Samuel Benchetrit born 26 June 1973 is a French writer, actor, scenarist and director. He is of Moroccan-Jewish descent.
Born in Champigny-sur-Marne, Benchetrit was married to French actress Marie Trintignant from 1998 until her murder by her lover Bertrand Cantat in 2003. On 17 April 1998 the couple had a child, Jules Benchetrit. From 2005 to 2012 Benchetrit was in a relationship with French actress Anna Mouglalis; they have a daughter, Saül, born on 7 March 2007. In 2016, while shooting his fifth film, Dog, Benchetrit fell in love with Vanessa Paradis, whom he directed. They married in June 2018.
Works
Books
- 2000 : Récit d’un branleur (Tale of a Jerk Off)
- 2005 : Les Chroniques de l’Asphalte (Asphalt Cronicles) (tome I)
- 2007 : Les Chroniques de l’Asphalte (Asphalt Cronicles) (tome II)
- 2009 : Le Cœur en dehors
- 2010 : Les Chroniques de l’Asphalte, (Asphalt Cronicles) (tome III)
- 2015 : Chien Edition Grasset
Theatre
- 2001 : Comédie sur un quai de gare (Comedy on a Railway Platform)
- 2005 : Moins deux (This title is a rich pun, translating as: “ASAP”, “Two Down”, “Two Below”, and “Minus Two”)
Films
- As a director
- 2000 : Nouvelle de la tour L (short film) (“Story of Tower L”)
- 2003 : Janis et John (Janis And John)
- 2007 : J’ai toujours rêvé d’être un gangster (I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster)
- 2008 : YSL film
- 2015 : Asphalte
- 2017 : Dog
- As an actor
- 2005 : Backstage (Director : Emmanuelle Bercot)
- 2014 : Les Gazelles (Director : Mona Achache)
- 2017 : Chacun sa vie et son intime conviction (Director : Claude Lelouch)