Jean-Pierre Léaud

Acting

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Born May 28, 1944Paris, France125 credits

Jean-Pierre Léaud (born May 28, 1944) is a French actor, best known for playing Antoine Doinel in François Truffaut's series of films about that character, beginning with The 400 Blows (1959). He also worked with Aki Kaurismäki, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Jacques Rivette, and Tsai Ming-liang. He is a significant figure of the French New Wave, having appeared in eight films by Jean-Luc Godard and seven by François Truffaut.

Known For

Léaud et les Bas
10.0

Léaud et les Bas

Movie

2026

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
7.7

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

Movie

2024

Godard Cinema
5.5

Godard Cinema

Movie

2023

Quando a Coisa Vira Outra

Quando a Coisa Vira Outra

Movie

2022

Morceaux de Cannes
2.0

Morceaux de Cannes

Movie

2021

Les secrets de François Truffaut
8.0

Les secrets de François Truffaut

Movie

2020

Filmography

Léaud et les Bas
2026Léaud et les Basas Self (Footage)Movie
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
2024Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinemaas Self - Actor (archive footage)Movie
Godard Cinema
2023Godard Cinemaas Self (archive footage)Movie
Quando a Coisa Vira Outra
2022Quando a Coisa Vira Outraas Self (archive footage)Movie
Morceaux de Cannes
2021Morceaux de CannesMovie
Les secrets de François Truffaut
2020Les secrets de François Truffautas SelfMovie
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
2019Introducing My Father, François Truffautas Self (Archive Footage)Movie
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
2019André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventureras Self - Actor (archive footage)Movie
I shot Antoine Doinel
2019I shot Antoine Doinelas SelfMovie
C'è tempo
2019C'è tempoas SelfMovie
Alien Crystal Palace
2018Alien Crystal Palaceas HorusMovie
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
2018The Lion Sleeps Tonightas JeanMovie
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2017Mas Le père de LilaMovie
The Death of Louis XIV
2016The Death of Louis XIVas Louis XIVMovie
François Truffaut l'insoumis
2014François Truffaut l'insoumisas Self (archive footage)Movie
Camille Rewinds
2012Camille Rewindsas Monsieur Dupont - l'horlogerMovie
Le Havre
2011Le Havreas The WhistleblowerMovie
Sodankylä Forever
2010Sodankylä Foreveras SelfMovie
The Chalk Circle Man
2009The Chalk Circle Manas Le NermordMovie
Visage
2009Visageas Antoine / King HerodeMovie
Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water
2009Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Wateras Self / Antoine / King HerodeMovie
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2009On the Trail of the New Waveas Self (archive footage)Movie
I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
2005I Saw Ben Barka Get Killedas Georges FranjuMovie
A Wonderful Spell
2004A Wonderful Spellas FernandMovie
Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’
2004Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’as Self (uncredited)Movie
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2004Léaud de Hurle-dentsas SelfMovie
The Dreamers
2003The Dreamersas Jean-Pierre LéaudMovie
In the Darkness of Time
2002In the Darkness of Timeas (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
The War in Paris
2002The War in Parisas Haut PlacéMovie
The Pornographer
2001The Pornographeras Jacques LaurentMovie
What Time Is It There?
2001What Time Is It There?as Man at CemeteryMovie
1968 - Without Losing Tenderness
20011968 - Without Losing Tendernessas SelfMovie
Léaud l'unique
2001Léaud l'uniqueMovie
The Marcorelle Affair
2000The Marcorelle Affairas François MarcorelleMovie
A Matter of Taste
2000A Matter of Tasteas Investigating judgeMovie
Innocent
1999Innocentas Le poèteMovie
Elizabeth
1998Elizabethas (uncredited)Movie
Jean Eustache's Wasted Breath
1997Jean Eustache's Wasted Breathas SelfMovie
Just for Laughs
1997Just for Laughsas Nicolas GardinierMovie
Irma Vep
1996Irma Vepas René VidalMovie
Diary of a Seducer
1996Diary of a Seduceras HugoMovie
My Man
1996My Manas ClientMovie
One Hundred and One Nights
1995One Hundred and One Nightsas The Second Jean-Pierre (uncredited)Movie
Nobody Loves Me
1994Nobody Loves Meas LucienMovie
The Birth of Love
1993The Birth of Loveas MarcusMovie
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
1993François Truffaut: Stolen Portraitsas Self (archive footage)Movie
La Vie de Bohème
1992La Vie de Bohèmeas BlancheronMovie
Paris Awakens
1991Paris Awakensas ClémentMovie
C
1991C'est la vieMovie
Out 1
1990Out 1as ColinMovie
I Hired a Contract Killer
1990I Hired a Contract Killeras HenriMovie
P
1989Paperback Womanas MarcMovie
Bunker Palace Hotel
1989Bunker Palace Hotelas SolalMovie
The Ministries of Art
1989The Ministries of Artas SelfMovie
The Color of the Wind
1988The Color of the Windas DecourtMovie
36 Fillette
198836 Filletteas Boris GolovineMovie
Jane B. by Agnès V.
1988Jane B. by Agnès V.as The Angry LoverMovie
Lady Cops
1987Lady Copsas Commissaire BouvreuilMovie
Boran - Zeit zum Zielen
1987Boran - Zeit zum ZielenMovie
O
1987Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretelas Georg OsseggMovie
Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company
1986Rise and Fall of a Small Film Companyas Gaspard BazinMovie
W
1986With All Handsas MarcelMovie
Treasure Island
1986Treasure Islandas MidasMovie
Just a Movie
1985Just a Movieas Péter - a rendezõMovie
L'Herbe rouge
1985L'Herbe rougeas LazuliMovie
Detective
1985Detectiveas Inspector NeveuMovie
Vivement Truffaut
1985Vivement Truffautas Self / Doinel (archive footage)Movie
Rebelote
1984Rebeloteas Rémi ChauveauMovie
Paris Seen By... 20 Years After
1984Paris Seen By... 20 Years Afteras René (segment 3)Movie
La cassure
1984La cassureas Police Commissioner RauffastMovie
Série noire
1984Série noireas Gaspard BazinTV
Mersonne ne m'aime
1982Mersonne ne m'aimeas Daniel Flipo-RisqMovie
Pour Bonnie
1982Pour Bonnieas Charles BlaineMovie
V
1982VéraMovie
Help Me Dream
1981Help Me Dreamas MarioMovie
Parano
1981Paranoas IgnazioMovie
Le petit Pommier
1981Le petit Pommieras Le vendeur de La Belle AubaineMovie
Love on the Run
1979Love on the Runas Antoine DoinelMovie
Lola's Lolos
1976Lola's Lolosas Bernard DuboisMovie
Hugs and Other Things
1976Hugs and Other Thingsas TomMovie
Spécial cinéma
1974Spécial cinémaas SelfTV
D
1974De quoi s'agit-il?DirectorMovie
Out 1: Spectre
1973Out 1: Spectreas ColinMovie
Day for Night
1973Day for Nightas AlphonseMovie
The Mother and the Whore
1973The Mother and the Whoreas AlexandreMovie
L'Éducation sentimentale
1973L'Éducation sentimentaleas Frédéric MoreauTV
Last Tango in Paris
1972Last Tango in Parisas TomMovie
Two English Girls
1971Two English Girlsas Claude RocMovie
Out 1
1971Out 1as ColinTV
The Lion Has Seven Heads
1971The Lion Has Seven Headsas PreacherMovie
A Girl Is a Gun
1971A Girl Is a Gunas Billy le KidMovie
The Heirs
1970The Heirsas DantonMovie
Bed and Board
1970Bed and Boardas Antoine DoinelMovie
Paul
1969Paulas PaulMovie
Pigsty
1969Pigstyas Julian KlotzMovie
Le Gai Savoir
1969Le Gai Savoiras Émile Rousseau (uncredited)Movie
Bad Company
1969Bad Companyas Daniel (archive footage)Movie
Dialogue 20-40-60
1968Dialogue 20-40-60as Adamík (segment "The Twenty-Year-Olds")Movie
The Twenty-Year-Olds
1968The Twenty-Year-Oldsas AdamikMovie
F
1968Françoise et Udo...as SelfMovie
Concentration
1968ConcentrationMovie
Stolen Kisses
1968Stolen Kissesas Antoine DoinelMovie
Weekend
1967Weekendas Saint-Just / Le Jeune Minet du 16ème (uncredited)Movie
La Chinoise
1967La Chinoiseas GuillaumeMovie
The Oldest Profession
1967The Oldest Professionas The Bellhop (segment "Anticipation") (uncredited)Movie
Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000
1967Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000as The BellboyMovie
The Departure
1967The Departureas MarcMovie
Made in U.S.A
1967Made in U.S.Aas Donald SiegelMovie
Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes
1966Santa Claus Has Blue Eyesas DanielMovie
Masculin Féminin
1966Masculin Fémininas PaulMovie
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
1965Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spiritas SelfMovie
Pierrot le Fou
1965Pierrot le Fouas Young Man in Cinema (uncredited)Movie
Alphaville
1965Alphavilleas Breakfast Waiter (uncredited)Movie
Love at Sea
1965Love at Seaas The Boy at the Exit of the CinemaMovie
Mata Hari, Agent H21
1964Mata Hari, Agent H21as AbsalonMovie
Nadja in Paris
1964Nadja in Parisas SelfMovie
Antoine and Colette
1962Antoine and Coletteas Antoine DoinelMovie
Love at Twenty
1962Love at Twentyas Antoine Doinel (segment "Antoine et Colette")Movie
Boulevard
1960Boulevardas Georges Castagnier, dit "Jojo"Movie
Testament of Orpheus
1960Testament of Orpheusas Dargelos, l'écolierMovie
The 400 Blows
1959The 400 Blowsas Antoine DoinelMovie
King on Horseback
1958King on Horsebackas PierrotMovie
Cinépanorama
1956Cinépanoramaas SelfTV
Reflets de Cannes
1954Reflets de Cannesas SelfTV
E
—El BrujoMovie