Magimel, Benoît
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born on | 11 May 1974 at 18:30 (= 6:30 PM ) | ||||
Place | Paris Arrondissement 14, France, 48n4959, 2e1936 | ||||
Timezone | MET h1e (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
French screen actor who won the 2021 César award for Best Actor for his role as Benjamin in De son vivant ("Peaceful"). In 2001, he won the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival for his role in Michael Haneke's La Pianiste ("The Piano Teacher").
He began his career at age 14 in the 1988 film La Vie est un long fleuve tranquille ("Life is a long quiet river") directed by Etienne Chatillez. He was 16 when he decided to abandon his studies. In the early 2000s, he portrayed Louis XIV in Le roi danse and was directed by Michel Houellebecq in La possibilité d'une île. In 2010, he appeared in Les petits mouchoirs directed by Guillaume Canet. On 24 February 2023, he won the Cesar for best actor for his role in "Pacifiction".
His first marriage was with Juliette Binoche from 1998 to 2003, they have a daughter, Hannah, born in 1999. He then married Nikita Lespinasse, another actress; they have a daughter Djinina born in 2011, and they divorced in 2015. In 2018 he married Margot Pelletier.
Relationships
- associate relationship with Corbiau, Gérard (born 19 September 1941)
- friend relationship with Haroche, Raphaël (born 7 November 1975)
- spousal equivalent relationship with Binoche, Juliette (born 9 March 1964)
- role played of/by Louis XIV, King of France (born 5 September 1638 (greg.)). Notes: 2000 film "The King is Dancing"/ "Le Roi danse"
- role played of/by Musset, Alfred de (born 11 December 1810). Notes: 1999 film "Children of the Century"/ "Les Enfants du Siècle"
Events
Source Notes
Collection Didier Geslain.
Categories
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Noted
- Family : Relationship : Number of Divorces (Two)
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Three)
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (Two daughters)
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress (Film and TV)
- Notable : Awards : Vocational award (César)
- 1974 births
- Birthday 11 May
- Birthplace Paris Arrondissement 14, FR
- Sun 20 Taurus
- Moon 21 Capricorn
- Asc 1 Scorpio
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Noted
- Family : Relationship : Number of Divorces
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress
- Notable : Awards : Vocational award