Benjamin started his entertainment career working in the Dallas community theater. He originated a role in the highly successful The Promise, and appeared in original dramatic and musical productions including Snow White, Bobby Sox, C.S. Lewis’s The Silver Chair, Peanut Butter and Tofu on Jewish Rye, and Eight Days that Changed the World. He appeared in Oliver Stone’s JFK and the Emmy Award-winning, Killing in a Small Town, for CBS and other principal roles in television and film. Benjamin has also produced several unique productions, including the highly acclaimed feature film, Beyond the Farthest Star.