Pierre-Benoist Varoclier (born 30 April 1983 in Fontainebleau, France) is a French actor, theatre director, writer and producer.

Former chess champion and financial consultant, he made his film debut as a child in Volker Schlöndorff's The Ogre (1996).

Consequently, he trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA, Class of 2008) and at the Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique (CNSAD, Class of 2009) in Paris.

[3] Former junior chess champion, Varoclier started competing at the age of 8, as a young prodigy, often winning over experienced adult players.

He belongs to the generation of future French international grandmaster Étienne Bacrot: hence, he faced him 4 times, winning only once though.