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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1961-06-17 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Denis Lavant

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.

Known For

Acting

2025

Hyacinthe as Reda

2024

It's Not Me as Monsieur Merde
Hood Witch as Jules
Two Night Owls in Paris as Le bouquiniste

2023

Miserable Miracle as Narrator (French)
Thunder Voice as Prophet
Poisson rouge as Père de Guillaume

2022

South Sentinel as Commandant de Royer
All Effort of Men as Narrator (voice)
Aymeline as Franco Fontane

2021

Le discours as Le politicien
The Nipple Whisperer as Maurice Sanders
Tralala as Climby

2020

Silver Skates as Fourier
The Blue Star as Le Narrateur
Gagarine as Gérard

2019

The Escapade as Jacques
The Bra as Kamal
The Mountain as Jack
Who the Fuck Are You as Psychiatrist
The Traveller as Alberto

2018

Fan Club as Damien
3 Days in Quiberon as Fisherman Poet

2017

Gray House as Self

2016

History's Future as Lottery Ticket Seller
Louis-Ferdinand Céline as Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Kazarken: As We Dig as Chiron, le centaure
Midnight Sun as Pierre Carnot

2015

Austerlitz as Jacques Austerlitz
Me and Kaminski as Karl-Ludwig
Pitchipoï as Pierre Schulmann
Dark Forests as Voice
Graziella as Antoine

2014

Mr. X as Self

2013

Marussia as Clochard
Biette as Self
Jiminy as Otto Hoffmann

2012

Holy Motors as Mr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer
Morning Star as Elliot
Eye of the Astronomer as Jean Kepler
Square as Self

2011

Hop-o'-My-Thumb as The ogre

2010

2009

The Temptation of St. Tony as Count Korzybski
Hymn to Merde as Merde

2008

Tokyo! as Merde' (segment "Merde")
Mister Lonely as Charlie Chaplin
Captain Ahab as Capitaine Achab

2007

Happy New Year London as Gerrard Ames

2005

Wild Camp as Blaise

2004

Language Does Not Lie as Narrator (voice)
Luminal as Ryu

2003

2002

2001

2000

Deep in the Woods as Stephane
Beau Travail as Galoup
La Squale as Le joker

1999

Tuvalu as Anton

1998

Melody for a Hustler as L'auto-stoppeur
Don Juan as Pierrot
Le monde à l'envers as Yann Kerebel

1997

Wild Animals as Emil

1995

1994

1993

1991

1990

Mona and I as Pierre

1989

1986

Mauvais Sang as Alex

1985

Going and Coming Back as Simon Lerner's patient

1984

Long Live Life as Caviar delivery man

1983

Entre Nous as Un militaire
The Wounded Man as Wanderer

1982

Les Misérables as Montparnasse

-

Redoubt as Karl-Göran Persson
Dante's Divine Comedy as Narrator / Virgil / Dante
Erratic Blocks as Lucien Le Saint

Writing

2024

Fracas as Writer