Clé Bennett is a Canadian television, film and stage actor, best known for his portrayal of villain Harris Prime on NBC's Heroes Reborn. He is also known for the “Total Drama” Series as the roles of Chef Hatchett, DJ, DJ’s mother, Beardo, and Leonard.
He played Detective Keith Hunt in Jigsaw.
Career
Prior to suiting up as the newest addition to the cast of ABC's hit drama, Rookie Blue, Clé Bennett played Gemini Award-winning roles in the CBC mini-series Guns and in the HBO series The Line. The versatile performer's credits range from internationally lauded features such as Barney's Version, television hits such as Arrow, Cracked, The Listener, Murdoch Mysteries, Shattered, Republic of Doyle and Lost Girl, and animated programs, including Mother Up!, the Total Drama Island franchise and various other voice over work.
Bennett received a 2012 ACTRA Award nomination for Outstanding Male Performance for his role as Rafik Rousseau in season 4 of Flashpoint. He was also the recipient of a 2011 ReelWorld Film Festival Trailblazer Award.
In 2012, Bennett made his professional theatre debut on the Soulpepper stage, with his critically acclaimed portrayal of four characters in Kim's Convenience, which made him the winner of the Toronto Critics Award for best Canadian play and Dora nominee for Best New Play. In 2014, he returned to Rookie Blue and also starred in the HBO series Sensitive Skin.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Urban Legend | Dorky Guy |
| Naked City: A Killer Christmas | Second Man | |
| Shudder | Blaine | |
| Mr. Music | Larry McGuire | |
| 1999 | Survivor | Malcolm Jones |
| 2000 | Who Killed Atlanta's Children? | Wayne Williams |
| Bait | Convict | |
| Hendrix | Billy Cox | |
| Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story | Abdullah | |
| 2001 | Harvard Man | Hal |
| Treed Murray | Shark | |
| 2002 | Riders | Otis |
| 2006 | Doomstown | Money |
| 2007 | How She Move | Garvey |
| 2008 | Animal 2 | Twist |
| 2010 | Barney's Version | Cedric |
| The Night Before the Night Before Christmas | Lonnie | |
| 2013 | Stag | Gus - First AD |
| Anatomy of Assistance | James | |
| Bar None | Spike | |
| 2014 | Parachute | Mort |
| Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B | R. Kelly | |
| 2015 | Borealis | Brick |
| Zoom | Carl Stromway | |
| 2017 | Jigsaw | Detective Keith Hunt |
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | F/X: The Series | Chooey |
| 1999 | The Hoop Life | Damon Brown |
| Twice in a Lifetime | Charlie Winters, Jr. | |
| 2000-2001 | La Femme Nikita | Trent Hammett |
| 2000 | The Famous Jett Jackson | Dylan Cain |
| Code Name: Eternity | Tommy | |
| 2001-2002 | Soul Food | Chris |
| 2002-2003 | Odyssey 5 | Dr. Leshawn |
| 2003 | Street Time | Doug Moses |
| Playmakers | ||
| 2005-2009 | Mr. Meaty | |
| 2006 | This Is Wonderland | |
| 2007-2014 | Total Drama | Chef Hatchet / DJ |
| 2007 | The Best Years | Billy Marshall |
| 2008-2011 | Razzberry Jazzberry Jam | Louis the Trumpet |
| 2008 | Da Kink in My Hair | Kyro |
| Instant Star | Thurman | |
| 2009-2010 | The Dating Guy | Jive Talking Pigeon / Black Employee |
| 2009-2012 | Flashpoint | Rafik 'Raf' Rousseau / Shane Thomas |
| 2009 | Soul | Russell Alexander |
| Guns | Conrad | |
| The Line | Carlos | |
| Cra$h & Burn | Marcus | |
| 2010-2011 | Shattered | Det. John Holland |
| 2010 | Lost Girl | The Ash |
| 2011 | Republic of Doyle | Stan Bittman |
| The Listener | Peter Charlebois | |
| My Babysitter's a Vampire | Coach Ed | |
| Breakout Kings | Stucky | |
| 2012 | BeyWheelz | Gigante |
| Total Drama Revenge of the Island | Chef Hatchet | |
| 2013-2014 | Rookie Blue | Wesley Cole |
| 2013 | Mother Up! | 2Bit / Doctor |
| Cracked | Billy Russell | |
| Arrow | The Mayor / Xavier Reed | |
| Total Drama All Stars | Chef Hatchet / Beardo and Leonard | |
| 2014-2016 | Sensitive Skin | Theodore |
| 2014 | Murdoch Mysteries | Ozzy Hughes |
| Beauty and the Beast | Xavier Wright | |
| 2015-2016 | Heroes Reborn | Harris Prime |
| 2015 | Mr. D | Officer Withrow |
| Heroes Reborn: Dark Matters | Harris Prime | |
| Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race | Leonard | |
| 2016-2017 | Private Eyes | Derek Nolan |
| 2017 | The Expanse | Lieutenant Commisioner Thorsen |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Earl Devereaux | |
| 2018 | Homeland | Doxie |
| Designated Survivor | Sgt. Royce Sims |
Video Games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Deus Ex: Human Revolution | Additional Voices |
| 2013 | Splinter Cell: Blacklist | Additional Voices |
Gallery
External Links
Clé Bennett on Wikipedia
Clé Bennett at the Internet Movie Database
Clé Bennett on Twitter
