Benny Safdie

Birthday: 2/24/1986
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Fame for: Directing
Also known as: Ben Safdie, The Safdie Brothers, בני ספדי, Benjamin Safdie, Benjamin 'Benny' Safdie
Social networks: Instagram

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.