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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1974-05-11 (50 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Benoît Magimel

Biography:

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.

Known For

Acting

2025

Was Ist Kino ? as Walter Klemmer (Archive Footage)

2024

No Chains, No Masters as Eugène Larcenet
Rosalie as Abel
Saint-Exupéry as Directeur de l'Aéropostale (voix)

2023

The Taste of Things as Dodin Bouffant
Beau geste as Self
Têtàtête(s) as Self - Guest

2022

Revoir Paris as Thomas
Pacifiction as De Roller

2021

Peaceful as Benjamin
Lovers as Léo Redler
Dune Dreams as Simon

2019

Little White Lies 2 as Vincent Ribaud
An Easy Girl as Philippe
Lola and the Sea as Philippe

2017

Carbone as Antoine Roca
Money as Vincent
Memoir of War as Pierre Rabier

2016

Fast Convoy as Alex
150 Milligrams as Dr Antoine Le Bihan, professor
Marseille as Lucas Barres

2015

We Were Young as Gérôme
Cafard as Jean Mordant (voice)

2014

The Connection as 'Le Fou'

2013

For a Woman as Michel

2012

My Way as Paul Lederman

2011

Special Forces as Captain 'Tic-Tac '
Headwinds as Paul Anderen

2010

Traceless as Étienne Meunier
Little White Lies as Vincent Ribaud
Mon pote as Bruno
The Counsel as Léo Demarsan

2008

2 Alone in Paris as Le commissaire
Resolution 819 as Jacques Calvez

2007

A Girl Cut in Two as Paul Andre Claude Gaudens
Intimate Enemies as Terrien
24 Bars as Didier

2006

Fair Play as Jean-Claude
Charlie Says as Pierre

2005

Sky Fighters as Capitaine Antoine "Walk'n" Marchelli
Trouble as Matyas / Thomas

2004

The Bridesmaid as Philippe Tardieu

2003

The Flower of Evil as François Vasseur
Strange Gardens as Emile Bailleul
Errance as Jacques

2002

The Nest as Santino

2001

The Piano Teacher as Walter Klemmer
Lisa as Sam

2000

The King Is Dancing as Louis XIV
To Mathieu as Matthieu

1999

The Children of the Century as Alfred de Musset

1998

Already Dead as David

1996

Thieves as Jimmy Fontana

1995

A Single Girl as Rémi
La Haine as Benoît

1994

Le Chambon as René
L'incruste as Pierre
Jalna as Eden Whiteoak

1993

The Stolen Diary as Maurice

1992

Sweetheart as Thomas

1991

Les Ritals as François jeune

1989

1988

Life Is a Long Quiet River as Momo Groseille

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