Doyle Bennett was a recurring character and one of the main antagonists in the second season of the FX series Justified. Doyle is the older brother of Coover Bennett and Dickie Bennett, as well as the oldest son of Mags Bennett. Doyle is a crooked chief of police of Bennett, Kentucky, who even went so far as to kill two men who knew that Dickie was behind an Oxycontin robbery, in order to keep him and Coover from being imprisoned. Doyle is killed in the season 2 finale "Bloody Harlan", when he is shot in the head by a US Marshal sniper (most likely Tim Gutterson) while attempting to kill a wounded Raylan Givens. Doyle was portrayed by guest star Joseph Lyle Taylor.
Biography[]
Doyle is the oldest son of Mags Bennett, who has a family history with Raylan Givens and his family. He is the most favored brother of Bennett family.
He is referenced to have a wife and children, although they never appeared on-screen.
Season Two[]
After the Black Pike deals with Mags, Doyle heeds his mother's decision to remove themselves from all criminal activities.
Relationships[]
Family
- Mags Bennett: Mother, criminal associate, deceased
- Pervis Bennett: Father, deceased
- Dickie Bennett: Brother, criminal associate
- Coover Bennett: Brother, criminal associate, deceased
- Sarah Jean Bennett: Wife
- Two unnamed children, boys
Associates
- Loretta McCready: Unofficial "sister"
- Nick Mooney: Police officer, former subordinate, deceased
Rivals
- Raylan Givens: U.S. Marshal, would-be-victim
- Boyd Crowder: Leader of the Crowder Gang
Murder victims
- Cutter: Dickie's hired gun
- Elrod Platt: Dickie's hired gun
Memorable Quotes[]
- "Is this the dumbest piece of cat shit on the face of the Earth?" - in a phone call to Dickie Bennett after Doyle discovers Dickie's involvement in robbing the Oxy bus in the episode "The I of the Storm".
Appearances[]
| Season two appearances | ||||
| The Moonshine War | The Life Inside | The I of the Storm | For Blood or Money | Cottonmouth |
| Blaze of Glory | Save My Love | The Spoil | Brother's Keeper | Debts and Accounts |
| Full Commitment | Reckoning | Bloody Harlan | ||