Denis Lavant
Denis Lavant (born 17 June 1961) is a French film actor known for his distinctive face and the physically demanding aspects of the roles he plays, which often involve slapstick, acrobatics or dance, as well as for his long-standing association with director Leos Carax. Lavant has played the lead role in all but one of Carax's films. Lavant is also known for his starring roles in Claire Denis' Beau Travail and Harmony Korine's Mister Lonely, which features Carax in a supporting role.
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- Born:
- Jun 17, 1961 In Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 90
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Makunaíma XXI
- Latest Project:
- Movie Hyacinthe 2025-04-02
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Makunaíma XXI | 2026 | |
| Movie | In the Name of Blood | Jacques | 2025-01-22 |
| Movie | Hyacinthe | Reda | 2025-04-02 |
| Movie | Two Night Owls in Paris | Le bouquiniste | 2024-09-20 |
| Movie | Hood Witch | Jules | 2024-05-15 |
| Movie | Poisson rouge | Père de Guillaume | 2023-09-27 |
| Movie | Body of Crime | 2023-11-19 | |
| Movie | All Effort of Men | Narrator (voice) | 2022-12-31 |
| Movie | South Sentinel | Commandant de Royer | 2022-04-13 |
| Movie | Night of the Kings | Silence | 2021-02-26 |
| Movie | Tralala | Climby | 2021-07-16 |
| Movie | The Nipple Whisperer | Maurice Sanders | 2021-03-16 |
| Movie | Gagarine | Gérard | 2020-11-11 |
| Movie | Silver Skates | Fourier | 2020-12-10 |
| Movie | The Mountain | Jack | 2019-06-26 |
| Movie | Silent Streams | 2019-04-10 | |
| Movie | The Escapade | Jacques | 2019-12-31 |
| Movie | Girls with Balls | Barman | 2019-07-26 |
| Movie | Figurant | 2019-11-03 | |
| Movie | The Bra | Kamal | 2019-09-11 |
| Movie | Who the Fuck Are You | Psychiatrist | 2019-10-28 |
| Movie | Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux | Monsieur Loyal | 2019-10-02 |
| Movie | The Night Eats the World | Alfred | 2018-03-07 |
| Movie | 3 Days in Quiberon | Fisherman Poet | 2018-04-12 |
| Movie | My Intelligent Comedy | Allen | 2018-01-26 |
| Movie | Fan Club | Damien | 2018-09-19 |
| Movie | One Nation, One King | Marat | 2018-09-26 |
| Movie | The Emperor of Paris | Maillard | 2018-12-19 |
| Movie | Cornelius, the Howling Miller | Doctor de Chomo | 2018-05-02 |
| Movie | Gray House | Self | 2017-03-21 |
| Movie | History's Future | Lottery Ticket Seller | 2016-01-28 |
| Movie | Boris Without Beatrice | L'Inconnu | 2016-03-04 |
| Movie | Louis-Ferdinand Céline | Louis-Ferdinand Céline | 2016-03-09 |
| Movie | Kazarken: As We Dig | Chiron, le centaure | 2016-11-23 |
| Series | Midnight Sun | Pierre Carnot | 2016-10-23 |
| Movie | Dark Forests | Voice | 2015-03-20 |
| Movie | Pitchipoï | Pierre Schulmann | 2015-02-04 |
| Movie | Me and Kaminski | Karl-Ludwig | 2015-09-17 |
| Movie | 21 Nights with Pattie | André | 2015-11-25 |
| Movie | Eva Doesn't Sleep | Koenig | 2015-11-05 |
| Movie | Graziella | Antoine | 2015-06-03 |
| Movie | Mr. X | Self | 2014-01-20 |
| Movie | Journey to the West | Dragon | 2014-04-24 |
| Movie | The Iron Ivan | Poddubny's Coach | 2014-07-10 |
| Movie | Le mystère des jonquilles | Sam | 2014-07-18 |
| Movie | Marussia | Clochard | 2013-02-09 |
| Movie | En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel | Self | 2013-06-13 |
| Movie | Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus | Marcel Dassault | 2013-01-22 |
| Movie | Jiminy | Otto Hoffmann | 2013-11-19 |
| Movie | Les Grandes Marées | Marc | 2013-06-20 |
| Movie | Biette | Self | 2013-06-26 |
| Movie | Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas | The Theologist | 2013-08-14 |
| Movie | Eye of the Astronomer | Jean Kepler | 2012-02-21 |
| Movie | Morning Star | Elliot | 2012-11-28 |
| Movie | Holy Motors | Mr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer | 2012-07-02 |
| Movie | My Little Princess | Ernst | 2011-06-29 |
| Movie | Hop-o'-My-Thumb | The ogre | 2011-09-02 |
| Movie | Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète | Bezon | 2010-02-03 |
| Series | The Little Murders of Agatha Christie | André Custe | 2009-01-09 |
| Movie | Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir | (voice) | 2009-03-06 |
| Movie | The Temptation of St. Tony | Count Korzybski | 2009-10-10 |
| Movie | Mister Lonely | Charlie Chaplin | 2008-02-02 |
| Movie | Captain Ahab | Capitaine Achab | 2008-02-13 |
| Movie | Tokyo! | Merde' (segment "Merde") | 2008-08-16 |
| Movie | Happy New Year London | Gerrard Ames | 2007-12-28 |
| Movie | Wild Camp | Blaise | 2005-10-13 |
| Movie | Luminal | Ryu | 2004-05-09 |
| Movie | A Very Long Engagement | Six-Soux | 2004-10-27 |
| Movie | Married/Unmarried | Love | 2001-02-07 |
| Movie | Beau Travail | Galoup | 2000-05-03 |
| Movie | Deep in the Woods | Stephane | 2000-06-13 |
| Movie | La Squale | Le joker | 2000-11-29 |
| Movie | Tuvalu | Anton | 1999-11-19 |
| Movie | Don Juan | Pierrot | 1998-04-28 |
| Movie | Le monde à l'envers | Yann Kerebel | 1998-08-14 |
| Movie | Melody for a Hustler | L'auto-stoppeur | 1998-10-14 |
| Movie | Wild Animals | Emil | 1997-10-25 |
| Movie | Visiblement je vous aime | Denis | 1995-07-15 |
| Movie | The Chess Game | Max | 1994-11-19 |
| Movie | De force avec d'autres | Denis | 1993-04-24 |
| Movie | The Lovers on the Bridge | Alex | 1991-10-16 |
| Movie | Mona and I | Pierre | 1990-04-04 |
| Movie | Once Around the Park | Berville | 1989-03-28 |
| Movie | Mauvais Sang | Alex | 1986-11-26 |
| Movie | Going and Coming Back | Simon Lerner's patient | 1985-03-27 |
| Movie | Long Live Life | Caviar delivery man | 1984-04-18 |
| Movie | Boy Meets Girl | Alex | 1984-11-21 |
| Movie | Entre Nous | Un militaire | 1983-04-06 |
| Movie | The Wounded Man | Wanderer | 1983-05-25 |
| Movie | Les Misérables | Montparnasse | 1982-10-20 |