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Something wrong?Benoît Magimel is a French actor. He was 14 when he appeared in his first film, and has starred in a variety of roles in French cinema. At age 16, Magimel left school to pursue acting as a career. In 2001, he won the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival for his role in Michael Haneke's The Piano Teacher.
A life in dates
The HuntSeries, Franck
De Gaulle: LibertéFilm, 2026General Pierre Koenig2023César Award for Best ActorAward
Beau gesteSeries, 2023
Têtàtête(s)Series, 2023
The King of AlgiersFilm, 2023Roger2022César Award for Best ActorAwardLumière Award for Best ActorAward
It Was the War of AlgeriaSeries, 2022Narrator
Le Late avec Alain ChabatSeries, 2022
Incredible But TrueFilm, 2022Gérard2019
An Easy GirlFilm, Philippe2017
CarboneFilm, Antoine Roca2016César Award for Best Supporting ActorAward
MarseilleSeries, 2016Lucas Barres2015
Standing TallFilm, Yann2013Officer of Arts and LettersAward2012
My WayFilm, Paul Lederman2011
HeadwindsFilm, Paul Anderen2009
C à vousSeries2008
2 Alone in ParisFilm, Le commissaire2005
Sky FightersFilm, Capitaine Antoine "Walk'n" Marchelli2004
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the ApocalypseFilm, Capitaine Reda2002
The NestFilm, Santino2001Cannes Film Festival Award for Best ActorAward
The Piano TeacherFilm, 2001Walter Klemmer1998
Vivement dimancheSeries1994
JalnaSeries, Eden Whiteoak1988
Life Is a Long Quiet RiverFilm, Momo Groseille1976
Cérémonie des CésarSeries1974Born11 May 1974Also in Deutsch
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Magimel (left) with director Simon Lelouch (centre) in the early 90s, at the Aubagne Ciné Passion festival (short film section)
Magimel at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, for the premiere of The Piano Teacher
Magimel at the 2012 Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, which held a retrospective in honor of his career
Magimel with his ex-partner Juliette Binoche at the 2015 Cabourg Film FestivalFilmography 40
DRDe Gaulle: RésistanceDLDe Gaulle: Liberté
RORosalie
NMNo Chains, No Masters
SESaint-Exupéry
TTThe Taste of ThingsTAThe King of AlgiersITIncredible But True
RPRevoir Paris
JVJack Mimoun & the Secrets of Val Verde
PAPacifiction
LOLovers
PEPeacefulAGAn Easy Girl
LLLittle White Lies 2
LSLola and the SeaCACarbone
MWMemoir of War
MI150 Milligrams
FCFast ConvoySTStanding Tall
TCThe ConnectionMWMy Way
SFSpecial ForcesHEHeadwinds
LLLittle White Lies
TRTracelessAP2 Alone in Paris
ATA Girl Cut in Two
IEIntimate Enemies
CICrime InsidersSFSky FightersCACrimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
TEThe Flower of Evil
SGStrange GardensTNThe NestTTThe Piano Teacher
LHLa Haine
AGA Single GirlLRLife Is a Long Quiet River98 credits on file
Television 12
THThe HuntBGBeau geste
FCFaut Voir - L'Hebdo cinémaTSTêtàtête(s)
TTThe A TalksLCLe Late avec Alain ChabatIAIt Was the War of AlgeriaMAMarseilleCVC à vousVDVivement dimancheJAJalnaCCCérémonie des CésarAwards
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Benoît Magimel is a French actor. He was 14 when he appeared in his first film, and has starred in a variety of roles in French cinema. At age 16, Magimel left school to pursue acting as a career. In 2001, he won the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival for his role in Michael Haneke's The Piano Teacher. He also starred in Claude Chabrol's La Demoiselle d'honneur.
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