David Bennent
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
ActingBirthday
September 9, 1966Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
22Place of birth
Lausanne, Switzerland![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/cy4DNG2FIrEGdoiKwhYt1KC6pqz.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/tm408GMyQqfqFJ7MKCkwc5uQ3wi.jpg)
The Tin Drum
Oskar Matzerath![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/6n3PQSYpZRK5YPk2w8JEwED7AZk.jpg)
Legend
Honeythorn Gump![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kH62yrD0l8Br8zns4yz8tkeQAor.jpg)
Ulzhan
Shakuni![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hlLec0D9nq9TSv5OjbgqPqEDGKK.jpg)
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
César![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1nq8Q278MsQOVDtjGzVqgW9Nn5H.jpg)
Fog in August
Oja![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/aa99uLkDJUw6QMe8EBwE9CYlm9B.jpg)
Mein Onkel Theodor oder Wie man viel Geld im Schlaf verdient
Manfred Wurster![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4Ksmiykh2a92jPMK0dJDnhqQqYf.jpg)
Dog Day
Chim![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/AfnyETW11GJ8wKnjhsHDEF2OHha.jpg)
Inspector Dupin: Brittany's Gold
Paul Daeron![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xNvQGWrww3hB30ttGUn5EOelmAO.jpg)
Therapy for a Vampire
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cBecwdO2qtvuyTQn06bfJSOUDvM.jpg)
A Dangerous Fortune
Amish Bowles![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yx2KrruAteyXC7xWdJemoSZRn7j.jpg)
Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3l0vquoU9khy3TSt1NFjqe9gZCQ.jpg)
Planetarium
Juncker![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/meMhn3YtPVfiid3qAizHG6RAEhg.jpg)
Das schaffen wir schon
Lukas Grasser![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ez69n0oTtMSU2e8btKQl9smNV2o.jpg)
The Invisible Film
Podsneznikow![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jjfzD3AEABBuJRnCJAZhUuwQvPi.jpg)
She Hate Me
Herman Schiller![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wESoSrshSIoqduffOKD8roZ8WrH.jpg)
Bennent mal vier
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/j4x1O6G0cbchHQwNsEZ0DntOJMJ.jpg)
Happy as Lazzaro
Swiss engineer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/tcFjvHq0RxyJ6GP9ZRgGkLrBX3M.jpg)
The Universal Theory
Kommissar Arnold![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zSwp8kmVXsMfkaVaZBIth4Ox10t.jpg)
To Stage the Music - Heiner Goebbels
Self