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Mr Bennet

Mr Bennet

SUPERPOWER: None

LOCATION: Washington D.C.

JOB: New Head of The Company

FAMILY: Daughter: Claire Bennet (adopted). Son: Lyle Bennet. Wife: Sandra Bennet.

Season 1

"Mr. Bennet" or "Horn-Rimmed Glasses" is Claire's adoptive father. Although he worked for The Company it became apparent that his priority was to protect his daughter Claire. After seeing Isaac's paintings of Sylar killing Claire, he united with the other heroes in an attempt to stop the prophecy coming true. When Mr Bennet and Matt tracked The Company's tracking device (Molly Walker) to Kirby Plaza, he was reunited with Claire for the finale in which Sylar was defeated and Peter exploded.

Season 2

On the run from The Company, The Bennets were living as 'The Butlers' in Costa Verde, California. But Mohinder discovered the last painting in Isaac's series, showing H.R.G's death, and sure enough the prophecy came true. In a real twist of fate, The Company saved H.R.G using Claire's blood and - this was the ironic part - he then signed up again as their agent.

Season 3

After surviving Sylar's attack, Angela set H.R.G to work with a new partner - Sylar. Shocked, but with no choice, the two set off together to bring in the Level 5 inmates. H.R.G made it his mission to wipe out Sylar once and for all. He almost managed it, cutting his nemesis' throat during the eclipse. But when the assassination didn't take, Sylar was soon back to his super bad self and H.R.G landed in trouble with Claire for not being there when she died. When he was taken hostage by Sylar and locked in a cell with an exploding Meredith, Sylar told H.R.G to shoot Meredith in order to save Claire and himself. But Claire came to their rescue and H.R.G and his adoptive daughter escaped Primatech as an out of control Meredith literally brought the house down. Volume 4 began and H.R.G was now working with Nathan to capture the heroes. H.R.G was surprised to see Claire on the transportation plane just before it crashed. Working with The Hunter's men he helped round up the escapees. He promised Claire to do what he could to save her friends, and didn't shoot Peter when he was ordered to, despite having a clear shot. Back in Costa Verde with his family, he was thwarted by Claire and failed to capture Alex. When Sandra discovered he had lied about a new job as a consultant, she asked him to move out. Drowning his sorrows in a local bar, he was drugged and captured by Peter, Matt and Mohinder. When Matt forced his way into H.R.G's memories, he relived the last few weeks. H.R.G. had agreed to work with Nathan but had clashed badly with The Hunter. He worked hard to gain The Hunter's trust, and then secretly met with Angela, and revealed he was really working with her. Worried that Nathan was going to make a mistake, he tried to divert The Hunter's suspicions to the stronger, smarter Angela. He played both sides of the power struggle, his goal to stay within the operation at any cost. When The Hunter got rid of Nathan, he made sure he was right alongside the victor. To continue to gain Danko's trust, he proposed letting Tracy escape in order to catch 'Rebel'. He failed, not even able to discover his identity. Danko tasked Noah to catch Angela, and he tracked her down to a church. Still loyal to her, he let her escape again. He was bowled over when The Hunter delivered what looked to be Sylar's dead body. H.R.G found himself obsessing, unable to believe that Danko had killed Sylar. The new shapeshifting Sylar then appeared as Sandra and served divorce papers. Finally a DNA test on the body that looked to be Sylar's proved H.R.G. correct, the real Sylar was still alive. Using this info he tricked Danko into admitting he was working with Sylar, but Danko was one step ahead. He used H.R.G's new found uncertainty to make him think he'd killed an innocent man and forced him to go on the run. He joined Claire and the Petrellis at Coyote Sands, to help them fight back. As Volume 4 ended, H.R.G helped persuade Matt to alter Sylar's memory. He agreed to head up the new incarnation of The Company.

About the Actor

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Actor Jack Coleman played Steven Carrington in Dynasty in the 1980s. He has also appeared in Kingdom Hospital, CSI: Miami, Nip/Tuck, Without A Trace. Jack is a sixth-generation descendant of American inventor, Benjamin Franklin.

Other Characters

  • Sylar
  • Peter
  • Nathan
  • Angela
  • Claire
  • Mr Bennet
  • Hiro
  • Ando
  • Matt
  • Speedster
  • Mohinder
  • Tracy
  • The Haitian
  • Micah
  • Flint
  • Meredith
  • Knox
  • Arthur
  • Elle
  • Maya
  • Linderman
  • Maury
  • Adam
  • Bob
  • Niki
  • Molly
  • Monica
  • West
  • Caitlin
  • Alejandro
  • Kaito
  • DL
  • Isaac

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