Heroes Character HRG, Mr. Bennet

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He DOES have a real first name, people.

It's NOAH...

Noah Bennet.

Claire Bennet, you know - the Cheerleader - is Noah Bennet's daughter.

But I still feel kind of uncomfortable calling him anything but Mr. Bennet.

As the Heroes series begins, Mr. Bennet is shown moving to and fro between work and home. He's a plain old ordinary guy. He works at Primatech Paper Company, a plain old, boring paper company, but is that all that Mr. Bennet does with his life? He's just your average COMPANY MAN , right?

His wife is mysteriously 'disconnected' from the family, talking more about and with her little pooch than her family. Mr. Bennet doesn't seem to notice.

But Mr. Bennet seems to notice OTHER things...

...rather, he notices and knows about a lot of people. An awful lot of people.

Hey, what's up with those Horn Rimmed Glasses you wear, Mr. Bennet, huh?

The Horn Rimmed Glasses make Mr. Bennet look kind of nerdy, actually, to tell you the truth.

Now, why would Mr. Noah Bennet wear those glasses when there's some OTHER GUY wandering around in the first few episodes wearing a similar (the same?) kind of Horn Rimmed Glasses?

Now this OTHER guy never shows his face, but he ends up in the oddest places - usually, right nearby to a location where someone has just recently been attacked, frightened or murdered...weird.

Plus - the Mr. No-face with the Horn Rimmed Glasses must have a real load of cash and influence because he's been shown - just the edge of his face (AND, those Horn-Rimmed Glasses!) - in several locations in a week or even the same day...locations that are very far apart - so he must have a TON of money and power.

I'll bet our geeky Mr. Bennet would love to be able to dash around from city to city, and even to other countries...

...if here weren't so busy being a businessman at Primatech - stuck down at the office most of the time.

Ah - it's just as well that Mr. Bennet stays close to work, close to home, because he's being a good family guy, y'know?

To find out more about the actor who portrays Mr. Bennet:

who is Jack Coleman
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Article "Horn Rimmed Glasses" at Hub Pages (an interesting theory on HRG)
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A Quote:

"I'm not part of any organization that has initials."

Tim Kring's idea: "an everyman but unknowable"

* Nobody really wears horn rimmed glasses anymore

They're actually 'browline' glasses

Claire selects the 'browlines'

Think "disambiguation"

"I'm just a paper salesman" (To policeman Matt Parker, episode called "Company Man")

Horn Rimmed Glasses Blog
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