Age: 40
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Benjamin Safdie (born February 24, 1986) is an American filmmaker, actor, and editor best known for his collaborations with his older brother, Josh Safdie. Together, the Safdie brothers have established themselves as leading voices in contemporary independent cinema with acclaimed films such as Heaven Knows What (2014), Good Time (2017), and Uncut Gems (2019). In addition to directing, Benny has pursued a parallel career as an actor. His performance in Good Time earned him a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. He has since appeared in high-profile films including Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza (2021), Kelly Fremon Craig’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (2023), and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer (2023). On television, he co-created, co-wrote, and starred alongside Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone in the Showtime series The Curse (2023).
Fancast of an "A Little Life" mini-series. Also, I know that Rami Malek is the Jude St. Francis of all of our hearts, but I would imagine that they'd cast actors for the core four who are in their 30s and then makeup/CGI them to look younger and older by ten years like they did in "The Irishman". And Rami is starting to get to the higher age range. So I tried to think of a few slightly younger options, though Rami is still in there as an option. And then I added a Young Harold, because I think it would be impossible to age the main Harold down THAT much via CGI and makeup for the flashbacks with Leisl and Jacob.
