Noah Bennet

Mister Bennet
Portrayed by	Jack Coleman
First appearance	Genesis
In-story stats
Nickname	Horned Rimmed Glasses (HRG)
Gender
Residence	Noah Bennet's home
Occupation	Unknown
Significant other	Sandra Bennet
Children	Claire Bennet (adopted daughter), Lyle Bennet (son)

Also known as "the man with the horn-rimmed glasses", Mr. Bennet is Claire's adoptive father. He operates a secret operation out of Primatech Paper Company whose purpose is tracking and intervening in the lives of Heroes. His exact intention in this is not yet clear, though it is clear he sees himself as beyond the moral constraints of normal people.

Character History

Genesis

When Mohinder Suresh returns to his father's home in Madras, he hears a cellphone ring in the next room and overhears Mr. Bennet's conversation. Bennet later confronts Mohinder in his taxi cab, and implies that he knows who Mohinder is. Later on, he returns home to Odessa, TX and is greeted by his daughter Claire.

Don't Look Back

Claire asks her father about her birth parents, and he tells her it's an adult decision and not to try to grow up too quickly. He later tells her he's changed his mind and has contacted the adoption agency. After Claire leaves the room, he watches Claire's tape which went missing from Zach's backpack, proving he knows of his daughter's powers.

Collision

Matt Parkman wakes up in a laboratory with Mr. Bennet and his mysterious assistant standing over him. He tells Matt that Matt won't be able to read his thoughts with the man there, but Matt is still able to pick Claire's name from Bennet's mind. Bennet tells the man to wipe Matt's memory of the event.

Later in Las Vegas, Bennet and the man stand over Nathan Petrelli and Niki Sanders in Nathan's hotel room. He tells his assistant to take just Nathan.

Hiros

Mr. Bennet and the man have captured Nathan, but he escapes and flies away. They then return to Odessa where Claire has been in an auto accident. Claire confesses to her father that she crashed the car deliberately because Brody, the car's other occupant, had tried to rape her. He then confronts Brody. He tells him he should kill him, but instead will give him a chance to start over. He then has his assistant wipe Brody's memory.

Better Halves

Mr. Bennet tells Claire he's been able to arrange a meeting with her biological parents, Hank and Lisa. When they arrive, he and Sandra leave the room to give Claire and her parents some privacy, but they end up eavesdropping. They're caught when his cell phone rings: it's Eden, who tells him that Mohinder has gone back to India, but assures him he'll be back. She tells him about Peter, Isaac, and Future Hiro. When she gives him the message, he is startled. He tells her to bring in the precog. When Hank and Lisa leave, Hank says he thought it went well and asks if Mr. Bennet needs anything else from them. He tells them he'll let them know.

Seven Minutes to Midnight

Mr. Bennet enters a secure area at the Primatech Paper Co. where Eden is taking care of Isaac. He explains to Isaac that the cheerleader in his drawings is his daughter and asks for his help to catch Sylar to keep him from killing his daughter. When Isaac fails to paint without drugs, Mr. Bennet convinces Eden to get him to take them.

Notes

• Tim Kring's original script for the pilot listed the this character's name only as "H.R.G." - standing for Horn-Rimmed Glasses. 1
• Says he does not work for "any agency with initials" meaning the CIA, FBI, etc. This most likely means that he does not work for the government at all.

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