---
name: "David Benger"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-benger"
fi1m_id: "david-benger"
imdb_id: "nm1827289"
tmdb_id: 1294153
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "27 April 1991"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T22:54:12.594772+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# David Benger

## Identity

David Benger

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-benger
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-benger
- **IMDb ID:** nm1827289
- **TMDB ID:** 1294153
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1827289/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1294153

Actor. Born 27 April 1991 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 April 1991, New York City, New York, USA
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1827289/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1294153

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Squid and the Whale*](https://film.one/film/the-squid-and-the-whale.md) (83)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

David Benger is an American actor. He was born on 27 April 1991 in New York City.

He is known for his role as Carl in the 2005 film *The Squid and the Whale*, directed by Noah Baumbach. His other screen credits include the short films *Site in Fishkill Creek* (2004) as Timothy, *Umney's Last Case* (2006) as Peoria Smith, *Civil War* (2006) as Troy, *Tie a Yellow Ribbon* (2007) as the boy in the cafeteria, *Goyta* (2007) as the Hassidic boy, and *Rory Fielding* (2007) as Rory.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Squid and the Whale* (2005), Fi1m 83, as Carl — [page](https://film.one/film/the-squid-and-the-whale.md)

## Complete filmography (4)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Alien Weaponry - Thrash Metal and Te Reo Māori* (2018), Producer
- *Goyta* (2007), as Hassidic Boy
- *Umney's Last Case* (2006), as Peoria Smith
- *The Squid and the Whale* (2005), as Carl — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-squid-and-the-whale.md)

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