Benoît Magimel | |
|---|---|
) Magimel at the 2016 César Awards ceremony | |
| Born | 11 May 1974 (age 46) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1988－present |
| Partner(s) | Juliette Binoche (1998-2003) Nikita Lespinasse (?-2015) |
| Children | 2 |
Benoît Magimel (French pronunciation: [bənwa maʒimɛl]; born 11 May 1974) is a French actor. A prolific actor who was 14 when he appeared in his first film, Magimel has starred in a variety of roles in French cinema. At age 16, Magimel left school to pursue acting as a career. In 2001, he won the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival for his role in Michael Haneke's The Piano Teacher.[1][2]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Life Is a Long Quiet River | Momo Groseille | |
| 1995 | A Single Girl | Rémi | |
| La Haine | Benoît | ||
| 1996 | Thieves | Jimmy Fontana | Nominated—César Award for Most Promising Actor |
| 1998 | Déjà mort | David | |
| 1999 | Children of the Century | Alfred de Musset | |
| 2000 | The Piano Teacher | Walter Klemmer | Cannes Film Festival - Best Actor |
| The King Is Dancing | Louis XIV of France | ||
| To Matthieu | Matthieu | ||
| 2002 | The Nest | Santino | |
| 2003 | The Flower of Evil | François Vasseur | |
| 2004 | Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse | Capitaine Reda | |
| The Bridesmaid | Philippe Tardieu | ||
| 2005 | Sky Fighters | Capitaine Antoine "Walk'n" Marchelli | |
| 2006 | Charlie Says | Pierre | |
| 2007 | A Girl Cut in Two | Paul André Claude Gaudens | Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Actor |
| Intimate Enemies | Lieutenant Terrien | ||
| Paris Lockdown | |||
| 2008 | The Possibility of an Island | Daniel | |
| Inju: The Beast in the Shadow | Alex Fayard | ||
| 2010 | Sans laisser de traces | Étienne Meunier | |
| Little White Lies | Vincent Ribaud | ||
| 2011 | Forces spéciales | Tic-Tac | |
| Headwinds | |||
| 2012 | My Way | Paul Lederman | Nominated—César Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2013 | For a Woman | Michel | |
| 2014 | The Connection | Le Fou | |
| 2015 | Standing Tall | Yann | Cabourg Film Festival - Best Actor César Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2016 | Marseille | Lucas Barrès | |
| 150 Milligrams | Antoine Le Bihan | ||
| 2017 | Money | Vincent | |
| Carbon | Antoine Roca | ||
| Memoir of War | Pierre Rabier | ||
| 2019 | Nous finirons ensemble | Vincent | |
| Lola | Philippe | Golden Ibis Award for Best Actor | |
| An Easy Girl | Philippe | ||
| 2020 | Lovers | Léo | |
| TBA | France | Post-production | |
| TBA | Incroyable mais vrai |
References
- ^ "Benoît Magimel and Isabelle Huppert: Best Actor and Actress at the 54th Cannes Film Festival". Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Benoît Magimel" (in French). Elle. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
External links
- Benoît Magimel at IMDb