David Bennent

Actor · Born September 9, 1966 (60) · Lausanne, Switzerland

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Bennent (born September 9, 1966) is a Swiss actor. He was born in Lausanne, Switzerland. His parents are actor Heinz Bennent and former dancer Diane Mansart. His sister Anne is also an actress. He has lived in Germany and France as well as Switzerland and speaks fluent French and English. When he was 12 he starred in The Tin Drum, which caused much controversy because David was allegedly shown in sex scenes with an adult. Aged 19, he starred as Honeythorn Gump in the movie Legend, co-starring alongside Tom Cruise and Mia Sara. Bennett has appeared in such plays as Peer Gynt (2004), Die Juden (2003), Michael Kramer (2003), and A Midsummer Night's Dream (2002). Description above from the Wikipedia article David Bennent, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

What are David Bennent's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama6 titles57^th

Comedy2 titles42^nd

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

23%

Self

23%

Morality

16%

Survival

15%

Power

10%

Ideas

9%

Society

4%

Identity4 Survival2 Romantic love2 Family bonds2 Deception2 Oppression2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 8

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 4

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 6

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3

Open-ended

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Hero

2 of 3

Mentor

1 of 3

Heroas Manfred Wurster in Mein Onkel Theodor oder Wie man viel Geld im Schlaf verdient (1975)
Heroas Oskar Matzerath in The Tin Drum (1979)
Mentoras Gump in Legend (1985)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

4

Dread

5

Melancholic

5

Absurd

3

Contemplative

3

Other

6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 Unsettling3 Haunting3 Feel-good2 Fun2 Bittersweet2

How their films end

Happy1
Bittersweet4
Tragic1
Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch David Bennent's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Best of British Television1 title, show their title on Best of British Television
MHz Choice1 title, show their title on MHz Choice

Subscription and free streaming for David Bennent's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

29 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Warum ich? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 2 episodes · as Eddie
Der Zürich-Krimi: Borchert und die Stadt in Angst (1) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Jürg Dolmas
Spuk unterm Riesenrad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Rumpelstilzchen
The Universal Theory(2023)
as Kommissar Arnold
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Dogs of Berlin(2018)
Show 3 episodes · as Späti
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Happy as Lazzaro(2018)
as Swiss engineer
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Invisible Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Podsneznikow
Das schaffen wir schon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Lukas Grasser
Planetarium(2016)
as Juncker
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Fog in August(2016)
as Oja
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Inspector Dupin: Brittany's Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Paul Daeron
Shades of Guilt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 1 episode · as Bernhard Strelitz
Therapy for a Vampire(2014)
Actor
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas(2013)
as César
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Ulzhan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Shakuni
Traumschatten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Tristan
She Hate Me(2004)
as Herman Schiller
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me(2003)
as Actor - Das Morgenlied
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
L’enfant des lumières (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 2 episodes · as Hyacinthe Mignon
Legend(1985)
as Honeythorn Gump
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Dog Day(1984)
as Chim
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Canicule (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Actor
The Tin Drum(1979)
as Oskar Matzerath
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Mein Onkel Theodor oder Wie man viel Geld im Schlaf verdient(1975)
as Manfred Wurster
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Derrick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Show 1 episode · as Heinz Weik
Die Eltern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as David
Tatort(1970)
Show 1 episode · as Jörn Weig
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
The Commissioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Show 1 episode · as Sigi Kempe
L'homme au manteau de singe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 90^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles, 28 of them dated from 1969 to 2025; peak year 1984.

Biggest box office

Legend (1985)

$17M worldwide

Highest rated

Fog in August (2016)

Midcredits 91^st

Film career

19692025

Peak 1984 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1979Screen debut· The Tin Drum

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting29 of 29 · 49^th

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s5 · acting1980s3 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do David Bennent's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49^th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

48^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

81^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

75^th and up3
50^th to 74^th4
25^th to 49^th5
Below 25^th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

Universally Loved1
Divisive1
Crowd Pleaser4
Broadly Agreed2
Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me (2003)

94^th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Happy as Lazzaro (2018)

Midcredits 95^th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is David Bennent's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films

Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 60 · intense

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does David Bennent work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Bennent's MovieCove titles; Lars Rudolph shares the most, 2.

Lars Rudolph2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Lars Rudolph