Biography
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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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Filmography
Cast Credits
Why me?
Character: Eddie
TV • 2025
Der Zürich-Krimi: Borchert und die Stadt in Angst (1)
Character: Jürg Dolmas
MOVIE • 2024
Spuk unterm Riesenrad
Character: Rumpelstilzchen
MOVIE • 2024
The Universal Theory
Character: Kommissar Arnold
MOVIE • 2023
To Stage the Music - Heiner Goebbels
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2023
Dogs of Berlin
Character: Späti
TV • 2018
Happy as Lazzaro
Character: Swiss engineer
MOVIE • 2018
The Invisible Film
Character: Podsneznikow
MOVIE • 2017
Das schaffen wir schon
Character: Lukas Grasser
MOVIE • 2017
Planetarium
Character: Juncker
MOVIE • 2016
Fog in August
Character: Oja
MOVIE • 2016
Inspector Dupin: Brittany's Gold
Character: Paul Daeron
MOVIE • 2015
Shades of Guilt
Character: Bernhard Strelitz
TV • 2015
Therapy for a Vampire
Character:
MOVIE • 2014
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
Character: César
MOVIE • 2013
Was wurde aus...?
Character: himself
TV • 2011
Ulzhan
Character: Shakuni
MOVIE • 2007
Traumschatten
Character: Tristan
MOVIE • 2005
She Hate Me
Character: Herman Schiller
MOVIE • 2004
Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me
Character:
MOVIE • 2003