Benny Safdie
American actor and director
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| 2025 | Set to direct, write, and produce 'The Smashing Machine', not collaborating with Josh Safdie for this project. |
| 2025 | Upcoming film with Kyle Newacheck currently in post-production |
| 2023 | Acted in two significant films: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret and Oppenheimer. |
| 2023 | Starred in the film adaptation 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' and appeared as Edward Teller in Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer'. |
| 2023 | Acted in two significant films: 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.' as Herb Simon and Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' as Edward Teller |
| November 2023 | Co-created and starred in the Showtime series 'The Curse', which premiered and received critical acclaim. Earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series. |
| 2022 | Appeared in Claire Denis' romantic thriller 'Stars at Noon' and played Nari in the Disney+ miniseries 'Obi-Wan Kenobi'. |
| 2022 | Appeared as a CIA Man in Claire Denis's 'Stars at Noon' |
| 2021 | Played a large supporting role in Paul Thomas Anderson's film 'Licorice Pizza'. |
| 2021 | Played Joel Wachs in Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Licorice Pizza' |
| 2020 | Starred in 'Pieces of a Woman' as the character Chris, directed by Kornél Mundruczó |
| 2020 | Appeared in the film 'Pieces of a Woman'. |
| 2019 | Co-wrote, directed, and edited 'Uncut Gems' with Josh Safdie, which became a critically acclaimed film. |
| 2017 | Directed and edited 'Good Time', a film created in collaboration with Josh Safdie. |
| 2017 | Benny Safdie acted in two films: 'Person to Person' as Eugene and 'Good Time' as Nick Nikas, the latter co-directed with his brother |
| 2017 | 'Good Time' premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, competing for the Palme d'Or. Benny was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. |
| 2017 | Appeared in the film 'Person to Person', marking his first acting role outside of films directed by himself or Josh. |
| February 2016 | Began filming the crime thriller 'Good Time' in New York City, in which Benny starred alongside Robert Pattinson. |
| 2014 | Premiered 'Heaven Knows What' at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. |
| 2013 | Safdie brothers debuted the documentary film 'Lenny Cooke' at the Tribeca Film Festival. |
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