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

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David Bennent
Bennent in 2014
Born	(1966-09-09) 9 September 1966 (age 57) Lausanne, Switzerland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1979–present
Parent(s)	Heinz Bennent, Diane Mansart
Relatives	Anne Bennent (sister)

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He was born in Lausanne, Switzerland. His parents are German actor Heinz Bennent and French former dancer Diane Mansart. His sister Anne Bennent is also an actress.^[1]

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 The Tin Drum,^[2] which caused much controversy because he was shown in sex scenes with an adult. At age 19, he starred as Honeythorn Gump in the film Legend, co-starring with Tom Cruise and Mia Sara.^[2]

Bennent has appeared in such plays as Peer Gynt (2004), Die Juden (2003), Michael Kramer (2003), and A Midsummer Night's Dream (2002).

• The Tin Drum (1979)
• Dog Day (1984)
• Legend (1985)
• She Hate Me (2004)
• Ulzhan (2007)
• Michael Kohlhaas (2013)
• Therapy for a Vampire (2014)
• Fog in August (2016)
• Happy as Lazzaro (2018)

• Derrick – Season 12, Episode 5: "Wer erschoß Asmy?" (1985)
• Tatort – Väterchen Frost (2019)

• Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 362.