“I started walking into rooms, and everyone would look at me, and I would freeze up.

Sadly, he turned to drugs and alcohol to cope.

And according toThe Hollywood Reporter,his addiction to heroin “happened in a matter of days.”

Wes Bentley smiles

I need help or I’m going to die.'”

And that’s where his road to recovery began.

“I worked really hard, I still work really hard,” he admitted toLarry King.

Wes Bentley at an event

We can’t wait to see where his career takes him next.