Benoît Magimel (born 11 May 1974) is a Frenchactor. A prolific actor who was 14 when he appeared in his first film, Magimel has starred in a variety of roles in French cinema. At age 16, Magimel left school to pursue acting as a career. In 2001, he won the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival for his role in Michael Haneke's The Piano Teacher.