David Bennent

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David Bennent
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Bennent in 2014
Born (1966-09-09) 9 September 1966 (age 59)
Lausanne, Switzerland
OccupationActor
Years active1979–present
Parent(s)Heinz Bennent, Diane Mansart
RelativesAnne Bennent (sister)

David Bennent (born 9 September 1966) is a Swiss actor.

Biography

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He was born in Lausanne, Switzerland. His parents are German actor Heinz Bennent and French former dancer Diane Mansart. His sister Anne Bennent is also an actress.[1]

He has lived in Germany and France as well as Switzerland and speaks fluent German, French and English.

When he was 11 he starred in The Tin Drum,[2] which caused much controversy because he was shown in sex scenes with an adult. At age 17, he starred as Honeythorn Gump in the film Legend, co-starring with Tom Cruise and Mia Sara.[2]

Bennent has appeared in such plays as Peer Gynt (2004), Die Juden (2003), Michael Kramer (2003), and A Midsummer Night's Dream (2002).

Selected filmography

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Television

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  • Derrick – Season 12, Episode 5: "Wer erschoß Asmy?" (1985)
  • Tatort – Väterchen Frost (2019)

Bibliography

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  • Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 362.

References

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