Benny Safdie

Biography

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.

Known For: Directing

Birthday: 1986-02-24

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As: Ben Safdie, The Safdie Brothers, בני ספדי, Benjamin Safdie, Benjamin 'Benny' Safdie

Benny Safdie

Popular Movies

John's Gone (2010)

The Acquaintances of a Lonely John (2008)

Stars at Noon (2022)

Oppenheimer (2023)

The Story of Charles Riverbank (2008)

There's Nothing You Can Do (2008)

Second Stop from Jupiter: The Making of Daddy Longlegs (2011)

Projection/Admiration (1970)

Happy Gilmore 2 (1970)

Good Time (2017)

Yeast (2008)

Person to Person (2017)

The Universe Is Out There: Josh and Benny Safdie (2017)

The Ralph Handel Story (2006)

I Think I'm Missing Parts (2007)

John's Lonely Trip to Coney Island (2008)

What To Do When Choking (2007)

If You See Something, Say Something (2006)

Into the Woods with Mark (1970)

Goldman v Silverman (2020)

Solid Gold (2013)

Pieces of a Woman (2020)

Money on the Street: The Making of Uncut Gems (2020)

Licorice Pizza (2021)

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)

A Hot Two Weeks: The Making of Heaven Knows What (2015)

Question & Answer (2020)