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Benoît Magimel

French actor (born 1974)

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  • Momentum10.0
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  • Age
    52
    Born 1974
  • Known for
    La Haine
    1995
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Updated 2026-06-20

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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  • César Award for Best Actor
  • César Award for Best Actor
  • Lumière Award for Best Actor
  • César Award for Best Supporting Actor
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63.4
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Momentum10.0
Historical25.7
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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