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Benoît Magimel

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Benoît Magimel
On an island in French Polynesia, the Haut-Commissaire, a man with a turbulent naturalness and high diplomacy, lives between the highest echelons of politics and the lowest social stratum of his co-citizens. Conflict as a way of life will lead him to take reckless decisions against his political status.
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Son of a nurse and a bank employee, Benoît Magimel was born in Paris and grew up there. At age 12, he played Momo in Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988) by Étienne Chatiliez. He stopped his studies at age 16 to become an actor.

But he had a dual personality: on one hand the man of low budget films like A Single Girl (1995), Une minute de silence (1998), The King Dances (2000), Déjà mort (1998), Les voleurs (1996), Selon Matthieu (2000) alongside Nathalie Baye, La fleur du mal (2003), Errance (2003), The Children of the Century (1999) with Juliette Binoche, La demoiselle d'honneur (2004) with Laura Smet, The Piano Teacher (2001) alongside Isabelle Huppert, and on the other hand also wide audience releases like Nid de guêpes (2002), Les rivières pourpres 2 - Les anges de l'apocalypse (2004), Trouble (2005), Strange Gardens (2003), and Les chevaliers du ciel (2005).

Charming, ambiguous, talented Benoit Magimel will probably illuminate the next decade, and more.
BornMay 11, 1974
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BornMay 11, 1974
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  • Awards
    • 9 wins & 7 nominations

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Benoît Magimel and Natacha Régnier in Marseille (2016)
Sidse Babett Knudsen and Benoît Magimel in La fille de Brest (2016)
Isabelle Huppert and Benoît Magimel in The Piano Teacher (2001)
Virginie Ledoyen and Benoît Magimel in A Single Girl (1995)
Virginie Ledoyen and Benoît Magimel in A Single Girl (1995)
Benoît Magimel in A Single Girl (1995)
Gérard Depardieu and Benoît Magimel in Marseille (2016)
Gérard Depardieu and Benoît Magimel in Marseille (2016)
Benoît Magimel and Géraldine Pailhas in Marseille (2016)
Benoît Magimel in Marseille (2016)
Benoît Magimel in Marseille (2016)
Gérard Depardieu and Benoît Magimel in Marseille (2016)

Known for:

The Piano Teacher (2001)
The Piano Teacher
7.5
  • Walter Klemmer
  • 2001
Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil, and Laurence Côte in Les voleurs (1996)
Les voleurs
6.7
  • Jimmy Fontana
  • 1996
Les rivières pourpres 2 - Les anges de l'apocalypse (2004)
Les rivières pourpres 2 - Les anges de l'apocalypse
5.9
  • Reda
  • 2004
Pacifiction (2022)
Pacifiction
6.5
  • De Roller
  • 2022

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  • Ni chaînes ni maîtres
    • Eugène Larcenet
    • In Production
  • The Pot Au Feu (2023)
    The Pot Au Feu
    • Dodin Bouffant
    • 2023
  • Benoît Magimel and Reda Kateb in The King of Algiers (2023)
    The King of Algiers
    • Roger Lhermitte
    • 2023
  • Rosalie (2023)
    Rosalie
    • Abel Deluc
    • 2023
  • Moussa Mansaly in Le marchand de sable (2022)
    Le marchand de sable
    • Yvan
    • 2022
  • Jack Mimoun & les secrets de Val Verde (2022)
    Jack Mimoun & les secrets de Val Verde
    • Jonas Anatoli
    • 2022
  • Pacifiction (2022)
    Pacifiction
    • De Roller
    • 2022
  • Virginie Efira in Paris Memories (2022)
    Paris Memories
    • Thomas
    • 2022
  • Alain Chabat, Léa Drucker, Benoît Magimel, and Anaïs Demoustier in Incredible But True (2022)
    Incredible But True
    • Gérard
    • 2022
  • Catherine Deneuve and Benoît Magimel in De son vivant (2021)
    De son vivant
    • Benjamin Boltanski
    • 2021
  • Dune Dreams (2021)
    Dune Dreams
    • Simon
    • 2021
  • Lovers (2020)
    Lovers
    • Léo Redler
    • 2020
  • Benoît Magimel and Mya Bollaers in Lola Vers La Mer (2019)
    Lola Vers La Mer
    • Philippe
    • 2019
  • Mina Farid and Zahia Dehar in An Easy Girl (2019)
    An Easy Girl
    • Philippe
    • 2019
  • Nous Finirons Ensemble (2019)
    Nous Finirons Ensemble
    • Vincent
    • 2019
  • Marseille (2016)
    Marseille
    • Lucas Barrès
    • Lucas Barres
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2018

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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Benoit Magimel
  • Height
    • 5′ 9¼″ (1.76 m)
  • Born
    • May 11, 1974
    • Paris, France
  • Children
      Hannah Magimel
  • Relatives
    • Arnaud Magimel(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Filming "All You Wanted to Break" with Kad Merad and Charles Berling.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

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  • Trivia
    Juliette Binoche and he have a daughter, Hannah, born on December 16, 1999.
  • Trademark
    His reputation is to be dark, serious, introverted
  • Salaries
      La demoiselle d'honneur
      (2004)
      €610,000

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