Benoit Blanc — Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Character Profile

About Benoit Blanc

Brilliant private detective known for sharp deductive reasoning and solving complex murder cases.

Benoit Blanc — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Deductive reasoning, Interrogation, Disguise, Pattern recognition

• Strength: 4/10
• Intelligence: 9.5/10
• Charisma: 8.5/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 7.5/10

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

Character Facts

Played by

Daniel Craig

Appears in

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (2)

• Benoit Blanc — Professional Investigator — Chief Geraldine Scott (Mila Kunis)

  The local police chief engages Blanc as the outside detective on the case.

  Chief Geraldine Scott summons Benoit Blanc to investigate the locked-room killing at the parish.

• Benoit Blanc — Narrative Subject Of Inquiry — Cy Draven (Daryl McCormack)

  Cy becomes relevant to Blanc's investigation because of his connection to the dead cleric's political plan.

  Blanc and the priest question the congregation after learning that the dead cleric intended to pursue politics with Cy Draven.

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