David Bennent

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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

33

Gender

Male

Birthday

1966-09-09 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Lausanne, Switzerland

David Bennent

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

David Bennent (born September 9, 1966) is a Swiss actor.

He was born in Lausanne, Switzerland. His parents are actor Heinz Bennent and former dancer Diane Mansart. His sister Anne is also an actress.

He has lived in Germany and France as well as Switzerland and speaks fluent French and English.

When he was 12 he starred in The Tin Drum, which caused much controversy because David was allegedly shown in sex scenes with an adult. Aged 19, he starred as Honeythorn Gump in the movie Legend, co-starring alongside Tom Cruise and Mia Sara.

Bennett has appeared in such plays as Peer Gynt (2004), Die Juden (2003), Michael Kramer (2003), and A Midsummer Night's Dream (2002).

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Known For

Legend
6.2%

Legend

Aug 28, 1985

Happy as Lazzaro
7.4%

Happy as Lazzaro

May 31, 2018

The Tin Drum
6.9%

The Tin Drum

May 2, 1979

Planetarium
4.6%

Planetarium

Nov 16, 2016

She Hate Me
5.1%

She Hate Me

Jul 30, 2004

Scene of the Crime
6.2%

Scene of the Crime

Nov 29, 1970

Dogs of Berlin
7.0%

Dogs of Berlin

Dec 7, 2018

Fog in August
7.5%

Fog in August

Sep 29, 2016

Dog Day
5.3%

Dog Day

Jan 10, 1984

Derrick
6.0%

Derrick

Oct 20, 1974

The Universal Theory
6.0%

The Universal Theory

Oct 26, 2023

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2024
Der Zürich-Krimi: Borchert und die Stadt in Angst (1) as Jürg Dolmas
2024
Spuk unterm Riesenrad as Rumpelstilzchen
2023
The Universal Theory as Kommissar Arnold
2023
To Stage the Music - Heiner Goebbels as Self
2018
Dogs of Berlin as Späti
2018
Happy as Lazzaro as Swiss engineer
2017
The Invisible Film as Podsneznikow
2017
Das schaffen wir schon as Lukas Grasser
2016
Planetarium as Juncker
2016
Fog in August as Oja
2016
A Dangerous Fortune as Amish Bowles
2015
Inspector Dupin: Brittany's Gold as Paul Daeron
2015
Shades of Guilt as Bernhard Strelitz
2014
Therapy for a Vampire
2013
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas as César
2011
Was wurde aus...? as himself
2007
Ulzhan as Shakuni
2005
Traumschatten as Tristan
2004
She Hate Me as Herman Schiller
2003
Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me
1999
Beckmann as Self
1998
Bennent mal vier as Self
1985
Legend as Honeythorn Gump
1984
Dog Day as Chim
1979
The Tin Drum as Oskar Matzerath
1979
NDR Talk Show as Self
1976
Kölner Treff as Self
1975
Mein Onkel Theodor oder Wie man viel Geld im Schlaf verdient as Manfred Wurster
1974
3 nach 9 as Self
1974
Derrick as Heinz Weik
1974
Die Eltern as David
1970
Scene of the Crime as Jörn Weig
1969
Der Kommissar as Sigi Kempe
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