Burgess Jenkins

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| image = Burgessjenkins.jpg

| caption = Jenkins at the premiere of Wesley in 2008

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|10|24}}

| birth_place = Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.

| spouse = Ashlee Payne{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|producer}}

| years_active = 2000–present

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Burgess Jenkins (born October 24, 1973){{citation needed|date=June 2015}} is an American actor. He is known for work in the film Remember the Titans opposite Academy Award winner Denzel Washington; and as Hilary Swank's husband David Winter in The Reaping (2007).

Early life

Jenkins was born and raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is a graduate of Richard J. Reynolds High School and Lenoir-Rhyne University.{{cite news |url=https://journalnow.com/winston-salem-producer-star-screens-family-movie-made-in-city/article_ca6f96fd-5861-5e81-be55-366ec36e514d.html |title=Winston-Salem producer, star screens family movie made in city |newspaper=Winston-Salem Journal |first=John |last=Hinton |date=June 23, 2011}}

Career

Jenkins portrayed religious leader John Wesley in the award-winning independent film Wesley{{cite web|url=http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/12/111835/3/|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20091125033642/http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/12/111835/3/|url-status=dead|title=Methodist Man − Winston-Salem landmarks came in handy when the Rev. John Jackman was directing his latest film, Wesley |date=November 25, 2009 |archivedate=November 25, 2009|website=archive.is}} (2009) with Kevin McCarthy and June Lockhart.{{Cite web |url=http://www.yesweekly.com/article-78-burgess-jenkins-brings-his-act-home-to-winston-salem.html# |title=Burgess Jenkins brings his act home to Winston-Salem |access-date=September 3, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219220020/http://yesweekly.com/article-78-burgess-jenkins-brings-his-act-home-to-winston-salem.html# |archive-date=December 19, 2014 |url-status=dead}}

On television, Jenkins played Bobby Irons throughout season six on the hit CW series One Tree Hill, recurred on Marry Me with Lucy Liu and Tony & Ridley Scott's A&E Thriller COMA. He has guest starred on numerous shows including: Drop Dead Diva, Revolution, JAG and many more. Jenkins starred in the true story Unshackled with Stacy Keach and was nominated as Best Actor at the Boston Film Festival for his portrayal of Bruce Snow in Insignificant Others.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

Jenkins appeared on ABC's Nashville as Randy Roberts, long-time friend and music producer to Rayna Jaymes (Connie Britton).{{cite web|url=http://www2.journalnow.com/news/2012/may/15/1/winston-salem-actor-chosen-for-role-on-new-abc-sho-ar-2281678/|title=Winston-Salem actor chosen for role on new ABC show|access-date=September 3, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120518011558/http://www2.journalnow.com/news/2012/may/15/1/winston-salem-actor-chosen-for-role-on-new-abc-sho-ar-2281678/#|archive-date=May 18, 2012|url-status=dead}} The series reunited Jenkins with his Remember the Titans co-star Hayden Panettiere.

Jenkins signed onto season seven of the Lifetime Network's flagship original series Army Wives. He played Staff Sergeant Eddie Hall, married to Maggie Hall (Torrey DeVitto), as part of a new family entering the cast.

Jenkins trained at the famed "Playhouse West" with Robert Carnegie and Academy Award nominated actor Jeff Goldblum.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}

From 2014 to 2016, Jenkins played Billy Abbott in the Daytime Emmy-winning CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless.