Benjamin Lavernhe (French pronunciation: [bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃ lavɛʁn], born 14 August 1984) is a French actor.[1] He has appeared in a quite remarkable amount of films since specifically 2009.
Benjamin Lavernhe | |
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 Lavernhe at the 2018 César Awards ceremony. | |
| Born | 14 August 1984 Poitiers, France |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007-present |
Career
editAfter attending evening classes at Cours Florent, a private drama school in Paris, France, Lavernhe began taking free classes at Cours Florent, studying under the direction of, among others, Jean-Pierre Garnier and Loïc Corbery.[2]
He began his acting career in 2008 by entering the prestigious Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique. His first major role in theater came in 2011 when he played the role of the famous Benvolio in a staging of the romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, directed by Olivier Py.
Since 2012, he has been a resident of the Comédie-Française.
He was nominated for two Molière Award : in 2018 for his lead role in Scapin the Schemer, directed by Denis Podalydès and in 2023 for his supporting role in The Lady from the Sea, directed by Géraldine Martineau.Hűség Krisztinkával (2023)
He is also nominated three times to the César Award : once in the category Most Promising Actor for playing Pierre in C'est la vie!, directed by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, and twice in the category Best Supporting Actor for Love at Second Sight directed by Hugo Gélin and My Donkey, My Lover & I directed by Caroline Vignal.
Theater
editFilmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | La cagnotte | Benjamin | Philippe Monnier | TV movie |
| 2010 | Les méchantes | Monsieur de la Resnois | Philippe Monnier | TV movie |
| 2012 | Radiostars | Smiters | Romain Levy | |
| Pourquoi je fais ça? | Raphaël | Olivier Rosemberg | Short | |
| 2013 | The Marchers | Thomas | Nabil Ben Yadir | |
| Prenez une grande grande respiration | Caméron | Java Jacobs | Short | |
| 2013-15 | Casting(s) | Benjamin | Pierre Niney & Hugo Gélin | TV series (11 episodes) |
| 2014 | Going Away | Thomas Cambière | Nicole Garcia | |
| Libre et assoupi | Alexandre | Benjamin Guedj | ||
| Number One Fan | Guillaume | Jeanne Herry | ||
| France KBEK | Louis | Jonathan Cohen & Jérémie Galan | TV series (1 episode) | |
| 2015 | SK1 | Frédéric Brunet | Frédéric Tellier | |
| The Sweet Escape | Bernard | Bruno Podalydès | ||
| The Sense of Wonder | Pierre | Éric Besnard | ||
| Ictus érotique | Alain | Keren Marciano | Short | |
| 2016 | The Odyssey | Jean-Michel Cousteau | Jérôme Salle | |
| Rupture pour tous | Mathias | Éric Capitaine | ||
| Un entretien | The HRD | Julien Patry | Short | |
| L'âge de raison | George | Mathilde Petit | Short | |
| 2017 | C'est la vie ! | Pierre | Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache | Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actor |
| 2018-21 | Un entretien | The HRD | Julien Patry | TV series (30 episodes) |
| 2019 | Curiosa | Henri de Régnier | Lou Jeunet | |
| Love at Second Sight | Félix | Hugo Gélin | Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| 2020 | My Donkey, My Lover & I | Vladimir Loubier | Caroline Vignal | Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere |
Mathieu Armanville | Arnaud Viard | ||
| 2021 | Delicious | Duc de Chamfort | Éric Besnard | |
| The Speech | Adrien | Laurent Tirard | ||
| The Accusation | Maître Arthur Célerier | Yvan Attal | ||
| The French Dispatch | Toothpowder Spokesman | Wes Anderson | ||
| 2022 | Les engagés | David Vérand | Emilie Frèche | |
| The Sixth Child | Julien Verlet | Léopold Legrand | ||
| Moitié.e.s | Benjamin | Félix Guimard | TV series (1 episode) | |
| 2023 | Jeanne du Barry | Jean-Benjamin de La Borde | Maïwenn | |
| Grand Expectations | Antoine Mandeville | Sylvain Desclous | ||
| Abbé Pierre – A Century of Devotion | Abbé Pierre | Frédéric Tellier | ||
| 2024 | Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness | Monsieur Petit | Johnny Depp | |
| TBA | En fanfare | Thibaut | Emmanuel Courcol | Post-Production |
References
edit- ^ "Article in Le Monde". Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
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