David Bennent

David Bennent intrigues me because he starred in The Tin Drum at just eleven and then chose a long, quieter life in the theatre. A Swiss actor working across stage, film, and television, he belongs to that breed of performer who builds a long career on craft rather than fanfare. Growing up in multilingual Switzerland likely gave him an ease with cultural and linguistic boundaries that I suspect feeds his work. I have a soft spot for actors who sharpen their art quietly over decades without a wall of awards. There is real value in that steady devotion, and I would gladly watch him inhabit a role on stage to see that patience pay off.

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Name (English)

David Bennent

Name (Japanese)

ダーフィト・ベンネント

Reading

だーふぃと・べんねんと

Born

September 9, 1966 (age 60)

Origin

Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Horse

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Bennent
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8D%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115818

Tags

• Canton of Vaud
• stage actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

September 26, 2026

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