Rob Benedict

Rob Benedict (born September 21, 1970) is an American actor, writer and musician. His near 30-year career includes more than 90 television and movie credits. He is best known for his work on the television series Supernatural, Threshold, Felicity and the comedy film Waiting.... He is also the lead singer/songwriter of the Los Angeles-based band Louden Swain.

Early life Benedict was born in Columbia, Missouri. He graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor's degree in Performance Studies.

Career Acting In the WB series Felicity he appeared as Felicity Porter's dorm mate, Richard Coad. In CBS's Threshold Benedict played physicist Lucas Pegg, member of a secret government team investigating the first contact with an extraterrestrial species. In seasons 4, 5, 10, 11, 14 and 15 of Supernatural he played a writer, Chuck Shurley, previously thought to be a prophet of the lord but later revealed to be God, who eventually becomes the series main antagonist. On Lucifer, he recurred as baddie Vincent LeMec. Other credits include Sydney Bristow's short CIA partner, Brodien on Alias. Additional early television series credits include Birds of Prey and Come to Papa, with guest appearances on NCIS, CSI, Monk, Medium, Chicago Hope, NYPD Blue, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Snoops, Burn Notice, and Beverly Hills, 90210. Other Recurring characters include roles in Bosch, NCIS: New Orleans, Masters of Sex, Fox's Touch, Franklin & Bash, the digital series Susanna with Anna Paquin, and he was the irreverent power agent Jeremy Berger in the Starz Original comedy series Head Case. His feature film credits include A Little Help, with Jenna Fischer, State of Play with Russell Crowe. In 2005 he starred as Calvin in the Rob McKittrick cult comedy Waiting... with Ryan Reynolds, and later revised the role in the sequel Still Waiting... Other films include Kicking & Screaming, with Will Ferrell, Group Sex, Say Goodnight with Aaron Paul, Two Days, with Paul Rudd, The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest, starring Rosario Dawson, and Not Another Teen Movie. In 2018, he had a starring role in the horror film 30 Miles from Nowhere, with Carrie Preston, Clearmind, and Connescence with Kevin Bacon. Benedict has also done some voice acting work, most notably voicing the character Vin, in the video games Jak II and Jak 3. In 2026, Benedict starred as Joseph in Saigon, an eight-part scripted audio drama for iHeartPodcasts based on the 1982 novel Saigon by Anthony Grey, alongside Kelly Marie Tran.

Writing and producing He co-wrote and starred in the independent short film Lifetripper, which made its debut at the LA Short Film Festival. He also co-wrote and played Miles Davis-Davidson in the Unauthorized Hangover 2 Documentary, which was featured on the DVD of The Hangover Part II.

In 2013 he wrote, produced and starred in the 30 minute short film The Sidekick, which starred Jordan Peele, Lizzy Caplan, Ike Barinholtz, Ron Livingston and Jason Ritter.

In 2017, he wrote, produced and starred in the 10-episode series Kings of Con with friend and fellow actor Richard Speight Jr. The series first aired on Comic-ConHQ. It is set behind the scenes at fan conventions, based loosely on their real-life experiences at conventions.

He started a podcast on 27 March 2020 along with friend and fellow actor Richard Speight Jr., called ...And my Guest is Richard Speight. It ran for 10 episodes, ending on 5 August 2020. In September 2020, the two started a new podcast called Kings of Con: The Podcast, after their short series by the same name. The two also present a podcast called Supernatural: Then and Now, where they discuss Supernatural.

Music Benedict is the frontman and guitar player in the Los Angeles band Louden Swain, which has released eleven albums. He has been featured on the work of other artists, including Jason Manns, and bandmate Billy Moran. He has released a solo album, Leave the Light On.

Personal life Benedict was married to Mollie Benedict from 1995 to 2019 and together they have two children: Audrey and Calvin. Benedict is in a relationship with his Supernatural co-star, Ruth Connell. They have a daughter, who was born in January 2024.

In October 2013, Benedict suffered a stroke at a Supernatural Convention in Toronto. His co-star and close friend, Richard Speight Jr., noticed his symptoms and rushed him to the hospital. Throughout the following year, Benedict made a miraculous recovery and regained all functions, especially the ability to sing. In 2016, He and Speight Jr. went on to create a t-shirt campaign called 'Getting By With a Little Help' where a portion of the proceeds were donated to the National Stroke Association.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role 1995 Run a Mile in My Shoes (short) Unknown 1999 Tequila Body Shots Ted Bad City Blues Tommy 2001 Not Another Teen Movie Preston Wasserstein 2002 The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest Willy The Naked Run (short) Lancer Higgins American Pi(short) Max 2003 Two Days Scott My Dinner With Jimi Donovan 2005 Overachievers Ben Martan Kicking & Screaming Beantown Employees Waiting... Calvin 2007 Sex and Death 101 Bow-Tie Bob 2008 Say Goodnight Leroy 2009 Still Waiting... Calvin Call Back Levi State of Play Milt 2010 A Little Help Paul Helms Arts & Crafts (short) Rob Group Sex Donny 2011 Lifetripper Stan Norman 2012 The Case of the Missing Garden Gnome (short) Seamus Sexy Daddy 2013 Grow Unknown The Sidekick Max McCabe 2015 Bad, Bad Men Ken 2018 30 Miles from Nowhere Larry 2021 Violet Fred Collins

Television Year Title Role Notes 1996 Beverly Hills, 90210 Student Episode: "Fade In, Fade Out" 1997 Alright Already Jason Episode: "Again with the Jessica's Boyfriend" 1998 Pacific Blue Craig Episode: "Treasure Hunt" 1999 Wasteland Unknown Episode: "Death Becomes Her" 1998–2002 Felicity Richard Coad 36 episodes 2000 Snoops Marv Episode: "Swan Chant" Chicago Hope Dr. Peter Ball Episodes: "Faith, Hope & Surgery" and "Painful Cuts" Buffy the Vampire Slayer Jape Episode: "Superstar" Opposite Sex Cecil Livengood Episode: "The Car" Mysterious Ways Warren Episode: "Stranger in the Mirror" 2002 NYPD Blue Jeff Gamble Episode: "Jealous Hearts" 2002–2003 Birds of Prey Gibson Kafka 4 episodes 2004 Come to Papa Judah 4 episodes 2005 NCIS Aaron Alan Wright Episode: "Doppelgänger" Medium Male Passenger Episode: "Being Mrs. O'Leary's Cow" Alias Brodien Episodes: "Authorized Personnel Only (Part 1)" and "Before the Flood" Monk Jonathan Davenport Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to a Wedding" 2005–2006 Threshold Lucas Pegg 13 episodes 2008 Dirt Keith Straub Episode: "Welcome to Normal" House Dr. Jaime Conway Episode: "Living the Dream" Burn Notice Eddie Ash Episode: "Bad Blood" 2008–2009 Head Case Jeremy Berger 21 episodes 2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Brian Morley Episode: "No Way Out" 2009–2020 Supernatural Chuck Shurley/Carver Edlund God Recurring role 2010 'Til Death Rainbow Episode: "Independent Action" Cold Case Steve Burke '89 Episode: "Almost Paradise" Law & Order: LA Adam Yarborough Episode: "Pasadena" 2011 Svetlana Unknown Episode: "Episode #2.9" 2012 Shameless Dr. Noah Pitts Episode: "Can I Have a Mother" Psych Jerry Mandlebaum Episode: "True Grits" Hawaii Five-0 Jarrod Prodeman Episode: "Pa Make Loa" NCIS: Los Angeles Episode: "Touch of Death" Touch Walt King, The Invisible Prince Episodes: "Safety in Numbers" and "Gyre, Part 2" 2013 The Mentalist Paul Friedman Episode: "Red in Tooth and Claw" 1600 Penn Skeptic Episode "Skip the Tour" Susanna Peter 6 episodes Franklin & Bash Sandy Hall 2 episodes 2015 The Hillywood Show Cain 1 episode: Supernatural Parody Documentary Now! Larry Fein Episode: "Sandy Passage" Masters of Sex Jonathan Laurents 3 episodes 2016–2017 Kings of Con Rob Bennett 10 episodes 2017 WannabeZ The Manager Episode "Pilot" 2019 Bosch Dr. Victor Hansen 2 episodes NCIS: New Orleans Liam 2 episodes 2021 Lucifer Vincent Le Mec 3 episodes NCIS: Hawaiʻi Damian Davenport Episode: "Legacy" 2023 Leverage: Redemption Dr. Daniel Gray Episode: "The Work Study Job" The Winchesters Tango Episode: "Hang on to Your Life" 2024 Law & Order Scott Kelton Episode: "Last Dance" 2024 The Boys Splinter Episode: "Life Among the Septics" 2025 9-1-1 Ozzie Smith Episode: "Disconnected"

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