David Bennent
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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.[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
- 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
External links
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