David Bennent
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article David Bennent, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring David Bennent
Legend
Scene of the Crime
Happy as Lazzaro
Kölner Treff
The Tin Drum
Derrick
NDR Talk Show
Ciné regards
Beckmann
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (38 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Warum ich? | Eddie | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Der Zürich-Krimi: Borchert und die Stadt in Angst (1) | Jürg Dolmas | Movie | 2024 |
 | Spuk unterm Riesenrad | Rumpelstilzchen | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Universal Theory | Kommissar Arnold | Movie | 2023 |
 | To Stage the Music - Heiner Goebbels | Self | Movie | 2023 |
 | Dogs of Berlin | Späti | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Happy as Lazzaro | Swiss engineer | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Invisible Film | Podsneznikow | Movie | 2017 |
 | Das schaffen wir schon | Lukas Grasser | Movie | 2017 |
 | Planetarium | Juncker | Movie | 2016 |
 | Fog in August | Oja | Movie | 2016 |
 | Inspector Dupin: Brittany's Gold | Paul Daeron | Movie | 2015 |
 | Shades of Guilt | Bernhard Strelitz | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Therapy for a Vampire | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2014 |
 | Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas | César | Movie | 2013 |
| Was wurde aus...? | himself | TV Series | 2011 | |
 | Ulzhan | Shakuni | Movie | 2007 |
| Traumschatten | Tristan | Movie | 2005 | |
 | She Hate Me | Herman Schiller | Movie | 2004 |
 | Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me | Actor - Das Morgenlied | Movie | 2003 |
 | L’enfant des lumières | Hyacinthe Mignon | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Brook by Brook | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | Beckmann | Self | TV Series | 1999 |
| Menschen hautnah | Self | TV Series | 1998 | |
 | Legend | Honeythorn Gump | Movie | 1985 |
 | Dog Day | Chim | Movie | 1984 |
 | Canicule | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Tin Drum | Oskar Matzerath | Movie | 1979 |
 | NDR Talk Show | Self | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Ciné regards | Self | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Kölner Treff | Self | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Mein Onkel Theodor oder Wie man viel Geld im Schlaf verdient | Manfred Wurster | Movie | 1975 |
| 3 nach 9 | Self | TV Series | 1974 | |
 | Derrick | Heinz Weik | TV Series | 1974 |
| Die Eltern | David | Movie | 1974 | |
 | Scene of the Crime | Jörn Weig | TV Series | 1970 |
 | The Commissioner | Sigi Kempe | TV Series | 1969 |
| L'homme au manteau de singe | Self / Appearance | TV Series | — |