Benny Safdie
- Writer
- Actor
- Producer
Born and raised in New York City: in both Queens & Manhattan. He attended the school of Communication at Boston University. He often collaborates with his brother Josh Safdie.
He is a director, writer, editor and actor known for Daddy Longlegs(2009),Heaven Knows What(2014), Good Time (2017), Uncut Gems (2019) and Oppenheimer (2023).
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 22 wins & 68 nominations total
Writer
- 2025
Actor
Producer
- 2025
- 2025
- Alternative name
- Ben Safdie
- Height
- 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Born
- Spouse
- Ava Safdie
- Relatives
- Josh Safdie(Sibling)
- Publicity listings
- TriviaIn his acceptance speech after winning Best Actor for Uncut Gems (2019) at the Independent Spirit Awards, Adam Sandler jokingly described how he thought Benny and his co-writer/co-director brother Josh Safdie looked like "homeless rabbis" when he first met them.
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