- Denée Benton has signed with The Gersh Agency for representation across all areas, with agents Bonnie Bernstein and Chris Horsman leading the deal.
- Benton continues with Perennial Entertainment for management and The Initiative Group for publicity.
- She currently stars as Peggy Scott on HBO's The Gilded Age, whose Season 3 finale drew a series-high 5 million viewers; Season 4 is now in development.
- Benton recently earned a Critics Choice Award nomination and a SAG Award ensemble nomination for her work on the show.
Denée Benton has officially signed with The Gersh Agency for representation in all areas. Agents Bonnie Bernstein and Chris Horsman will oversee her career at the agency. She continues with Perennial Entertainment for management and The Initiative Group for publicity.
The move comes as Benton is riding one of the strongest stretches of her career. She currently stars as Peggy Scott on HBO’s The Gilded Age, a role she has held since the show’s 2022 premiere. Season 3’s finale pulled a series-high 5 million viewers in its first three days, and Season 4 is already in the works.
Her performance earned her a Critics Choice Award nomination and a share in the show’s SAG Award ensemble nod. On the film side, her drama Dreams in Nightmares premiered at Berlinale 2025, following Tender Thoughts, which debuted at Tribeca 2024.
Gersh has been on an aggressive signing run in 2026. The agency recently added Scott Foley and before that brought aboard Josh Peck, signaling the agency’s clear focus on landing established TV talent with growing film and streaming profiles.
Long before television, Benton made her Broadway debut in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, earning Tony, Drama League, Theatre World, and Lilly Award nominations and landing on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list.
She has also played Eliza Hamilton in Hamilton, Nabulungi in The Book of Mormon, Cinderella in Into the Woods, and most recently Thaisa in The Public Theater’s concert adaptation of Pericles.
Takeaways
Denée Benton signing with Gersh at this point in her career is a calculated power move. She’s not just a TV star, she’s a Tony-nominated Broadway veteran with Berlinale and Tribeca film credits, which means she genuinely needs full-spectrum representation that can navigate stage, screen, and streaming simultaneously.
Gersh, which has been quietly assembling a formidable roster of proven TV talent in 2026, looks like exactly the right fit for where she’s headed.
The timing is also telling. With The Gilded Age Season 4 locked in and two indie films already making the festival rounds, Benton is clearly positioning herself for a bigger leap into prestige film. Gersh’s track record with crossover talent makes this pairing feel intentional, not just transactional.
Could Gersh’s representation fast-track Benton’s transition from prestige TV to leading-lady film roles? With The Gilded Age Season 4 in development, what kinds of projects might she be pursuing in parallel?
