Denis Lavant
Acting
Born 1961-06-17 · Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
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
The Stranger
2025 · Movie
A Very Long Engagement
2004 · Movie
Silver Skates
2020 · Movie
Holy Motors
2012 · Movie
Tokyo!
2008 · Movie
The Lovers on the Bridge
1991 · Movie
Beau Travail
2000 · Movie
Le monde à l'envers
1998 · Movie
The Emperor of Paris
2018 · Movie
Paris Ficelle
1982 · Movie
After Midnight
1983 · Movie
The Night Eats the World
2018 · Movie
Mauvais Sang
1986 · Movie
Les Misérables
1982 · Movie
It's Not Me
2024 · Movie
Tell Me Iggy
2022 · Movie
My Little Princess
2011 · Movie
The Iron Ivan
2014 · Movie
Mister Lonely
2008 · Movie
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
2013 · Movie
The Boy Who Owns the World
2024 · Movie
In the Land of Arto
2025 · Movie
Entre Nous
1983 · Movie
L'Ombre sur la plage
1982 · Movie
Boy Meets Girl
1984 · Movie
The Temptation of St. Tony
2009 · Movie
Two Night Owls in Paris
2024 · Movie
Bacon-Freud, face à face
2025 · Movie
Hood Witch
2023 · Movie
3 Days in Quiberon
2018 · Movie
Going and Coming Back
1985 · Movie
Language Does Not Lie
2004 · Movie
Journey to the West
2014 · Movie
Mr. X
2014 · Movie
Gagarine
2020 · Movie
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
2002 · Movie
All Effort of Men
2022 · Movie
My Intelligent Comedy
2018 · Movie
Night of the Kings
2021 · Movie
Me and Kaminski
2015 · Movie
One Nation, One King
2018 · Movie
Wild Animals
1997 · Movie
Long Live Life
1984 · Movie
Marussia
2013 · Movie
The Wounded Man
1983 · Movie
Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux
2019 · Movie
The Bra
2019 · Movie
Boris Without Beatrice
2016 · Movie
Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir
2009 · Movie
In the Name of Blood
2025 · Movie
Figurant
2019 · Movie
The Mountain
2019 · Movie
Tuvalu
1999 · Movie
Tralala
2021 · Movie
DRIVE IN Holy Motors
2013 · Movie
21 Nights with Pattie
2015 · Movie
Girls with Balls
2019 · Movie
The Nipple Whisperer
2021 · Movie
South Sentinel
2022 · Movie
La Squale
2000 · Movie