Burgess Jenkins (born October 24, 1973) is an American

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

and director who has had a steady career in television and film for more than two decades. He is best known for his role as Bobby Irons on '' One Tree Hill,'' Ray Budds in the film ''

Remember the Titans ''Remember the Titans'' is a 2000 American biographical sports drama film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Boaz Yakin. The screenplay by Gregory Allen Howard is loosely based on the true story of coach Herman Boone, portrayed b ...

'' opposite

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, and as Hilary Swank's husband David Winter in the film '' The Reaping'' (2007).

Early life

Jenkins was born and raised in

Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem is a city in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the List of municipalities in North Carolina, fifth-most populous ...

and is a graduate of

Richard J. Reynolds High School Richard J. Reynolds High School now the Richard J. Reynolds Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts (often simply R. J. Reynolds High School or Reynolds) is a high school in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools located in Winston-S ...

and Lenoir-Rhyne University. Jenkins trained at the famed "Playhouse West" with Jeff Goldblum.

Career

Jenkins portrayed religious leader

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in the award-winning independent film '' Wesley'' (2009) with

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and

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. On television, Jenkins played Bobby Irons throughout season six on the hit CW series '' One Tree Hill'', recurred on '' Marry Me'' with

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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

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and was nominated as Best Actor at the Boston Film Festival for his portrayal of Bruce Snow in '' Insignificant Others''. Jenkins appeared on ABC's ''

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'' as Randy Roberts, long-time friend and music producer to

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(

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). The series reunited Jenkins with his ''Remember the Titans'' co-star

Hayden Panettiere Hayden Lesley Panettiere ( ; born August 21, 1989) is an American actress and singer. She has starred as Claire Bennet on the NBC superhero series ''Heroes (American TV series), Heroes'' (2006–2010), Kirby Reed in the slasher film, slasher Ho ...

. Jenkins signed onto season seven of the Lifetime Network's flagship original series ''

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''. He played Staff Sergeant Eddie Hall, married to Maggie Hall ( Torrey DeVitto), as part of a new family entering the cast. From 2014 to 2016, Jenkins played Billy Abbott in the Daytime Emmy-winning CBS soap opera ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jenkins, Burgess 1973 births Living people Lenoir–Rhyne University alumni American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from North Carolina Actors from Winston-Salem, North Carolina 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Richard J. Reynolds High School alumni