Samuel Benchetrit (born 26 June 1973) is a French writer, actor, scenarist, and director.
Benchetrit was born to a family of Romani, Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry.
At age fifteen, he left school to focus on photography.
1998
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,.
2007
From 2005 to 2012 Benchetrit was in a relationship with French actress Anna Mouglalis; they have a daughter, Saül, born on 7 March 2007.
2016
In 2016, while shooting his fifth film, Dog, Benchetrit fell in love with Vanessa Paradis, whom he directed.
