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Benny Safdie

Screenwriter / Film Director / Actor | * 02/24/1986 (38) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Benjamin Safdie (born February 24, 1986) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and film editor best known for working with his older brother Josh as a filmmaker. His directorial works include Heaven Knows What (2014), Good Time (2017), and Uncut Gems (2019). Transitioning towards acting, Safdie was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his role in Good Time and has since taken on roles in films such as Licorice Pizza (2021), Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. and Oppenheimer (both 2023). He co-created, co-wrote and starred in the television show The Curse (2023). ()
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Benjamin "Benny" Safdie (born February 24, 1986 in New York City) is an American director, screenwriter and actor, best known for the New York-set thrillers Good Time (2017) and Uncut Gems (2019). Together with his brother and frequent collaborator Josh Safdie, they are of Syrian-Jewish ancestry and grew up between their European father in Queens and their New Yorker mother in Manhattan. The brothers began making movies when they were kids, inspired by their film-enthusiastic father who translated his love of cinema to Benny and his brother by constantly filming them.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high ...

Uncut Gems

R

2019 | 3.6/5 | 2h 16min
Drama, Thriller, Crime
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After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail. ...

Good Time

R

2017 | 3.6/5 | 1h 42min
Thriller, Crime
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The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II. ...

Oppenheimer

R

2023 | 4.1/5 | 3h
Drama, History
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After months of living a solitary existence, Lenny, 34, picks up his kids from school. Every year he spends a couple of weeks with his sons Sage, 9, and Frey, 7. Lenny hosts his kids within a midtown ...

Daddy Longlegs

NR

2009 | 3.1/5 | 1h 39min
Drama, Comedy
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Movies with Benny Safdie as Actor(17)

as Edward Teller2023 Oppenheimer
as Herbert Simon2023 Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
as CIA Man2022 Stars at Noon
as Joel Wachs2021 Licorice Pizza
as Al Silverman2020 Goldman v Silverman
as Chris2020 Pieces of a Woman
as Eugene2017 Person to Person
as himself2017 Meet the Filmmakers: Josh and Benny Safdie
as Nikolas "Nick" Nikas2017 Good Time
as himself2017 The Pure and the Damned
as Goldman2013 Solid Gold
as himself2011 Second Stop from Jupiter: The Making of Daddy Longlegs
as John2010 John's Gone
as Riverguy 22008 Yeast
2008 There's Nothing You Can Do
2008 The Acquaintances of a Lonely John
2007 I Think I'm Missing Parts

TV Shows/Series with Benny Safdie as Actor(3)

2023 The Curse
as Craddock Brother #22015 Togetherness
as himself2010 The Neistat Brothers

Movies with Benny Safdie as Crew(55)

Directing/Director2023 Untitled Adam Sandler/Safdie Brothers Project
Production/Producer2023 Untitled Adam Sandler/Safdie Brothers Project
Writing/Screenplay2023 Untitled Adam Sandler/Safdie Brothers Project
Production/Executive Producer2023 Thank You Very Much
Production/Producer2022 Funny Pages
Directing/Director2020 Goldman v Silverman
Directing/Director2019 Uncut Gems
Editing/Editor2019 Uncut Gems
Writing/Writer2019 Uncut Gems
Directing/Director2017 Good Time
Editing/Editor2017 Good Time
Sound/Sound Recordist2017 Good Time
Directing/Director2017 The Pure and the Damned
Directing/Director2015 Heaven Knows What
Editing/Editor2015 Heaven Knows What
Sound/Sound Mixer2015 Heaven Knows What
Sound/Sound Recordist2015 Heaven Knows What
Directing/Director2013 Lenny Cooke
Editing/Editor2013 Lenny Cooke
Directing/Director2013 Solid Gold
Directing/Director2013 Heartland
Production/Producer2013 Heartland
Directing/Director2012 The Black Balloon
Editing/Editor2012 The Black Balloon
Production/Casting Director2012 The Black Balloon
Sound/Sound Recordist2012 The Black Balloon
Writing/Writer2012 The Black Balloon
Directing/Director2012 Trophy Hunter
Writing/Writer2012 Trophy Hunter
Directing/Director2011 Straight Hustle
Writing/Writer2011 Straight Hustle
Camera/Director of Photography2011 Buttons
Directing/Director2011 Buttons
Editing/Editor2011 Buttons
Directing/Director2010 John's Gone
Editing/Editor2010 John's Gone
Production/Producer2010 John's Gone
Writing/Writer2010 John's Gone
Directing/Director2009 Daddy Longlegs
Editing/Editor2009 Daddy Longlegs
Production/Co-Producer2009 Daddy Longlegs
Sound/Sound Designer2009 Daddy Longlegs
Writing/Writer2009 Daddy Longlegs
Directing/Director2008 There's Nothing You Can Do
Directing/Director2008 The Acquaintances of a Lonely John
Editing/Editor2008 The Acquaintances of a Lonely John
Production/Producer2008 The Acquaintances of a Lonely John
Writing/Writer2008 The Acquaintances of a Lonely John
Editing/Editor2008 The Pleasure of Being Robbed
Sound/Sound Designer2008 The Pleasure of Being Robbed
Writing/Writer2007 The Back of Her Head
Production/Production Assistant2006 The Groomsmen
Directing/Director2005 The Adventures of Slater's Friend
Editing/Editor2005 The Adventures of Slater's Friend
Writing/Writer2005 The Adventures of Slater's Friend

TV Shows/Series with Benny Safdie as Crew(6)

Production/Executive Producer2023 Telemarketers
Writing/Writer2023 The Curse
Production/Executive Producer2023 The Curse
Creator/Creator2023 The Curse
Production/Executive Producer2023 Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God
Art/Set Decoration2010 The Neistat Brothers

Additional Information

Full Name: Benjamin Safdie
Born: Monday, 02/24 1986 (February) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 38 years + 55 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School
Member of: Writers Guild of America, East
Siblings: Joshua Safdie
Other names for Benny Safdie (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ben Safdie"
"The Safdie Brothers"
Benny Safdie frequently works together with these people:
Josh Safdie (71x, Crew)
Ronald Bronstein (16x, Crew)
Eléonore Hendricks (13x, Actress)
Sebastian Bear-McClard (11x, Crew)
Brett Jutkiewicz (10x, Crew)
Sean Price Williams (10x, Crew)
Sam Lisenco (8x, Crew)
Zachary Treitz (6x, Crew)
Buddy Duress (6x, Actor)
Nathan Fielder (6x, Actor)
Evan Mangiamele (6x, Crew)
Casey Neistat (5x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:322392, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024