David Bennent (born September 9, 1966) is a Swiss actor.

Biography

He was born in

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, Switzerland. His parents are German actor

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and French former dancer Diane Mansart. His sister Anne Bennent is also an actress. 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 ''

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'', 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 ''

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'', co-starring with

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and

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. 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

* ''

'' (1979) * '' Dog Day'' (1984) * ''

'' (1985) * '' She Hate Me'' (2004) * '' Ulzhan'' (2007) * '' Michael Kohlhaas'' (2013) * '' Therapy for a Vampire'' (2014) * '' Fog in August'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2018)

Television

*''

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'' - 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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bennent, David 1966 births Living people Actors from Lausanne Swiss male child actors Swiss male stage actors Swiss male film actors Swiss male television actors 20th-century Swiss male actors 21st-century Swiss male actors Swiss people of German descent Swiss people of French descent