Burgess Jenkins

Burgess Jenkins (born October 24, 1973)^{[citation needed]} is an American actor and director known for his work in film and television since 2000. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, he began his career with roles such as Harold Morris in Unshackled before gaining prominence as Ray Budds in Remember the Titans opposite Denzel Washington. He is also recognized for portraying David Winter in The Reaping (2007) alongside Hilary Swank and Bobby Irons on the series One Tree Hill. Jenkins has appeared in several notable TV roles, including recurring parts on Army Wives, Nashville, and The Young and the Restless. Trained at Playhouse West, he brings depth and range to his characters, continuing to expand his filmography as both actor and director.

Burgess Jenkins
Jenkins at the premiere of Wesley in 2008
Born	(1973-10-24) October 24, 1973 (age 51) Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupations	Actor producer
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Ashlee Payne[citation needed]

Early life

Jenkins was born and raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolina^[1] and is a graduate of Richard J. Reynolds High School and Lenoir-Rhyne University.^[2]

Jenkins trained at the famed "Playhouse West" with Jeff Goldblum.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Jenkins portrayed religious leader John Wesley in the award-winning independent film Wesley^[3] (2009) with Kevin McCarthy and June Lockhart.^[4]

On television, Jenkins played Bobby Irons throughout season six on the hit CW series One Tree Hill,^[1] 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]}

Jenkins appeared on ABC's Nashville as Randy Roberts, long-time friend and music producer to Rayna Jaymes (Connie Britton).^[1] 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.

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

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2000	Unshackled	Harold Morris
	Remember the Titans	Ray Budds
2004	Broken	Peter
2006	Sea of Fear	Lance
2007	Fall Down Dead	Officer Earl Buchyk
	The Reaping	David Winter
2009	Wesley	John Wesley
	In/Significant Others	Bruce Snow
	Vault of Darkness	Marcus
2010	StaleMate	Rich
	The Trial	Harry O'Ryan
2011	Red Dirt Rising	Bill Blair
	The Key Man	Charles Hawthorne
2012	Susie's Hope	Roy Lawrence
2013	Jimmy	Jake Garner
2014	Hero	Joe Finn
2019	Noelle	Dan
2020	The Reason	Zach
2021	The Girl Who Believes in Miracles	Alex Hopkins

Television

Year	Title	Role	Note
2000	Dawson's Creek	Brad	Episode: "True Love"
2002	JAG	Lt. Jack Kersey	Episode: "Offensive Action"
2003	Good Morning, Miami	Jimmy	Episode: "The Ex Games"
2008–09	One Tree Hill	Bobby Irons	12 episodes
2009	My Fake Fiancé	Steve	TV movie
	Army Wives	Major Kurt Dandridge	2 episodes
2010	Drop Dead Diva	ADA Dushay	Episode: "Begin Again"
	Christmas Cupid	Andrew Craig
	Marry Me	Jeff Rumson	Miniseries
2011	The Shunning [5]	John Beiler
	The Heart of Christmas	Walt
2012	Coma	Sean Berman	Miniseries
	Nashville	Randy Roberts	3 episodes
	Revolution	Lon Chetham	Episode: "No Quarter"
2013	Army Wives	SSG Eddie Hall
2014–16	The Young and the Restless	Billy Abbott	Regular series
2017	Christmas on the Coast	Bryce	Hallmark Movie