Rob Benedict

Rob Benedict
Biographical Information
Birth	September 21, 1970 (age 55)
Birthplace	Columbia, Missouri, USA
Physical Information
Gender	Male
Nationality	American
Personal Information
Occupation	Actor Musician Writer
Familial Information
Spouse	Mollie Benedict (m. 1995 - d. 2019)
Children	3
Supernatural Role
Chuck Shurley God
Supernatural Appearances
Season 4–15
Starred In Such Shows As
Felicity Birds of Prey Come to Papa Threshold Head Case Susanna Masters of Sex Kings of Con Lucifer The Boys

Rob Benedict (b. September 21, 1970) is an American actor who portrayed God (and his identity as "Chuck Shurley") on Supernatural and Musician Tango on The Winchesters.

History

Rob has also appeared in episodes of Chicago Hope, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Felicity, Birds of Prey, Alias, Threshold, Head Case and Lucifer.

Alongside Richard Speight Jr. and Matt Cohen, Rob is a regular at conventions. The three are known collectively as R2M by fans. He, along with Richard, are creators and actors of the series King of Con (which was canceled after one season).

Rob can play the guitar, a skill which he demonstrated in episode Don't Call Me Shurley. He demonstrates this skill most as a member of the band known as Louden Swain.

Rob has also described himself as a fan of Misha Collins.

In Hang on to Your Life of The Winchesters, Rob appears as one of the Jericho Kid's bandmates and is credited as "Tango."

Appearances

• Supernatural
  • Season 4
    • The Monster at the End of This Book
    • Lucifer Rising
  • Season 5
    • Sympathy for the Devil
    • The End
    • The Real Ghostbusters
    • Swan Song
  • Season 10
    • A Very Special Supernatural Special (archive)
    • Fan Fiction
  • Season 11
    • Don't Call Me Shurley
    • All in the Family
    • We Happy Few
    • Alpha and Omega
  • Season 14
    • Moriah
  • Season 15
    • Raising Hell
    • Atomic Monsters
    • Our Father, Who Aren't in Heaven
    • The Trap
    • Galaxy Brain
    • Unity
    • Inherit the Earth
    • Supernatural: The Long Road Home (archive)
    • Carry On (archive)
• The Winchesters
  • Hang on to Your Life (credited as "and introducing Tango as himself")

Music

Rob Benedict is the lead singer and guitarist of Louden Swain.

Albums with Louden Swain

• Able-Legged Heroes (2001)
• Overachiever (2003)
• Suit and Tie (2006)
• A Brand New Hurt (2009)
  • The song Pop Tart Heart was used in the episode Galaxy Brain.
• Eskimo (2011)
  • The song Worlds Collide was used in the episode The Slice Girls.
• Sky Alive (2014)
  • The song Big One was used in the episode The Bad Seed.
• No Time Like the Present (2017)
• Saturday Night Special (live) (2017)
• Splitting the Seams (2018)
• Foolish (2021)
• Feelings and Such (2022)

Singles with Louden Swain

• Telephone Tree (2004) - as part of This One's for the Fellows Compilation
• Help You (2011) - as part of A Little Help Soundtrack
• Here Come the Snakes (2018 Remix) (2019)
• Hard Times Come Again No More (feat. Jericho) (2023) - as part of The Winchesters Soundtrack
  • This song was performed by Jericho in the episode Hang on to Your Life.

Solo Albums

• Leave The Light On (2022)

Solo Singles

• Moon Mood (2024)

Trivia

• Rob is the brother of actress Amy Benedict and the ex-husband of Mollie Benedict, with whom he is the father of a son and a daughter. He resides in Los Angeles with his family.
• He is currently engaged to Ruth Connell, who played the role of Rowena MacLeod in the series. They have a daughter together.
• In October 2013, Rob suffered a stroke during a convention. His friend Richard Speight Jr. rushed him to the hospital, where the doctors told them that had they been a few hours late, Rob would have died. This inspired Rob to start campaigns involving cancer prevention.

See Also

• Cast and crew crossovers

External Link

• Rob Benedict at the Internet Movie Database
• Rob Benedict on Wikipedia
• Rob Benedict on Twitter
• Rob Benedict on Instagram