Chester Bennington is a person.
Chester Charles Bennington ( born March 20 , 1976 ) is an American musician , singer , songwriter and actor . He was originally the lead vocalist for Sean Dowdell And His Friends ? Bennington formed his own band , Dead by Sunrise , as a side project in 2005 . He worked on new material with Stone Temple Pilots in 2013 to release the EP High Rise on October 8 , 2013 via their own record label , Play Pen .