David Bennent
Biography
David Bennent is a Swiss actor born on September 9, 1966, in Lausanne, Switzerland. His parents are actor Heinz Bennent and former dancer Diane Mansart, and his sister Anne is also an actress. He has lived in Germany, France, and Switzerland, and speaks fluent French and English. At age twelve, he starred in The Tin Drum, a role that caused controversy due to scenes involving the young actor. When he was nineteen, he played Honeythorn Gump in the movie Legend, co-starring alongside Tom Cruise and Mia Sara. His stage credits include appearances in Peer Gynt, Die Juden, Michael Kramer, and A Midsummer Night. His filmography also includes Berlinskie psi, Kommissar, Der, and Stastny Lazzaro.
Career overview
David Bennent is a Swiss actor born in Lausanne, Switzerland, on September 9, 1966. His parents are actor Heinz Bennent and former dancer Diane Mansart, and his sister Anne is also an actress. Having lived in Germany, France, and Switzerland, he speaks fluent French and English.
At the age of 12, he starred in The Tin Drum, a film that caused much controversy because he was allegedly shown in sex scenes with an adult. When he was 19 years old, he appeared as Honeythorn Gump in the movie Legend, co-starring alongside Tom Cruise and Mia Sara. Across his acting career, he has amassed 37 known credits on the Movie Database and has also appeared in plays such as Peer Gynt in 2004, Die Juden in 2003, Michael Kramer in 2003, and A Midsummer Night. Additionally, he is known for his work in films such as Berliinski psi, Kommissar, Der, and Stastny Lazzaro.
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- Warum ich? (2025) as Eddie
- Spuk unterm Riesenrad (2024) as Rumpelstilzchen
- Der Zürich-Krimi: Borchert und die Stadt in Angst (1) (2024) as Jürg Dolmas
- The Universal Theory (2023) as Kommissar Arnold
- To Stage the Music - Heiner Goebbels (2023) as Self
- Dogs of Berlin (2018) as Späti
- Happy as Lazzaro (2018) as Swiss engineer
- The Invisible Film (2017) as Podsneznikow
- Das schaffen wir schon (2017) as Lukas Grasser
- Planetarium (2016) as Juncker
- Fog in August (2016) as Oja
- Shades of Guilt (2015) as Bernhard Strelitz
- Inspector Dupin: Brittany's Gold (2015) as Paul Daeron
- Therapy for a Vampire (2014)
- Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (2013) as César
- Was wurde aus...? (2011) as himself
- Ulzhan (2007) as Shakuni
- Traumschatten (2005) as Tristan
- She Hate Me (2004) as Herman Schiller
- Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me (2003) as Actor - Das Morgenlied
- L’enfant des lumières (2002) as Hyacinthe Mignon
- Beckmann (1999) as Self
- Menschen hautnah (1998) as Self
- Legend (1985) as Honeythorn Gump
- Dog Day (1984) as Chim
- Canicule (1983)
- NDR Talk Show (1979) as Self
- The Tin Drum (1979) as Oskar Matzerath
- Ciné regards (1978) as Self
- Kölner Treff (1976) as Self
- Mein Onkel Theodor oder Wie man viel Geld im Schlaf verdient (1975) as Manfred Wurster
- Derrick (1974) as Heinz Weik
- 3 nach 9 (1974) as Self
- Die Eltern (1974) as David
- Scene of the Crime (1970) as Jörn Weig
- The Commissioner (1969) as Sigi Kempe