David Bennent
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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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Acting
Movie
Legend
as Honeythorn Gump
1985
Movie
Happy as Lazzaro
as Swiss engineer
2018
Movie
The Tin Drum
as Oskar Matzerath
1979
Movie
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
as César
2013
Movie
Planetarium
as Juncker
2016
Movie
She Hate Me
as Herman Schiller
2004
TV
Scene of the Crime
as Jörn Weig
1970
TV
Dogs of Berlin
as Späti
2018
Movie
Fog in August
as Oja
2016
Movie
The Universal Theory
as Kommissar Arnold
2023
Movie
Dog Day
as Chim
1984
TV
Derrick
as Heinz Weik
1974
Movie
Therapy for a Vampire
2014
TV
Shades of Guilt
as Bernhard Strelitz
2015
Movie
Ulzhan
as Shakuni
2007
TV
The Commissioner
as Sigi Kempe
1969
Movie
Inspector Dupin: Brittany's Gold
as Paul Daeron
2015
Movie
Spuk unterm Riesenrad
as Rumpelstilzchen
2024
TV
NDR Talk Show
as Self
1979
3 nach 9
as Self
1974
TV
Kölner Treff
as Self
1976
Movie
Der Zürich-Krimi: Borchert und die Stadt in Angst (1)
as Jürg Dolmas
2024
TV
Beckmann
as Self
1999
TV
Warum ich?
as Eddie
2025