**Pascal Benezech** (French actor) is known for his intense and often disturbing roles, primarily in genre cinema, particularly horror and extreme thrillers.

His most iconic performance is in Pascal Laugier's controversial film *Martyrs* (2008), where he portrays "L'homme," a tormented figure and a symbol of the atrocities endured. He has solidified his presence in French body horror and exploitation cinema, with appearances in titles such as *À l'intérieur* (Inside, 2007) and *Frontière(s)* (2007), contributing to define the so-called "New French Extremity."

Benezech is acclaimed for his ability to embody characters at the limits of physical and psychological endurance, often victims or vulnerable figures subjected to extreme situations, imparting a disturbing depth to them through viscerally expressive acting.