Rob Benedict

He is also the lead singer/songwriter of the Los Angeles based band Louden Swain. \n', ' Benedict was born in Columbia, Missouri. He graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor\'s degree in Performance Studies. Benedict is the front man and guitar player in the Los Angeles band Louden Swain, which completed its eighth album "Splitting the Seams" in 2018. His sister, Amy Benedict, is also an actress.\n', ' In the critically acclaimed WB series Felicity he appeared as Felicity Porter\'s dorm mate, Richard Coad. In CBS\'s Threshold Benedict played physicist Lucas Pegg, member of a secret government team investigating the first contact with an extraterrestrial species. In seasons 4, 5, 10, 11 and 14 of Supernatural he plays a writer, Chuck Shurley, previously thought to be a prophet of the lord but later revealed to be God. On Alias Benedict was Sydney Bristow\'s short-term CIA partner, Brodien. Additional early television series credits include Birds of Prey and Come to Papa, with guest appearances on NCIS, CSI, Monk, Medium, Chicago Hope, NYPD Blue, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Snoops, Burn Notice, and Beverly Hills, 90210.\n', '