Benny Safdie
Benjamin 'Benny' Safdie (born February 24, 1986) 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.
Acted in
The Curse
2023
as Dougie Schecter
Oppenheimer
2023
as Edward Teller
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
2023
as Herbert Simon
Stars at Noon
2022
as CIA Man
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
as Nari
Licorice Pizza
2021
as Joel Wachs
Pieces of a Woman
2020
as Chris
Money on the Street: The Making of Uncut Gems
2020
as Self
Question & Answer
2020
as Self
Goldman v Silverman
2020
as Al Silverman
The Universe Is Out There: Josh and Benny Safdie
2017
as Self
Good Time
2017
as Nick Nikas
Person to Person
2017
as Eugene
Togetherness
2015
as Craddock Brother #2
A Hot Two Weeks: The Making of Heaven Knows What
2015
Solid Gold
2013
as Goldman
Second Stop from Jupiter: The Making of Daddy Longlegs
2011
as Himself
John's Gone
2010
as John
The Neistat Brothers
2010
as Self
John's Lonely Trip to Coney Island
2008
There's Nothing You Can Do
2008
The Acquaintances of a Lonely John
2008
Yeast
2008
as Riverguy 2
The Story of Charles Riverbank
2008
as Charles Riverbank
I Think I'm Missing Parts
2007
What To Do When Choking
2007
The Ralph Handel Story
2006
as Ralph Handel
If You See Something, Say Something
2006
Projection/Admiration
as Himself (Archival)
