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Benny Safdie

Benny Safdie

Birthday: 1986-02-24 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Benjamin "Benny" Safdie (born February 24, 1986 in New York City) 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Stars at Noon

as    CIA Man

2021
Licorice Pizza

as    Joel Wachs

2020
Pieces of a Woman

as    Chris

2017
Good Time

as    Nick Nikas