David Bennent
Swiss actor
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::summary Swiss actor ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | David Bennent |
| image | Der Vampir auf der Couch Premiere Wien 12 David Bennent.jpg |
| caption | Bennent in 2014 |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| occupation | Actor |
| yearsactive | 1979–present |
| parents | Heinz Bennent, Diane Mansart |
| relatives | Anne Bennent (sister) |
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| name = David Bennent | image = Der Vampir auf der Couch Premiere Wien 12 David Bennent.jpg | caption = Bennent in 2014 | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Lausanne, Switzerland | death_date = | death_place = | othername = | occupation = Actor | yearsactive = 1979–present | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = Heinz Bennent, Diane Mansart | relatives = Anne Bennent (sister) | website = David Bennent (born 9 September 1966) is a Swiss actor.
Biography
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.
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,
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
- The Tin Drum (1979)
- Dog Day (1984)
- Legend (1985)
- She Hate Me (2004)
- Ulzhan (2007)
- Michael Kohlhaas (2013)
- Therapy for a Vampire (2014)
- Fog in August (2016)
- Happy as Lazzaro (2018)
Television
- Derrick – Season 12, Episode 5: "Wer erschoß Asmy?" (1985)
- Tatort – Väterchen Frost (2019)
Bibliography
- Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 362.
References
References
- (15 June 2001). "Was macht eigentlich David Bennent?". [[Stern (magazine).
- Canby, Vincent. (April 18, 1986). "THE SCREEN: RIDLEY SCOTT'S 'LEGEND'". [[The New York Times]].
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