 2015: Mr. D (TV series, episode 4x08)
• 2015: Heroes Reborn: Dark Matters (mini-series, 4 episodes)
• 2015: Borealis
• 2015: Zoom
• 2015–2016: Heroes Reborn (miniseries, 9 episodes)
• 2016–2018: Private Eyes (TV series, 8 episodes)
• 2017: The Expanse (TV series, episode 2x07)
• 2017: Jigsaw
• 2017-2018: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs ( Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs , TV series, 34 episodes, Voice)
• 2018: Designated Survivor (TV series, episode 2x17)
• 2018: Homeland (TV series, 5 episodes)
• 2018: Total Dramarama (TV series, episode 1x01, voice)
• 2018: The Tick (TV series, 4 episodes)
• 2019: Lucky Day
• 2019: The Man in the High Castle (TV series, 10 episodes)

Awards and nominations (selection)

Gemini Award

• 2010: Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries for Guns - The Price of Violence
• 2010: Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for The Line

ACTRA Awards

• 2012: Nomination for Best Actor for Flashpoint

Web links

• Clé Bennett in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Clé Bennett in the German dubbing file

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Profile on allocine.fr
2. ↑ biography on northernstars.ca
3. ↑ Interview on cynbythesea.com
4. ↑ Jacob Tyler: 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier': Clé Bennett Joins Cast of Disney + Miniseries, Likely Playing Battlestar ( English ) February 28, 2020. Accessed July 21, 2020.