BS
Benny Safdie
Actor, Editor, Director, Writer, Producer, Additional Credits
Born February 24, 1986 (38 years)
Benjamin 'Benny' Safdie (born February 24, 1986) is an American director, screenwriter, and actor, best known for the New York-set thrillers Good Time (2017) and Uncut Gems (2019). Together with his brother and frequent collaborator Josh Safdie, they are of Syrian-Jewish ancestry and grew up between their European father in Queens and their New Yorker mother in Manhattan. The brothers began making movies when they were kids, inspired by their film-enthusiastic father who translated his love of cinema to Benny and his brother by constantly filming them.
Filmography
| 2023 | The Curse (TV Series) · as Dougie Schecter |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer · as Edward Teller |
| 2023 | Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. · as Herbert Simon |
| 2022 | Stars at Noon · as Cia Man |
| 2022 | Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV Series) · as Nari |
| 2021 | Licorice Pizza · as Joel Wachs |
| 2020 | Pieces of a Woman · as Chris |
| 2020 | Goldman v Silverman · as Al Silverman |
| 2017 | Good Time · as Nick Nikas |
| 2017 | Person to Person · as Eugene |
| 2015 | Togetherness (TV Series) · as Craddock Brother #2 |
| 2008 | Yeast · as Riverguy 2 |
| 2006 | The Ralph Handel Story · as Ralph Handel |