Burgess Jenkins
# Burgess Jenkins

Burgess Jenkins (born October 24, 1973) 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.

## Career

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

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.

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

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 |
| 2000 | Remember the Titans | Ray Budds |
| 2004 | Broken | Peter |
| 2006 | Sea of Fear | Lance |
| 2007 | Fall Down Dead | Officer Earl Buchyk |
| 2007 | The Reaping | David Winter |
| 2009 | Wesley | John Wesley |
| 2009 | In/Significant Others | Bruce Snow |
| 2009 | Vault of Darkness | Marcus |
| 2010 | StaleMate | Rich |
| 2010 | The Trial | Harry O'Ryan |
| 2011 | Red Dirt Rising | Bill Blair |
| 2011 | 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 |
| 2009 | Army Wives | Major Kurt Dandridge | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Drop Dead Diva | ADA Dushay | Episode: "Begin Again" |
| 2010 | Christmas Cupid | Andrew Craig | |
| 2010 | Marry Me | Jeff Rumson | Miniseries |
| 2011 | The Shunning | John Beiler | |
| 2011 | The Heart of Christmas | Walt | |
| 2012 | Coma | Sean Berman | Miniseries |
| 2012 | Nashville | Randy Roberts | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | 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 |
