Denis Lavant

Denis Lavant

🎂 17th June 1961 (64 yrs) 📍 Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France

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Biography

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.

Denis Lavant

Movies Featuring Denis Lavant

Redoubt

Redoubt (2026)

as Karl-Göran Persson
In the Land of Arto

In the Land of Arto (2025)

as Rob
No Image

L’OSSERVATORE DELL’EST (2025)

The Stranger

The Stranger (2025)

as Salamano
Sibyl

Sibyl (2025)

as (Archive footage)
Hyacinthe

Hyacinthe (2025)

as Reda
Bacon-Freud, face à face

Bacon-Freud, face à face (2025)

as Voix-off
Demons to Diamonds

Demons to Diamonds (2025)

as The prisoner
Hotel Fantasma

Hotel Fantasma (2025)

In the Name of Blood

In the Name of Blood (2025)

as Jacques
Fracas

Fracas (2024)

Two Night Owls in Paris

Two Night Owls in Paris (2024)

as Le bouquiniste
It's Not Me

It's Not Me (2024)

as Monsieur Merde
The Boy Who Owns the World

The Boy Who Owns the World (2024)

as Kasimir
Petit Papa Noël va mourir aujourd'hui

Petit Papa Noël va mourir aujourd'hui (2023)

Thunder Voice

Thunder Voice (2023)

as Prophet
Body of Crime

Body of Crime (2023)

Hood Witch

Hood Witch (2023)

as Jules
Poisson rouge

Poisson rouge (2023)

as Père de Guillaume
Miserable Miracle

Miserable Miracle (2023)

as Narrator (French)
The Green Eyes

The Green Eyes (2023)

L'Impossible Monsieur Simon

L'Impossible Monsieur Simon (2023)

as Self
Human Flowers of Flesh

Human Flowers of Flesh (2023)

as Galoup
All Effort of Men

All Effort of Men (2022)

as Narrator (voice)
Aymeline

Aymeline (2022)

as Franco Fontane
X14

X14 (2022)

Tell Me Iggy

Tell Me Iggy (2022)

as Self
Le discours

Le discours (2022)

as Le politicien
South Sentinel

South Sentinel (2022)

as Commandant de Royer
Tralala

Tralala (2021)

as Climby
The Nipple Whisperer

The Nipple Whisperer (2021)

as Maurice Sanders
Night of the Kings

Night of the Kings (2021)

as Silence
Silver Skates

Silver Skates (2020)

as Fourier
Gagarine

Gagarine (2020)

as Gérard
The Blue Star

The Blue Star (2020)

as Le Narrateur
No Image

The Escapade (2019)

as Jacques
Figurant

Figurant (2019)

Who the Fuck Are You

Who the Fuck Are You (2019)

as Psychiatrist
Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux

Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux (2019)

as Monsieur Loyal
The Bra

The Bra (2019)

as Kamal
Girls with Balls

Girls with Balls (2019)

as Barman
The Mountain

The Mountain (2019)

as Jack
Silent Streams

Silent Streams (2019)

The Emperor of Paris

The Emperor of Paris (2018)

as Maillard
Scaramouche Scaramouche

Scaramouche Scaramouche (2018)

as Scaramouche
One Nation, One King

One Nation, One King (2018)

as Marat
No Image

Fan Club (2018)

as Damien
Cornelius, the Howling Miller

Cornelius, the Howling Miller (2018)

as Doctor de Chomo
3 Days in Quiberon

3 Days in Quiberon (2018)

as Fisherman Poet
The Night Eats the World

The Night Eats the World (2018)

as Alfred
My Intelligent Comedy

My Intelligent Comedy (2018)

as Allen
Gray House

Gray House (2017)

as Self
Kazarken: As We Dig

Kazarken: As We Dig (2016)

as Chiron, le centaure
Louis-Ferdinand Céline

Louis-Ferdinand Céline (2016)

as Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Boris Without Beatrice

Boris Without Beatrice (2016)

as L'Inconnu
No Image

History's Future (2016)

as Lottery Ticket Seller
21 Nights with Pattie

21 Nights with Pattie (2015)

as André
Eva Doesn't Sleep

Eva Doesn't Sleep (2015)

as Koenig
Me and Kaminski

Me and Kaminski (2015)

as Karl-Ludwig
Graziella

Graziella (2015)

as Antoine
Austerlitz

Austerlitz (2015)

as Jacques Austerlitz
Dark Forests

Dark Forests (2015)

as Voice
Pitchipoï

Pitchipoï (2015)

as Pierre Schulmann
Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts

Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts (2014)

as Self (uncredited)
Le mystère des jonquilles

Le mystère des jonquilles (2014)

as Sam
The Iron Ivan

The Iron Ivan (2014)

as Poddubny's Coach
Journey to the West

Journey to the West (2014)

as Dragon
Mr. X

Mr. X (2014)

as Self
No Image

Ogaden (2014)

No Image

Jiminy (2013)

as Otto Hoffmann
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (2013)

as The Theologist
Biette

Biette (2013)

as Self
Les Grandes Marées

Les Grandes Marées (2013)

as Marc
En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel

En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel (2013)

as Self
Marussia

Marussia (2013)

as Clochard
Tired of Being Handsome

Tired of Being Handsome (2013)

Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus

Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus (2013)

as Marcel Dassault
DRIVE IN Holy Motors

DRIVE IN Holy Motors (2013)

as Self
Morning Star

Morning Star (2012)

as Elliot
Holy Motors

Holy Motors (2012)

as Mr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer
Eye of the Astronomer

Eye of the Astronomer (2012)

as Jean Kepler
Hop-o'-My-Thumb

Hop-o'-My-Thumb (2011)

as The ogre
My Little Princess

My Little Princess (2011)

as Ernst
Atlantika

Atlantika (2011)

Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète

Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète (2010)

as Bezon
The Temptation of St. Tony

The Temptation of St. Tony (2009)

as Count Korzybski
Hymn to Merde

Hymn to Merde (2009)

as Merde
No Image

The Lonely (2009)

No Image

Les Williams (2009)

Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir

Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir (2009)

as (voice)
Tokyo!

Tokyo! (2008)

as Merde' (segment "Merde")
Captain Ahab

Captain Ahab (2008)

as Capitaine Achab
Mister Lonely

Mister Lonely (2008)

as Charlie Chaplin
Happy New Year London

Happy New Year London (2007)

as Gerrard Ames
Wild Camp

Wild Camp (2005)

as Blaise
Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"

Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles" (2005)

as Self
Language Does Not Lie

Language Does Not Lie (2004)

as Narrator (voice)
A Very Long Engagement

A Very Long Engagement (2004)

as Six-Soux
Luminal

Luminal (2004)

as Ryu
Correspondances: Dostoïevski

Correspondances: Dostoïevski (2003)

as reader
Mark Rothko (1903-1970) : un humaniste abstrait

Mark Rothko (1903-1970) : un humaniste abstrait (2003)

as Self - Narrator (voice)
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan

La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan (2002)

as (voice)
Married/Unmarried

Married/Unmarried (2001)

as Love
Şoför

Şoför (2001)

as The Driver
La Squale

La Squale (2000)

as Le joker
Deep in the Woods

Deep in the Woods (2000)

as Stephane
Beau Travail

Beau Travail (2000)

as Galoup
Tuvalu

Tuvalu (1999)

as Anton
Melody for a Hustler

Melody for a Hustler (1998)

as L'auto-stoppeur
Le monde à l'envers

Le monde à l'envers (1998)

as Yann Kerebel
Don Juan

Don Juan (1998)

as Pierrot
Wild Animals

Wild Animals (1997)

as Emil
Visiblement je vous aime

Visiblement je vous aime (1995)

as Denis
The Chess Game

The Chess Game (1994)

as Max
No Image

De force avec d'autres (1993)

as Denis
The Lovers on the Bridge

The Lovers on the Bridge (1991)

as Alex
Mona and I

Mona and I (1990)

as Pierre
Once Around the Park

Once Around the Park (1989)

as Berville
Mauvais Sang

Mauvais Sang (1986)

as Alex
Going and Coming Back

Going and Coming Back (1985)

as Simon Lerner's patient
Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl (1984)

as Alex
Long Live Life

Long Live Life (1984)

as Caviar delivery man
After Midnight

After Midnight (1983)

as (voice)
The Wounded Man

The Wounded Man (1983)

as Wanderer
Entre Nous

Entre Nous (1983)

as Un militaire
Les Misérables

Les Misérables (1982)

as Montparnasse
L'Ombre sur la plage

L'Ombre sur la plage (1982)

Paris Ficelle

Paris Ficelle (1982)

as Joe
No Image

Que demande le peuple (N/A)

No Image

La nuit du vivant, voyage au cœur de la pourriture (N/A)

as Narrateur
No Image

Dante's Divine Comedy (N/A)

as Narrator / Virgil / Dante
No Image

Erratic Blocks (N/A)

as Lucien Le Saint
No Image

Makunaíma XXI (N/A)

Waster

Waster (N/A)

as Waster
No Image

Transit (N/A)

as (voice)