Samuel Benchetrit (born 26 June 1973) is a French writer, actor, scenarist, and director.

[1] Benchetrit was born to a family of Romani, Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry.

[2] 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.

From 2005 to 2012 Benchetrit was in a relationship with French actress Anna Mouglalis; they have a daughter, Saül, born on 7 March 2007.

[3] In 2016, while shooting his fifth film, Dog, Benchetrit fell in love with Vanessa Paradis,[4][5] whom he directed.