Benny Safdie

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1986-02-24 (39 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Benny Safdie

Biography

Benjamin Safdie (born February 24, 1986) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and film editor best known for working with his older brother Josh as a filmmaker. His directorial works include Heaven Knows What (2014), Good Time (2017), and Uncut Gems (2019). Transitioning towards acting, Safdie was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his role in Good Time and has since taken on roles in films such as Licorice Pizza (2021), Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. and Oppenheimer (both 2023). He co-created, co-wrote and starred in the television show The Curse (2023). Description above from the Wi...

Production

2010

Daddy Longlegs

as Director

2025

Thank You Very Much

as Executive Producer

2010

John's Gone

as Writer

2010

John's Gone

as Director

2013

Lenny Cooke

as Director

2020

2012

2010

2012

2020

2020

2025

2025

2013

Solid Gold

as Director

2011

Buttons

as Director

2011

Buttons

as Director of Photography

2017

Good Time

as Director

2010

2012

Trophy Hunter

as Director

2012

The Black Balloon

as Sound Recordist

2019

Uncut Gems

as Director

2010

Daddy Longlegs

as Co-Producer

2006

2011

2011

Straight Hustle

as Director

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Gone Tomorrow

as Director

2013

Lenny Cooke

as Editor

2010

John's Gone

as Editor

2012

2011

Buttons

as Editor

2010

2012

Trophy Hunter

as Writer

2006

The Groomsmen

as Production Assistant

2010

Daddy Longlegs

as Sound Designer

2010

John's Gone

as Producer

2012

The Black Balloon

as Casting Director

2008

2017

Good Time

as Editor

2019

Uncut Gems

as Writer

2015

2015

Heaven Knows What

as Sound Mixer

2015

2015

Heaven Knows What

as Sound Recordist

2017

Good Time

as Sound Recordist

2022

Funny Pages

as Producer

2019

Uncut Gems

as Editor

2020

2013

Heartland

as Producer

2017

Marcy Me

as Director

2025

The Smashing Machine

as Co-Producer

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