In the title compound, C(15)H(14)ClNO, the ortho- and meta-methyl substituents in the aniline ring are anti to the N-H bond. The dihedral angle between the benzoyl and aniline benzene rings is 95.0 (1)°. N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds and C-H⋯π inter-actions link the mol-ecules in the crystal structure.