Benoît Magimel is a French actor. A prolific actor who was 14 when he appeared in his first film, Magimel has starred in a variety of roles in French cinema.
For a number of years, he lived with French actress Juliette Binoche, with whom he co-starred in 1999's Children of the Century and later had a daughter, Hana, born in 1999. The relationship ended in 2003.
Cannes Film Festival
Best Actor
Known For
The Taste of Things
(2023)
Dodin Bouffant
La Haine
(1995)
Benoît
Special Forces
(2011)
Captain 'Tic-Tac '
The Piano Teacher
(2001)
Walter Klemmer
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
(2004)
Capitaine Reda
An Easy Girl
(2019)
Philippe
The King of Algiers
(2023)
Roger
Sky Fighters
(2005)
Capitaine Antoine "Walk'n" Marchelli
The Connection
(2014)
'Le Fou'
Rosalie
(2024)
Abel
Carbone
(2017)
Antoine Roca
Standing Tall
(2015)
Yann
2 Alone in Paris
(2008)
Le commissaire
Little White Lies
(2010)
Vincent Ribaud
Fast Convoy
(2016)
Alex
Little White Lies 2
(2019)
Vincent Ribaud
Full Filmography
Acting
Life Is a Long Quiet River
(1988)
Momo Groseille
Dad Is Gone, Mom Also
(1989)
Jérôme
The Country Years
(1992)
Jules
Sweetheart
(1992)
Thomas
The Stolen Diary
(1993)
Maurice
Le Chambon
(1994)
René
L'incruste
(1994)
Pierre
Putain de porte
(1994)
A Single Girl
(1995)
Rémi
La Haine
(1995)
Benoît
Thieves
(1996)
Jimmy Fontana
Already Dead
(1998)
David
A Minute of Silence
(1998)
Marek
No happy end
(1998)
The Children of the Century
(1999)
Alfred de Musset
The King Is Dancing
(2000)
Louis XIV
To Mathieu
(2000)
Matthieu
The Piano Teacher
(2001)
Walter Klemmer
Lisa
(2001)
Sam
The Nest
(2002)
Santino
The Flower of Evil
(2003)
François Vasseur
Strange Gardens
(2003)
Emile Bailleul
Errance
(2003)
Jacques
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
(2004)
Capitaine Reda
The Bridesmaid
(2004)
Philippe Tardieu
Sky Fighters
(2005)
Capitaine Antoine "Walk'n" Marchelli
Trouble
(2005)
Matyas / Thomas
Fair Play
(2006)
Jean-Claude
Charlie Says
(2006)
Pierre
The Life and Work of Claude Chabrol
(2006)
Self
Sur la terre comme au ciel : Making of Les Chevaliers du Ciel
(2006)
A Girl Cut in Two
(2007)
Paul Andre Claude Gaudens
Intimate Enemies
(2007)
Terrien
Crime Insiders
(2007)
Frank
24 Bars
(2007)
Didier
Inju: The Beast in the Shadow
(2008)
Alex Fayard
2 Alone in Paris
(2008)
Le commissaire
Resolution 819
(2008)
Jacques Calvez
Possibility of an Island
(2008)
Daniel
Traceless
(2010)
Étienne Meunier
Little White Lies
(2010)
Vincent Ribaud
Mon pote
(2010)
Bruno
The Counsel
(2010)
Léo Demarsan
Special Forces
(2011)
Captain 'Tic-Tac '
Headwinds
(2011)
Paul Anderen
My Way
(2012)
Paul Lederman
For a Woman
(2013)
Michel
The Connection
(2014)
'Le Fou'
Standing Tall
(2015)
Yann
We Were Young
(2015)
Gérôme
Cafard
(2015)
Jean Mordant (voice)
Fast Convoy
(2016)
Alex
150 Milligrams
(2016)
Dr Antoine Le Bihan, professor
Carbone
(2017)
Antoine Roca
Money
(2017)
Vincent
Memoir of War
(2017)
Pierre Rabier
Anatomy of Betrayal
(2017)
Little White Lies 2
(2019)
Vincent Ribaud
An Easy Girl
(2019)
Philippe
Lola and the Sea
(2019)
Philippe
Lovers
(2020)
Léo Redler
Peaceful
(2021)
Benjamin
Dune Dreams
(2021)
Simon
Incredible But True
(2022)
Gérard
Jack Mimoun & the Secrets of Val Verde
(2022)
Jonas Anatoli
Revoir Paris
(2022)
Thomas
Pacifiction
(2022)
De Roller
Filmoteca de Catalunya 10 anys al Raval
(2022)
The Taste of Things
(2023)
Dodin Bouffant
Le Marchand de sable
(2023)
Yvan
The King of Algiers
(2023)
Roger
Rosalie
(2024)
Abel
Ni chaînes ni maîtres
(2024)
Eugène Larcenet