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.
Benoît Magimel was born in Paris on 11 May 1974. His mother was a nurse and his father worked in a bank. Through his maternal grandfather he is of Hungarian Jewish descent. He has a brother, Arnaud, and a sister, Bénédicte.
In 1988, he landed his first film role in Étienne Chatiliez's comedy Life Is a Long Quiet River, in which he played Maurice "Momo" Groseille. At sixteen, while in première (the second year of lycée), Magimel left school without a diploma to pursue acting as a career.
| Date of Birth | 11th May 1974 |
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| Age | 50 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
| Country | France |
| Current City | Paris |
| Birth Place | Paris |
| Nationality | France |
| Citizenship | France |
| Children | Hana Magimel |
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| Occupation | actor, film actor, television actor |
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| Career Start | 1988 (36 years ago) |
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