MICHAEL BENTT

MICHAEL BENTT

CREDITS: Blue, The Neighbor, Rocky Balboa

SPECIAL SKILLS: Professionally trained boxer

NOTES: I've watched Michael at work in his master class (taught by Rick Edelstein) several times and what always impresses me most about him, is 'the choices' he makes in class. At first glance, you can easily cast Micheal as a bully/football player/bodyguard/goon or otherwise menacing, intimidating and terrifying character; all of which he could play with ease. But in class, Michael often opts for the less obvious, more 'out of the box' type characters: shy, sensitive, homosexual, long sufferers, astute thinkers.... Characters that rely more on what's within, as opposed to exploiting the obvious external preconceptions. Michael Bentt is a brilliant actor that can bring so much more to a character and/or film, than just a broad frame.