Ben Reed

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|education = West Virginia University

|occupation = Actor, producer

|years_active = 1989–present

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Ben Reed is an American actor and producer.

Career

Reed began his acting career when he appeared in the 1990 sitcom Babes.

His television credits include The Young and the Restless, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Murder, She Wrote, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, House, Seinfeld and NCIS.

He played Wayne Kyle, the father of Bradley Cooper's character in the critically acclaimed 2014 Clint Eastwood film American Sniper.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/american-sniper-actor-ben-reed-reveals-reaction-us/story?id=28438038|title='American Sniper' actor Ben Reed reveals reaction he gets from US Soldiers|website=www.abcnews.go.com|date=January 23, 2015|access-date=March 22, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://tulsaworld.com/lifestyles/actor-ben-reed-talks-american-sniper-role-growing-up-in-bixby/|title=Actor Ben Reed talks 'American Sniper' role, growing up in Bixby|last=Smith|first=Michael|date=January 11, 2015|publisher=Tulsa World|website=www.tulsaworld.com|access-date=September 26, 2020}}

Personal life

Reed had a brief relationship with country artist Tanya Tucker and had two children together, a daughter (b. 1989) and a son (b. 1991).{{cite web |title=Tanya Tucker's 3 Children: All About Presley, Grayson and Layla |url=https://people.com/all-about-tanya-tucker-children-8681393 |website=people.com}}{{cite web |title=At 64, Tanya Tucker’s Found Her Forever Man — And It Was Fated 20 Years Before They Met |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/64-tanya-tucker-found-her-100235588.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKUH2--Xsqfq5sDFxr9jFdPfH06zuAy5_aIOyYmE2wf5VTVMp-YfN_XgwlBYzEJMtkMbiaT3dtHLrJgqNZkX_DN8Tj1iHnptJ0yM0IGItEjm5P3V_gRwon9LhOoFchPv-pmF_aALhbyzfua6_eAtUGLHYrib44B-7mDYH3rWsEEc |website=www.yahoo.com}}

Filmography

=Film=

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Year !Title !Role !Notes
1991 \| Frame Up \| Rick McDonald \|
1994 \| Scanner Cop \| Rick Kopek \| Direct-to-video
1994 \| Molly & Gina \| Slick \|
1995 \| The Killers Within \| \|
1995 \| Ballistic \| Thorpe \|
1997 \| Face/Off \| Pilot \|
2000 \| Cursed Part 3 \| \| Short film
2010 \| Play Me \| Jack McIntyre \| Short film
2012 \| Momentum \| Secret Service Agent \| Short film
2013 \| Lifewaves \| Joseph's Father / Dr. Kader \| Short film
2013 \| Freedom Lovers \| Gregory Matthews \| Short film
2014 \| Starcrossed \| Anthony Bishop \|
2014 \| American Sniper \| Wayne Kyle{{cite web\|url=http://wvmetronews.com/2015/01/26/former-wvu-quarterback-ben-reed-reflects-on-american-sniper/\|title=Former WVU Quarterback Ben Reed reflects on 'American Sniper'\|website=wvmetronews.com\|publisher=West Virginia Metro News\|date=January 26, 2015\|accessdate=March 22, 2020}} \|
2014 \| Dulcie's Date \| Jack Haggerty \| Short film
2015 \| The Pinhole Affect \| Stanley Stone Sr. \| Short film
2016 \| We Men Are Lions \| Jim \| Short film
2016 \| Inconceivable \| Walt \|
2017 \| The Meanest Man in Texas \| Rees Thompson \|
2017 \| The Greatest Showman \| Mill Worker \|
2018 \| Persephone: Pictures at the End of the World \| The Preacher \|
2019 \| Your Family or Your Life \| Mike Gallagher \|
2019 \| Immortal \| Chuck \|

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Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

1991

| Frame Up

| Rick McDonald

1994

| Scanner Cop

| Rick Kopek

| Direct-to-video

1994

| Molly & Gina

| Slick

1995

| The Killers Within

1995

| Ballistic

| Thorpe

1997

| Face/Off

| Pilot

2000

| Cursed Part 3

| Short film

2010

| Play Me

| Jack McIntyre

| Short film

2012

| Momentum

| Secret Service Agent

| Short film

2013

| Lifewaves

| Joseph's Father / Dr. Kader

| Short film

2013

| Freedom Lovers

| Gregory Matthews

| Short film

2014

| Starcrossed

| Anthony Bishop

2014

| American Sniper

| Wayne Kyle{{cite web|url=http://wvmetronews.com/2015/01/26/former-wvu-quarterback-ben-reed-reflects-on-american-sniper/|title=Former WVU Quarterback Ben Reed reflects on 'American Sniper'|website=wvmetronews.com|publisher=West Virginia Metro News|date=January 26, 2015|accessdate=March 22, 2020}}

2014

| Dulcie's Date

| Jack Haggerty

| Short film

2015

| The Pinhole Affect

| Stanley Stone Sr.

| Short film

2016

| We Men Are Lions

| Jim

| Short film

2016

| Inconceivable

| Walt

2017

| The Meanest Man in Texas

| Rees Thompson

2017

| The Greatest Showman

| Mill Worker

2018

| Persephone: Pictures at the End of the World

| The Preacher

2019

| Your Family or Your Life

| Mike Gallagher

2019

| Immortal

| Chuck

=Television=

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Year !Title !Role !Notes
1990 \| Babes \| Vince \| Episode: "Bend Me, Shape Me"
1993 \| Seinfeld \| Male Nurse \| Episode: "The Outing"
1995 \| Murder, She Wrote \| Rex Toland \| Episode: "Shooting in Rome"
1996 \| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman \| Matt Young \| Episode: "Never on Sunday"
1998 \| Hercules: The Legendary Journeys \| Thor \| Episodes: "Norse by Norsevest" and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bridge"
1999 \| Will & Grace \| Richard Keller \| Episode: "Will Works Out"
2002 \| Reba \| Greg Hewitt \| Season 2, Episode 6 "Safe Dating"
2005 \| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation \| Construction Guy \| Episode: "Nesting Dolls"
2006 \| Fashion House \| Dr. Matthew Evans \| 13 episodes
2009 \| House \| Joseph \| Episode: "The Softer Side"
2013–present \| Broken at Love \| Dr. Eduardo Taylor \| 4 episodes
2016 \| Giles Vanderhoot \| \| Television movie
2018 \| Bad Tutor \| Jared \| Television movie

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Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

1990

| Babes

| Vince

| Episode: "Bend Me, Shape Me"

1993

| Seinfeld

| Male Nurse