Bentley DeLuca

Bentley DeLuca
DeLuca in 2024
Born	Bentley Thomas DeLuca (1985-03-01) March 1, 1985 Dallas, Texas, United States
Residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor director producer
Years active	2001–present
Known for	Performance in daytime and primetime television
Works	Full list
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Spouse(s)	Dmitry Benson (m. 2015)
Children	3
Parents	Allan DeLuca Lori DeLuca
Relatives	Josh DeLuca (brother) Simone Benson (sister-in-law)

Bentley Thomas DeLuca (born March 1, 1985) is an American actor and director. He is known for his roles in television as Eric Brady on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives, and Nicholas Flemming in the Darklighter Productions film The Protector 3 (2012). DeLuca currently stars as Eddie Chance on the FX series, Loose Ends.

Early life

DeLuca was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Lori Jean (née Khazi) and Allan Benjamin DeLuca. He has an older brother, Josh, who is also an actor. DeLuca had planned to study sports medicine at Texas Tech University and to become a physical therapist, but instead moved to Los Angeles to start his acting career

Career

In 2001, DeLuca caught his big break when he secured the role of Eric Brady on the NBC daytime soap opera, Days of Our Lives. For his portrayal of Eric, DeLuca earned two consecutive nominations in the category of "Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series" at the Daytime Emmy Awards, in 2002 and 2003. DeLuca held the role for two years, before deciding to not renew his contract in 2003, with the intentions of exploring the other avenues in his acting career. After leaving the soap, DeLuca relocated to New York and auditioned for several off-Broadway stage productions. In 2012, DeLuca portrayed the role of Nicholas Fleming in The Protector Apocalypse, the third and final film in the The Protector film trilogy and, in the following year, he landed the lead role of Eddie Chance on the FX original series, Loose Ends.

Personal life

DeLuca is openly gay. In early 2013, DeLuca was romantically linked to choreographer, Dmitry Benson, brother to singer Simone Benson. The pair split — albeit briefly — in the summer months of 2013, before reuniting that August. In December 2014, the pair announced their engagement and were officially married in April of the following year. Their first child, a daughter, was born via-surrogacy in July 2015. In December 2018, DeLuca and Benson welcomed twins.

Filmography

List of acting performances in film and television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Days of Our Lives	Eric Brady	Series regular; 2001–2003
2012	The Protector Apocalypse	Nicholas Fleming	Feature film debut
2013	Loose Ends	Eddie Chance	Main role; 2013–present
2016	Lost Dominion	Adam	Voice role

Awards and nominations

List of career awards and nominations

Year	Association	Nominated work	Award	Result
2013	MovieNation Awards	The Protector Apocalypse	Outstanding Supporting Performance by an Actor	Nominated
2014		Loose Ends	Outstanding Performance in a TV Movie, TV Show or Miniseries	Won
			Outstanding Performer of the Year	Won
2015			Outstanding Performance in a TV Movie, TV Show or Miniseries	Won
2016			Outstanding Leading Performance in Television	Nominated
			Outstanding Performance by a Cast in Television	Won