Benoit Magimel

Born in 1975. Act in films from twelve. Theater education has not received. The only stage experience - participation in the play by RV. Fassbinder's "Pity for the people". MTV Movie: Michel Simon, a prize named for his role in the film "Thieves" (1997) and the prize for Best Actor at the Cannes International Film Festival (2001). The current girlfriend actor - star screen Juliette Binoche.

When twelve-Benoit Magimel responded to a newspaper ad: "requires a teenager to the main role, he is hardly aware of - is starting a promising film career. In his debut tape "Life - a long quiet river" he played the same age, Maurice le Kinu. Painting spectators enjoyed success and Benoit Magimel decided that should continue shooting. He sought not in theory but in practice the wisdom to know the actor's skill. Young Artist "lit up" in the television series and commercials, and - especially important for his career - attracted the attention of major directors of French cinema. Still very young, Benoit had a chance to appear in a frame next to the legends of the older generation (such as Charles Aznavour) and with young talent, which eventually gained star status (Elodie Boucher). Male matured before the eyes of the beholder: baby charm and childish gaiety of the first creation screen Magimel transformed into a well-funded and sexy charm of his maturing character. The young artist began to receive the role, which could demonstrate his natural gift - an irresistible charm "mysterious blonde". In the movie "The only daughter," he played a young man who was in a difficult situation for him early fatherhood and failed to take a pregnancy girlfriend. In the painting "Thieves" Magimel character - a young offender, stubborn, imperious, unrestrained and at the same time, unlovable. Among his other "twilight" heroes - the pornographer in the film "already dead" and Lorraine miner in the film "A minute of silence". The long-awaited breakthrough to fame came in 1999, when Benoit Magimel was invited to the role of Alfred de Musset in the film "Children of the Century". The movie tells of the love of the romantic poet and novelist famous Zhozh Sand (Juliette Binoche played it). Another lucky Magimel was the role of Louis XIV ( "Kings of the Dance", 2000).

Benoit Mazhmiel - Actor unpredictable. He eschews the scandalous rumors, but it does not make it less attractive to the public. Throughout his career Magimel repeatedly come into contact with the stars of the screen of the first magnitude (among its partners - Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil, Jeanne Moreau, Nathalie Bai, Juliette Binoche, Vincent Cassel). Directors with whom he had to work were the glory of French cinema (Andrц? Tц?chinц?, Benoit Jacquot, Michel Deville). Actor fed with their aura, their skill. The young favorite of Cannes, in movies - a great future.