Benjamin Lavernhe

Benjamin Lavernhe
Lavernhe at the 2018 César Awards ceremony.
Born (1984-08-14) 14 August 1984 (age 40)
Poitiers, France
OccupationActor
Years active2007-present

Benjamin Lavernhe (French pronunciation: [bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃ lavɛʁn], born 14 August 1984) is a French actor.[1] He has appeared in a quite remarkable amount of films since specifically 2009.

Career

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After attending evening classes at Cours Florent, a private drama school in Paris, France, Lavernhe began taking free classes at Cours Florent, studying under the direction of, among others, Jean-Pierre Garnier and Loïc Corbery.[2]

He began his acting career in 2008 by entering the prestigious Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique. His first major role in theater came in 2011 when he played the role of the famous Benvolio in a staging of the romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, directed by Olivier Py.

Since 2012, he has been a resident of the Comédie-Française.

He was nominated for two Molière Award : in 2018 for his lead role in Scapin the Schemer, directed by Denis Podalydès and in 2023 for his supporting role in The Lady from the Sea, directed by Géraldine Martineau.Hűség Krisztinkával (2023)

He is also nominated three times to the César Award : once in the category Most Promising Actor for playing Pierre in C'est la vie!, directed by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, and twice in the category Best Supporting Actor for Love at Second Sight directed by Hugo Gélin and My Donkey, My Lover & I directed by Caroline Vignal.

Theater

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Year Title Author Director Notes
2007 L’Opéra du dragon Heiner Müller Joséphine Serre
2010 Les Prétendants Jean-Luc Lagarce Mario Gonzalez
2011-12 Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare Olivier Py
2012-13 La Place royale Pierre Corneille Anne-Laure Liégeois
2013 Three Sisters Anton Chekhov Alain Françon
Un fil à la patte Georges Feydeau Jérôme Deschamps
Troilus and Cressida William Shakespeare Jean-Yves Ruf
The Imaginary Invalid Molière Claude Stratz
2013-14 Phèdre Jean Racine Michael Marmarinos
2013-15 Hamlet William Shakespeare Dan Jemmett
2014 Dom Juan Molière Jean-Pierre Vincent
2014-15 The Misanthrope Molière Clément Hervieu-Léger
A Midsummer Night's Dream William Shakespeare Muriel Mayette-Holtz
2014-16 The Italian Straw Hat Eugène Labiche Giorgio Barberio Corsetti
2014-19 Lucrezia Borgia Victor Hugo Denis Podalydès
2015 La Dame aux jambes d’azur Eugène Labiche & Marc-Michel Jean-Pierre Vincent
2016 Britannicus Jean Racine Stéphane Braunschweig
L’Interlope Serge Bagdassarian Serge Bagdassarian
Un fil à la patte Georges Feydeau Jérôme Deschamps
Le Chant du cygne / L’Ours Anton Chekhov Maëlle Poésy
2016-17 La Ronde Arthur Schnitzler Anne Kessler
2017-18 The Tempest William Shakespeare Robert Carsen
The Rules of the Game Jean Renoir Christiane Jatahy
2017-20 Scapin the Schemer Molière Denis Podalydès Nominated - Molière Award for Best Actor
2018 Faust Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Valentine Losseau &
Raphaël Navarro
L’Interlope Serge Bagdassarian Serge Bagdassarian
2019 The Misanthrope Molière Clément Hervieu-Léger
2019-20 Electra Euripides Ivo Van Hove
2022 Cellule 107 Robert Badinter Bernard Murat
Le Mariage forcé Molière Louis Arene
Scapin the Schemer Molière Denis Podalydès
2023 The Lady from the Sea Henrik Ibsen Géraldine Martineau Nominated - Molière Award for Best Supporting Actor
The Threepenny Opera Bertolt Brecht Thomas Ostermeier

Filmography

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Year Title Role Director Notes
2009 La cagnotte Benjamin Philippe Monnier TV movie
2010 Les méchantes Monsieur de la Resnois Philippe Monnier TV movie
2012 Radiostars Smiters Romain Levy
Pourquoi je fais ça? Raphaël Olivier Rosemberg Short
2013 The Marchers Thomas Nabil Ben Yadir
Prenez une grande grande respiration Caméron Java Jacobs Short
2013-15 Casting(s) Benjamin Pierre Niney & Hugo Gélin TV series (11 episodes)
2014 Going Away Thomas Cambière Nicole Garcia
Libre et assoupi Alexandre Benjamin Guedj
Number One Fan Guillaume Jeanne Herry
France KBEK Louis Jonathan Cohen & Jérémie Galan TV series (1 episode)
2015 SK1 Frédéric Brunet Frédéric Tellier
The Sweet Escape Bernard Bruno Podalydès
The Sense of Wonder Pierre Éric Besnard
Ictus érotique Alain Keren Marciano Short
2016 The Odyssey Jean-Michel Cousteau Jérôme Salle
Rupture pour tous Mathias Éric Capitaine
Un entretien The HRD Julien Patry Short
L'âge de raison George Mathilde Petit Short
2017 C'est la vie ! Pierre Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actor
2018-21 Un entretien The HRD Julien Patry TV series (30 episodes)
2019 Curiosa Henri de Régnier Lou Jeunet
Love at Second Sight Félix Hugo Gélin Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actor
2020 My Donkey, My Lover & I Vladimir Loubier Caroline Vignal Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actor
I Wish Someone Were Waiting
for Me Somewhere
Mathieu Armanville Arnaud Viard
2021 Delicious Duc de Chamfort Éric Besnard
The Speech Adrien Laurent Tirard
The Accusation Maître Arthur Célerier Yvan Attal
The French Dispatch Toothpowder Spokesman Wes Anderson
2022 Les engagés David Vérand Emilie Frèche
The Sixth Child Julien Verlet Léopold Legrand
Moitié.e.s Benjamin Félix Guimard TV series (1 episode)
2023 Jeanne du Barry Jean-Benjamin de La Borde Maïwenn
Grand Expectations Antoine Mandeville Sylvain Desclous
Abbé Pierre – A Century of Devotion Abbé Pierre Frédéric Tellier
2024 Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness Monsieur Petit Johnny Depp
TBA En fanfare Thibaut Emmanuel Courcol Post-Production

References

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  1. ^ "Article in Le Monde". Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-01-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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