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Benoît Magimel

Actor | * 05/11/1974 (49) | Paris (France)
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Benoît Magimel (French pronunciation: [bənwa maʒimɛl]; born 11 May 1974) is a French actor. He was 14 when he appeared in his first film, and 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. He also starred in Claude Chabrol's La Demoiselle d'honneur. He won two consecutive César Awards for Best Actor for starring as an acting teacher diagnosed with late-stage cancer in Peaceful (2021) and the High Commissioner of French Polynesia De Roller in Pacifiction (2022). Magimel was named Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2006 and was promoted to the rank of Officier in 2013. ()
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Benoît Magimel 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.For a number of years, he lived with French actress Juliette Binoche, with whom he co-starred in 1999's Children of the Century and later had a daughter, Hana, born in 1999. The relationship ended in 2003.

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

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Island of Tahiti. French government official De Roller is a calculating man with impeccable manners, capable of dealing with both high society and the locals he frequents in shady joints. ...

Pacifiction

NR

2022 | 3.3/5 | 2h 45min
Drama, Thriller
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Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her. ...

The Piano Teacher

R

2001 | 3.7/5 | 2h 11min
Drama, Romance / Love
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No one is safe when seemingly random killings emerge as a deadly pattern intended to usher in the end of the world. A murder victim with the same DNA as Christ. A serial killer mimicking the deaths of ...

Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse

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2004 | 3.0/5 | 1h 37min
Action, Thriller, Crime
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In the middle of the night, someone brings Ivan's body home to his wife and his sad-faced, jug-eared son. Through flashbacks, the film discloses the relationships among Ivan and his brother Alex, a co ...

Thieves

R

1996 | 3.2/5 | 1h 57min
Romance / Love, Crime, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Benoît Magimel

Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor Chevalier Des Arts Et Des Lettres Officer of Arts and Letters César Award for Best Supporting Actor 2x César Award for Best Actor Lumières Award for Best Actor Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor European Film Academy Lux Award
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Movies with Benoît Magimel as Actor(70)

2024 Rosalie
as Eugène Larcenet2024 Ni chaînes ni maîtres
as Roger2023 The King of Algiers
as Yvan2023 Le Marchand de sable
as Dodin2023 The Taste of Things
as De Roller2022 Pacifiction
as Jonas Anatoli2022 Jack Mimoun & the Secrets of Val Verde
as Gérard2022 Incredible But True
as Thomas2022 Revoir Paris
as Simon2021 Dune Dreams
as Benjamin2021 Peaceful
as Léo Redler2020 Lovers
as Philippe2019 Lola and the Sea
as Philippe2019 An Easy Girl
as Vincent Ribaud2019 Little White Lies 2
as Pierre Rabier2017 Memoir of War
as Antoine Roca2017 Carbone
as Vincent2017 Money
as Dr Antoine Le Bihan, professor2016 150 Milligrams
as Alex2016 Fast Convoy
as Gérôme2015 We Were Young
as Jean Mordant (voice)2015 Cafard
as Yann2015 Standing Tall
as 'Le Fou'2014 The Connection
as Michel2013 For a Woman
as Paul Lederman2012 My Way
as Captain 'Tic-Tac '2011 Special Forces
as Paul Anderen2011 Headwinds
as Vincent Ribaud2010 Little White Lies
as Léo Demarsan2010 The Counsel
as Étienne Meunier2010 Traceless
as Bruno2010 Mon pote
as Alex Fayard2008 Inju: The Beast in the Shadow
as Jacques Calvez2008 Resolution 819
as Le commissaire2008 2 Alone in Paris
as Daniel2008 Possibility of an Island
as Paul Andre Claude Gaudens2007 A Girl Cut in Two
as Frank2007 Crime Insiders
as Didier2007 24 Bars
as Terrien2007 Intimate Enemies
as himself2006 The Life and Work of Claude Chabrol
as Pierre2006 Charlie Says
as Jean-Claude2006 Fair Play
as Capitaine Antoine "Walk'n" Marchelli2005 Sky Fighters
as Matyas / Thomas2005 Trouble
as Capitaine Reda2004 Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
as Philippe Tardieu2004 The Bridesmaid
as François Vasseur2003 The Flower of Evil
as Emile Bailleul2003 Strange Gardens
as Jacques2003 Errance
as Santino2002 The Nest
as Sam2001 Lisa
as Matthieu2001 To Mathieu
as Walter Klemmer2001 The Piano Teacher
as Louis XIV2000 The King Is Dancing
as Alfred de Musset1999 The Children of the Century
as David1998 Already Dead
as Marek1998 A Minute of Silence
1998 No happy end
as Jimmy Fontana1996 Thieves
as Rémi1995 A Single Girl
as Benoît1995 La Haine
as René1994 La colline aux mille enfants
as Pierre1994 L'incruste
1994 Putain de porte
as Maurice1993 The Stolen Diary
as Thomas1992 Sweetheart
as Jules1992 The Country Years
as Jérôme1989 Dad Is Gone, Mom Also
as Momo Groseille1988 Life Is a Long Quiet River

TV Shows/Series with Benoît Magimel as Actor(2)

as Lucas Barres2016 Marseille
as himself1998 Vivement dimanche

Full Name: Benoît Magimel
Citizenship: France
Born: Saturday, 05/11 1974 (May) in Paris (France) (current age: 49 years + 350 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: French (FR, native language)
Children: Hana Magimel
Other names for Benoît Magimel (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Benoit Magimel"
"브누아 마지멜"
"ブノワ・マジメル"
Benoît Magimel frequently works together with these people:
Florent-Emilio Siri (10x, Crew)
Claude Chabrol (7x, Crew)
Emmanuelle Bercot (6x, Actress)
Diane Kurys (6x, Crew)
Frédéric Schoendoerffer (6x, Crew)
Mathieu Kassovitz (5x, Actor)
Albert Serra (5x, Crew)
Marion Cotillard (4x, Actress)
Jalil Lespert (4x, Actor)
Quentin Dupieux (4x, Crew)
Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci (4x, Crew)
Dan Franck (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:5463, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024