Denis Lavant

Acting

Denis Lavant

Born June 17, 1961Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France140 credits

Denis Lavant (born June 17, 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.

Known For

Filmography

Redoubt
2026Redoubt
as Karl-Göran PerssonMovie
The Stranger
2025The Stranger
as SalamanoMovie
Sibyl
2025Sibyl
as (Archive footage)Movie
Hyacinthe
2025Hyacinthe
as RedaMovie
Demons to Diamonds
2025Demons to Diamonds
as The prisonerMovie
Two Night Owls in Paris
2024Two Night Owls in Paris
as Le bouquinisteMovie
It's Not Me
2024It's Not Me
as Monsieur MerdeMovie
Thunder Voice
2023Thunder Voice
as ProphetMovie
Hood Witch
2023Hood Witch
as JulesMovie
Poisson rouge
2023Poisson rouge
as Père de GuillaumeMovie
Miserable Miracle
2023Miserable Miracle
as Narrator (French)Movie
All Effort of Men
2022All Effort of Men
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Aymeline
2022Aymeline
as Franco FontaneMovie
X14
2022X14
Movie
Tell Me Iggy
2022Tell Me Iggy
as SelfMovie
Le discours
2022Le discours
as Le politicienMovie
South Sentinel
2022South Sentinel
as Commandant de RoyerMovie
Tralala
2021Tralala
as ClimbyMovie
The Nipple Whisperer
2021The Nipple Whisperer
as Maurice SandersMovie
Night of the Kings
2021Night of the Kings
as SilenceMovie
Silver Skates
2020Silver Skates
as FourierMovie
Gagarine
2020Gagarine
as GérardMovie
The Blue Star
2020The Blue Star
as Le NarrateurMovie
T
2019The Escapade
as JacquesMovie
Who the Fuck Are You
2019Who the Fuck Are You
as PsychiatristMovie
Girls with Balls
2019Girls with Balls
as BarmanMovie
The Mountain
2019The Mountain
as JackMovie
The Traveller
2019The Traveller
as AlbertoTV
The Bra
2019The Bra
as KamalMovie
The Emperor of Paris
2018The Emperor of Paris
as MaillardMovie
Scaramouche Scaramouche
2018Scaramouche Scaramouche
as ScaramoucheMovie
F
2018Fan Club
as DamienMovie
Cornelius, the Howling Miller
2018Cornelius, the Howling Miller
as Doctor de ChomoMovie
3 Days in Quiberon
20183 Days in Quiberon
as Fisherman PoetMovie
Gray House
2017Gray House
as SelfMovie
Kazarken: As We Dig
2016Kazarken: As We Dig
as Chiron, le centaureMovie
Midnight Sun
2016Midnight Sun
as Pierre CarnotTV
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
2016Louis-Ferdinand Céline
as Louis-Ferdinand CélineMovie
H
2016History's Future
as Lottery Ticket SellerMovie
Eva Doesn't Sleep
2015Eva Doesn't Sleep
as KoenigMovie
Me and Kaminski
2015Me and Kaminski
as Karl-LudwigMovie
Graziella
2015Graziella
as AntoineMovie
Austerlitz
2015Austerlitz
as Jacques AusterlitzMovie
Dark Forests
2015Dark Forests
as VoiceMovie
Pitchipoï
2015Pitchipoï
as Pierre SchulmannMovie
The Iron Ivan
2014The Iron Ivan
as Eugene de ParisMovie
Mr. X
2014Mr. X
as SelfMovie
J
2013Jiminy
as Otto HoffmannMovie
Biette
2013Biette
as SelfMovie
Marussia
2013Marussia
as ClochardMovie
Morning Star
2012Morning Star
as ElliotMovie
Holy Motors
2012Holy Motors
as Mr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / KillerMovie
Eye of the Astronomer
2012Eye of the Astronomer
as Jean KeplerMovie
Square
2012Square
as SelfTV
Hop-o'-My-Thumb
2011Hop-o'-My-Thumb
as The ogreMovie
The Temptation of St. Tony
2009The Temptation of St. Tony
as Count KorzybskiMovie
Hymn to Merde
2009Hymn to Merde
as MerdeMovie
Tokyo!
2008Tokyo!
as Merde' (segment "Merde")Movie
Captain Ahab
2008Captain Ahab
as Capitaine AchabMovie
Mister Lonely
2008Mister Lonely
as Charlie ChaplinMovie
Happy New Year London
2007Happy New Year London
as Gerrard AmesMovie
Wild Camp
2005Wild Camp
as BlaiseMovie
Language Does Not Lie
2004Language Does Not Lie
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Luminal
2004Luminal
as RyuMovie
Şoför
2001Şoför
as The DriverMovie
La Squale
2000La Squale
as Le jokerMovie
Deep in the Woods
2000Deep in the Woods
as StephaneMovie
Beau Travail
2000Beau Travail
as GaloupMovie
Tuvalu
1999Tuvalu
as AntonMovie
Melody for a Hustler
1998Melody for a Hustler
as L'auto-stoppeurMovie
Le monde à l'envers
1998Le monde à l'envers
as Yann KerebelMovie
Don Juan
1998Don Juan
as PierrotMovie
Wild Animals
1997Wild Animals
as EmilMovie
Mona and I
1990Mona and I
as PierreMovie
Once Around the Park
1989Once Around the Park
as BervilleMovie
Mauvais Sang
1986Mauvais Sang
as AlexMovie
Going and Coming Back
1985Going and Coming Back
as Simon Lerner's patientMovie
Boy Meets Girl
1984Boy Meets Girl
as AlexMovie
Long Live Life
1984Long Live Life
as Caviar delivery manMovie
After Midnight
1983After Midnight
as (voice)Movie
The Wounded Man
1983The Wounded Man
as WandererMovie
Entre Nous
1983Entre Nous
as Un militaireMovie
Les Misérables
1982Les Misérables
as MontparnasseMovie
D
Dante's Divine Comedy
as Narrator / Virgil / DanteMovie
E
Erratic Blocks
as Lucien Le SaintMovie
Waster
Waster
as WasterMovie
T
The End
as (voice)Movie