Benjamin Lavernhe (, born 14 August 1984) is a French actor.

Career

After attending evening classes at

Cours Florent The Cours Florent is a private drama school in Paris, France, established in 1967 by French theater actor François Florent. The school's facilities are located on three sites in the 19th arrondissement of Paris: Rue Archereau, Rue Mathis, and ...

, a private drama school in Paris, France, Lavernhe began taking free classes at Cours Florent, studying under the direction of, among others, Jean-Pierre Garnier and Loïc Corbery. He began his acting career in 2008 by entering the

Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique The Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (; "National Academy of Dramatic Arts"; abbr. CNSAD) is France's national drama academy, located in Paris and a constituent college of University PSL. It is a higher education institution r ...

. His first major role in theater came in 2011 when he played the role of Benvolio in a staging of the romantic tragedy ''

Romeo and Juliet ''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'', often shortened to ''Romeo and Juliet'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's ...

'' by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

, directed by

Olivier Py Olivier Py (; born 24 July 1965 in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes) is a French stage director, actor and writer. Career In 1997, Py became director of the Centre dramatique national d'Orléans. In 2007, he became director of the Théâtre de l'Odéon i ...

. Since 2012, he has been a resident of the

Comédie-Française The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-Français () is one of the few state theatres in France. Founded in 1680, it is the oldest active theatre company in the world. Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state ...

. He was nominated for two

Molière Award The Les Molière is the national theatre award of France and it recognises achievement of French theatre each year. The awards are considered the highest honour for productions and performances. Presided and decided by the ''Association profess ...

: in 2018 for his lead role in '' Scapin the Schemer'', directed by Denis Podalydès and in 2023 for his supporting role in ''

The Lady from the Sea ''The Lady from the Sea'' () is a Play (theatre), play written in 1888 by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen inspired by the ballad ''Agnete og Havmanden''. The drama introduces the character of Hilde Wangel who is again portrayed in Ibsen's late ...

'', directed by Géraldine Martineau. He was also nominated three times for a

César Award Cesar or César may refer to: Arts and entertainment * César (film), ''César'' (film), a 1936 French romantic drama * César (film), ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt Places * Cesar, Portugal * Cesar Department, Colombia * Cesar R ...

: once in the category Most Promising Actor for playing Pierre in '' C'est la vie!'', directed by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, and twice in the category Best Supporting Actor for ''Love at Second Sight'' directed by Hugo Gélin and '' My Donkey, My Lover & I'' directed by Caroline Vignal.

Theater

Filmography

References

External links

* Living people French male film actors 21st-century French male actors 1984 births {{France-screen-actor-stub