Benoit Blanc — Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Character Profile

About Benoit Blanc

Brilliant Southern detective known for solving complex murder mysteries with sharp intuition.

Benoit Blanc — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Deductive reasoning, Interrogation, Psychological profiling, Observation

• Strength: 4/10
• Intelligence: 9.5/10
• Charisma: 9/10
• Morality: 8.5/10
• Influence: 8/10

Quick Facts about Benoit Blanc

Occupation

private investigator

Benoit Blanc appears in 3 titles

• Knives Out (2019) — character page
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Daniel Craig

Appears in

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Benoit Blanc — Narrative Detective — Miles Bron (Edward Norton)

  Blanc investigates Miles, who serves as the primary antagonist.

• Benoit Blanc — Social Guest — Peg (Jessica Henwick)

  Peg is a social guest at the island gathering.

• Benoit Blanc — Social Guest — Whiskey (Madelyn Cline)

  Whiskey is a social guest at the island gathering.

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