James Bentley (actor)

James Bentley (born 14 July 1992) is an English actor. He won a Young Artist Award for playing Nicholas Stewart in the 2001 psychological horror film The Others.^[1]

In 2004, Bentley played Michael Sellers^[2] in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, Young Nero in Imperium: Nero^[3] and a double for John Sessions in Stella Street.^[4]

Bentley won the Nottingham New Theatre award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2013. He found further success in 2014 when he won the award for a second time running. In 2015 he became a fellow of the aforementioned theatre.

He is currently^[when?] a backstage manager, his most previous engagement being 'Half a Sixpence'.^{[citation needed]}