Stuart Bentley is a versatile performer who has been acting and occasionally singing on stage and in film since his midteens Equally comfortable with serious drama comedy and farce he brings enthusiasm and passion for the art to every project He credits his Edmonton high school drama teacher and professional actor Orest Kinasewich with igniting his love for theatre a passion he followed from city to city as he moved around Canada with his family finally settling in Calgary in 2001 Shortly after arriving he discovered a theatre to call home and for ten years Stuart served on the board of Calgarys oldest community theatre company Workshop Theatre including 4 years as President A recipient of a CAT Award for Best Supporting Actor for the stage role of shock rocker Tommy Quick in Bedtime Stories and a Best Actor Award for George in David Mamets The Duck Variations Stuarts recent credits include a tough family lawyer in the AMPIA award winning feature Common Chord the imprisoned Irish journalist Edward in Someone Wholl Watch Over Me the winning entry in the 2012 Acting Irish International Theatre Festival in Dublin and Richard Nixon in FrostNixon with Scorpio Theatre in Calgary
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