Jimmy Ray Bennett | |
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| Jimmy Ray Bennett being interviewed after the premier of Hand of God | |
| Born | June 26 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
Jimmy Ray Bennett (born June 26) is an American actor. He is best known as the voice of Floyd Hebert in the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V [1] and in television for the roles of Nathan Brooks in the Amazon Studios drama Hand of God [2] and as the "White DL" in the Peabody Award-winning documentary DL Hughley: The Endangered List on Comedy Central. [3]
Bennett was born in Tallahassee, Florida. He earned his B.F.A in Theatre from Florida State University. [4]
Bennett co-created the improvised musical The Nuclear Family [5] with Stephen Guarino and John Gregorio. The show was considered a cult hit downtown and moved Off-Broadway [6] in 2003 to the Zipper Theatre and subsequently to Barrow Street Theatre. The show was adapted for television the following year for the Sundance TV LAB. [7] He has also improvised with Dad's garage in Atlanta and at The Groundlings [8] in Los Angeles. In 2006, he won the World Domination Improv Tournament [9] in Atlanta, along with The Nuclear Family.
In video games, he is the voice of Floyd Hebert in Grand Theft Auto V , of which he also provides the likeness and motion capture for the character. Released in 2013, GTA V is the largest grossing video game launch in history, having made over $800 million within the first 24 hours of release. [10] He also voiced numerous characters in Red Dead Redemption . Both were produced by Rockstar Games.
Theatrically, he played Sohovik in Damn Yankees [11] at City Center Encores Summer Stars. In 2008 he performed at The Kennedy Center in the cast of Broadway: Three Generations [12] which opened the newly renovated Eisenhower Theater. Bennett was a member of the original productions of Illyria [13] for Prospect Theatre Company and White's Lies at New World Stages with Betty Buckley. He was in the New York premier cast of Around The World In 80 Days [14] in 2013, Off-Broadway. Bennett also participated in the 75th Sondheim! Birthday Concert with the NY Philharmonic at Lincoln Center. He can be heard on the Cast Recording for The York Theatre Company's SUNDOWN [15] as Morgan Earp, as well as Vincent Youmans' THROUGH THE YEARS and Kay Swift's FINE AND DANDY. Both produced by PS Classics. [16]
Bennett was part of the 2013 CBS diversity showcase [17] in Los Angeles. He has been seen in Hot In Cleveland on TV Land. He was the neighbor in the Qu'osby Show [18] parody on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and in 2012, he was in the Peabody Award winning documentary DL Hugely: The Endangered List. He played tech billionaire Nathan Brooks on the Amazon Studios original drama Hand Of God .
Bennett resides in New York City.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Tool | Mayor | Short |
| 2004 | Last Men on Earth | Dan | Short |
| Say You Do | Frederick | Short | |
| 2005 | What Were You Thinking | - | Short |
| 2007 | A Little Silence | Detective Roberts | Short |
| 2013 | Snore (Downton Abbey) | - | Short |
| 2018 | The Last Breakfast Club | Vernon | |
| 2022 | Better Nate Than Ever | Fantasy Audition Greeter |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Smoking Gun TV | Actor | Episode: "Year-end Special" |
| 2011 | The Daily Show | Qu'osby Neighbor | Episode: "Ed Gillespie" |
| 2014 | Hot in Cleveland | Real Estate Agent | Episode: "Playmates" |
| 2015–17 | Hand of God | Nathan Brooks | Recurring Cast |
| 2019 | Sorry, Ari | Sal | Episode: "On Broadway" |
| 2020 | AJ and the Queen | Kevin | Episode: "Dallas" |
| 2022 | Billions | Host | Episode: "Hindenburg" |
| The Blacklist | Marshal Rupert Gwynn | Episode: "Andrew Kennison (No. 185)" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Red Dead Redemption | The Local Population | |
| 2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | Floyd Hebert | Also motion capture |
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | The Local Pedestrian Population | |