Noah Bennet

Mister Bennet
Portrayed by	Jack Coleman
First appearance	Genesis
In-story stats
Known ability	None
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 runs a secret operation out of Primatech Paper Company which involves tracking and intervening in the lives of evolved humans. His exact intention in this is not yet clear, though it is clear he sees his mission as both noble and important enough to use all means necessary. Mr. Bennet has a superior who has not yet been identified.

Character History

Genesis

When Mohinder Suresh returns to his father's apartment 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 by flying 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.

Homecoming

At Primatech Paper Co., Mr. Bennet examines the painting which Isaac completed after Eden persuaded him to use heroin. Deciding it's useless for locating Sylar, he attempts to persuade Eden to have Isaac paint another. She refuses, even after he shows her photographs of some of Sylar's victims, including Charlie. He tells Eden to go to Union Wells High School and neutralize Sylar, and that he'll keep Claire home.

When he finds out that Claire punched Jackie Wilcox at school that day, he takes the opportunity to ground her. His wife Sandra argues Claire's case but he neither backs down nor explains why it's so important Claire stay home.

Later, he finds Claire missing from her bedroom and asks Sandra where she is. She tells him that she saw Claire and Zach running out across the lawn about ten minutes prior. He asks why she didn't try to stop her and she explains that she feels he was being way too harsh in his punishment. He tells her she doesn't know what she's done and storms out the house telling her to call him immediately if she hears from Claire.

At the school, Mr. Bennet spots Claire covered in blood and heading for the stadium. Claire tells him they have to go back for Peter, who saved her, and Mr. Benent tells her the police will take care of everything. He tells her she's lucky to be alive and Claire admits that it's not luck and tells him she has something she has to tell him.

Six Months Ago

Mr. Bennet receives a phone call from Chandra Suresh who tells him he needs to speak to him regarding his daughter Claire. He meets with Chandra in New York where he tells Mr. Bennet that Claire has a genetic anomaly, but doesn't know what the effects will be. When Chandra asks to meet Claire, Mr. Bennet initially tells him it would be a problem for his family, but subsequently tells him that he'll think about it.

The Haitian brings Eden McCain to Mr. Bennet. Eden tries to use her powers to force Mr. Bennet to let her go, but The Haitian supresses them. Mr. Bennet tells her that with her powers no one could say no to her...until now. He gives Eden a chance to start over with a new life which she accepts. He instructs her to go to Chandra's apartment and to get Claire's name off of Chandra's list of evolved humans.

Fallout

Claire and Mr. Bennet return home after Homecoming. Claire has told her father about her powers and is worried by his silence, but he admits that he has known about her powers even longer than she has, and tells her she must keep them secret. She tells him Zach and Lyle know already.

Mr. Bennet visits Sylar at his cell within the secret facility at Primatech Paper Co.. Sylar tells Bennet he can see how things work. Mr. Bennet comments that it's unusual that Sylar has more than one ability, and that he believes the infusion of so much foreign DNA has driven Sylar crazy. Sylar says he has one more ability to gain—Claire's.

Outside the cell, Bennet converses with his employer, who wants Sylar kept alive. Eden tries to persuade him to let her make Sylar kill himself, but he brushes her off.

Later on, Bennet accompanies Claire to the Odessa Sheriff's Department where she is questioned by Audrey Hanson. After the interview, Bennet meets Matt Parkman, who tells him they're doing everything they can to catch Sylar.

Claire and her father visit Peter Petrelli in his cell. Mr. Bennet tells Peter he hopes he can return the favor some day. He then waits outside while Peter and Claire talk.

As Mr. Bennet and the Haitian leave the paper company later, they are observed by Matt and Audrey.

Mr. Bennet is driving when he receives a panicked phone call from Claire. She tells him Zach and Lyle no longer remember anything about her powers. Mr. Bennet assures her he does remember, and tells her to stay where she is. Just then, the Haitian arrives at the Bennets' home and tells Claire that her father sent him to make sure she forgets, but that it's important that she remembers.

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.
• Kring told EW that Sylar and HRG have a connection, which will be clearly defined later in the season.
• According to "Monsters", Mr. Bennet began following and photographing Mohinder in New York just after Mohinder claimed Chandra's body and was hired as a cabbie.

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