Amanda Peet is a well-known American actress. Her career began with small parts on television until she made her feature film debut in Animal Room, released in 1995. Since then, she has maintained a steady acting career, appearing in films and series like One Fine Day, She’s the One, Jack & Jill, Isn’t She Great, The Chair, and Fantasy Life, to name a few.
At present, Amanda Peet is hogging the attention for her role in the new Apple TV+ black comedy-drama, Your Friends & Neighbors, as ‘Mel Cooper.’ For the unversed, ‘Mel’ is the ex-wife of the series lead, Jon Hamm. However, have you ever wondered who Amanda Peet’s real-life husband is? If you have, let us introduce you to Amanda’s husband, David Benioff and take a look at their decades-long relationship.
Who is Amanda Peet’s husband, David Benioff, and what does he do for a living?
Amanda Peet has been married to her husband, David Benioff, for nearly 2 decades. According to a report by Parade, the couple first met each other at a blind date after being set up by a mutual friend, screenwriter, Peter Blake.
Coming to what David does for a living, those who weren’t already aware might be surprised to hear that he is the man behind HBO’s hit series, Game of Thrones. To be more precise, he is the co-creator of the drama series. Before he created the Emmy-winning series, David had made a name for himself by writing novels like 25th Hour and City of Thieves. Notably, he has also written the screenplays for popular films such as Troy, The Kite Runner, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Additionally, David is known to have authored the story collection, When the Nines Roll Over.
Following his success with GoT, and after the series ended in 2019, David and his creative partner, D.B. Weiss, went on to sign a massive deal with Netflix. Since then, the duo have co-created 3 Body Problem, an adaptation of Liu Cixin’s novel, Death by Lightning, a historical drama mini-series, and executive-produced shows like The Chair, which Amanda created with Annie Julia Wyman.
Amanda Peet is a self-professed superfan of David Benioff’s Game of Thrones
While speaking to Rachel Ray, Amanda opened up about what it feels like to be married to the creator of a renowned show like Game of Thrones. At the time, she jokingly said, “It’s like being married to someone in the CIA, only not as important.” For those unaware, Amanda is a self-professed superfan of the show. This is why she has admitted to feeling indecisive on whether she actually wanted GoT spoilers. She said, “I’m like, tell me, don’t tell me, tell me, don’t tell me.”
However, despite not wanting spoilers sometimes, Amanda couldn’t be kept in the dark all the time. This is because during the show’s early days, the Friends & Neighbors star would help review scripts for the show. While talking to Vanity Fair, Amanda confessed:
“I used to be one of the readers, to help Dan [Weiss] and David and be like, ‘This is sexist, take this out,’ or whatever. But now I don’t do that anymore. I want to be surprised. I just want to be a fan.”
How did Amanda Peet meet her husband, David Benioff?
While Amanda Peet and her now-husband, David Benioff, have been together for more than 20 years, the couple were set up on a blind date in 2002 by a mutual friend and screenwriter, Peter Blake. During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Amanda said that while they liked each other, “it wasn’t, like, incredible.” She has also previously told Conan O’ Brien that she wasn’t a fan of the way her future husband dressed.
However, both Amanda and David shared a mischievous sense of humour. Apparently, they had hatched a plan where Amanda was supposed to email their friend a bad review of their date. One of the things that the actress told Peter was that David was a “freak” who “couldn’t stop bawling about his ex-girlfriend.” In response, Blake reportedly said it did not sound like David at all. Later, Peter went on to read the email at the couple’s wedding.
Amanda Peet and David Benioff tied the knot at the former’s alma mater
Amanda Peet and David Benioff reportedly got married on September 30, 2006. Their ceremony was held at Amanda’s alma mater, Friends Seminary, a Quaker school in New York City. According to a People report, among the guests were fellow celebs like Elizabeth Berkley and Mark Ruffalo. While Elizabeth called the ceremony “amazing and as extraordinary as she is,” Mark simply told the outlet, “It was beautiful.”
Amanda Peet and David Benioff share 3 children together
In their nearly 20 years of marriage, Amanda and David have welcomed 3 children together. The duo welcomed their first child, daughter, Frances “Frankie” Pen, in February 2007. Their second daughter, Molly June, was born in April 2010. Finally, on December 7, 2014, Amanda and David welcomed their third child and first son, Henry Peet Friedman. As of April 2026, they are 19, 16, and 11 years old, respectively. It is worth noting that while all of them have their father’s last name, Friedman, Henry uses his mother’s maiden name for his professional career.
During a conversation with The New Yorker, Amanda revealed how she shared her breast cancer diagnosis with her two older children. She said, “My daughters were at the cusp of adulthood. If we were going to remain close, to know each other deeply over the course of a lifetime, we would have to learn how to have difficult conversations.” Amanda recalled that, at the time, Molly cried after hearing the news. Frankie, on the other hand, was on a FaceTime call from her college quad at Cornell. After hearing the news, she “clapped her hand over her mouth and kept it there until she was able to process the excellent portion of the news: that it appeared I was Stage I and wasn’t going to need chemo.”
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