Benny Safdie Director

Benny Safdie is a 37 years old director from United States of America from New York City, New York. He was born on January 01, 1986 in New York City, New York.

About

Biography

Benjamin "Benny" Safdie is an American director and screenwriter, best known for the crime-thriller Good Time. Together with his brother and frequent collaborator Josh Safdie, they are of Syrian-Jewish ancestry and grew up between their father in Queens and their mother in Manhattan. The brothers began making movies when they were kids, inspired by their film-enthusiastic father.
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Family

Brother

Benny Safdie has 1 sibling. Joshua (1 year older)

Works

Benny Safdie Movies (76)

There are 76 movies of Benny Safdie.

His first feature film was Uncut Gems (2019). He was 33 when he starred in this movie. Since 2019, he has appeared in 76 feature films. The last one is Trophy Hunter (2012). .

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Benny Safdie movie characters

The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:

Character/Job	Movie	Age
Writer	Uncut Gems (2019)	33
Editor	Uncut Gems (2019)	33
Director	Uncut Gems (2019)	33
Director	Good Time (2017)	31
Editor	Good Time (2017)	31
Nikolas "Nick" Nikas	Good Time (2017)	31
Sound Recordist	Good Time (2017)	31
Sound Mixer	Heaven Knows What (2015)	29
Sound Recordist	Heaven Knows What (2015)	29
Director	Heaven Knows What (2015)	29
Editor	Heaven Knows What (2015)	29
Production Assistant	The Groomsmen (2006)	20
Eugene	Person to Person (2017)	31
Producer	Funny Pages (2022)	0
Editor	Lenny Cooke (2013)	27
Director	Lenny Cooke (2013)	27
Writer	Daddy Longlegs (2009)	23
Director	Daddy Longlegs (2009)	23
Editor	Daddy Longlegs (2009)	23
Sound Designer	Daddy Longlegs (2009)	23
Co-Producer	Daddy Longlegs (2009)	23
Editor	The Pleasure of Being Robbed (2008)	22
Sound Designer	The Pleasure of Being Robbed (2008)	22
Writer	Straight Hustle (2011)	25
Director	Straight Hustle (2011)	25
Director	48 Hours	0
Writer	48 Hours	0
Director	The Black Balloon (2012)	26
Writer	The Black Balloon (2012)	26
Casting Director	The Black Balloon (2012)	26
Editor	The Black Balloon (2012)	26
Sound Designer	The Black Balloon (2012)	26
Riverguy 2	Yeast (2008)	22
Writer	The Back of Her Head (2007)	21
Director	The Acquaintances of a Lonely John (2008)	22
Writer	The Acquaintances of a Lonely John (2008)	22
Editor	The Acquaintances of a Lonely John (2008)	22
	The Acquaintances of a Lonely John (2008)	22
Producer	The Acquaintances of a Lonely John (2008)	22
Director	Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident (2016)	30
Editor	Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident (2016)	30
Director	John's Lonely Trip to Coney Island (2007)	21
	John's Lonely Trip to Coney Island (2007)	21
Director	There's Nothing You Can Do. (2008)	22
	There's Nothing You Can Do. (2008)	22
Himself	Meet the Filmmakers: Josh and Benny Safdie (2017)	31
Director	Solid Gold (2012)	26
Director	My Neighbor Says It's Ok	0
Director	Into the Woods with Mark	0
Director	Gone Tomorrow	0
	Into the Woods with Mark	0
	Alberto Lives in a Bathroom (2004)	18
	Mark Goes to a Party (2005)	19
Director	My Neighbor Still Says It's Ok (2005)	19
	If You See Something, Say Something (2005)	19
Writer	If You See Something, Say Something (2005)	19
Director	Mark Goes to a Party (2005)	19
	I Think I'm Missing Parts (2006)	20
	Life With Zach Mulden (2006)	0
Director	The Ralph Handel Story (2006)	20
Writer	Life With Zach Mulden (2006)	0
Director	Life With Zach Mulden (2006)	0
	The Ralph Handel Story (2006)	20
Director	What To Do When Choking (2007)	21
	What To Do When Choking (2007)	21
Editor	What To Do When Choking (2007)	21
Editor	John's Gone (2010)	24
Director	John's Gone (2010)	24
Producer	John's Gone (2010)	24
Writer	John's Gone (2010)	24
John	John's Gone (2010)	24
Editor	Buttons (2011)	25
Director	Buttons (2011)	25
Cinematography	Buttons (2011)	25
Writer	Trophy Hunter (2012)	26
Director	Trophy Hunter (2012)	26

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