Denis Lavant
Biography
Denis Lavant is a French film actor born on June 17, 1961, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is recognized for his distinctive face and the physically demanding nature of his roles, which frequently incorporate slapstick, acrobatics, or dance. Lavant has a long-standing professional association with director Leos Carax, having starred in all but one of Carax's films. In addition to his work with Carax, Lavant has taken on starring roles in Claire Denis' film Beau Travail and Harmony Korine's film Mister Lonely, the latter of which features Carax in a supporting role. Across his career in acting, Lavant has accumulated 144 known credits.
Career overview
Denis Lavant is a French film actor born on June 17, 1961, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is recognized for his distinctive face and the physically demanding nature of his roles, which frequently incorporate slapstick, acrobatics, or dance. Lavant is also notable for his long-standing professional association with director Leos Carax, having played the lead role in all but one of Carax's films.
In addition to his work with Carax, Lavant has taken on starring roles in films by other notable directors. His credits include starring roles in Claire Denis' Beau Travail and Harmony Korine's Mister Lonely, the latter of which features Leos Carax in a supporting role. Across his career in film acting, Lavant has accumulated 144 known credits.
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Full Filmography
145 titles- The End (2026) as (voice)
- In All My Journeys I Am Returning (2026)
- Redoubt (2026) as Karl-Göran Persson
- The Stranger (2025) as Salamano
- Hotel Fantasma (2025)
- Sibyl (2025) as (Archive footage)
- In the Land of Arto (2025) as Rob
- In the Name of Blood (2025) as Jacques
- Bacon-Freud, face à face (2025) as Voix-off
- Hyacinthe (2025) as Reda
- L’OSSERVATORE DELL’EST (2025)
- Demons to Diamonds (2025) as The prisoner
- Fracas (2024)
- Fracas (2024) Writer
- Two Night Owls in Paris (2024) as Le bouquiniste
- It's Not Me (2024) as Monsieur Merde
- Walter Benjamin, el aura del camino (2024) as Self
- The Boy Who Owns the World (2024) as Kasimir
- Poisson rouge (2023) as Père de Guillaume
- The Green Eyes (2023)
- Thunder Voice (2023) as Prophet
- Petit Papa Noël va mourir aujourd'hui (2023)
- Hood Witch (2023) as Jules
- Miserable Miracle (2023) as Narrator (French)
- L'Impossible Monsieur Simon (2023) as Self
- Body of Crime (2023)
- Human Flowers of Flesh (2023) as Galoup
- X14 (2022)
- Le discours (2022) as Le politicien
- Tell Me Iggy (2022) as Self
- Aymeline (2022) as Franco Fontane
- South Sentinel (2022) as Commandant de Royer
- All Effort of Men (2022) as Narrator (voice)
- Tralala (2021) as Climby
- Night of the Kings (2021) as Silence
- The Nipple Whisperer (2021) as Maurice Sanders
- Silver Skates (2020) as Fourier
- Gagarine (2020) as Gérard
- The Blue Star (2020) as Le Narrateur
- The Traveller (2019) as Alberto
- The Bra (2019) as Kamal
- Girls with Balls (2019) as Barman
- The Mountain (2019) as Jack
- Figurant (2019)
- Silent Streams (2019)
- Who the Fuck Are You (2019) as Psychiatrist
- Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux (2019) as Monsieur Loyal
- The Escapade (2019) as Jacques
- The Emperor of Paris (2018) as Maillard
- The Night Eats the World (2018) as Alfred
- One Nation, One King (2018) as Marat
- Scaramouche Scaramouche (2018) as Scaramouche
- Fan Club (2018) as Damien
- My Intelligent Comedy (2018) as Allen
- 3 Days in Quiberon (2018) as Fisherman Poet
- Cornelius, the Howling Miller (2018) as Doctor de Chomo
- Gray House (2017) as Self
- Midnight Sun (2016) as Pierre Carnot
- Louis-Ferdinand Céline (2016) as Louis-Ferdinand Céline
- Kazarken: As We Dig (2016) as Chiron, le centaure
- Boris Without Beatrice (2016) as L'Inconnu
- History's Future (2016) as Lottery Ticket Seller
- Pitchipoï (2015) as Pierre Schulmann
- Me and Kaminski (2015) as Karl-Ludwig
- Austerlitz (2015) as Jacques Austerlitz
- 21 Nights with Pattie (2015) as André
- Graziella (2015) as Antoine
- Eva Doesn't Sleep (2015) as Koenig
- Dark Forests (2015) as Voice
- Mr. X (2014) as Self
- Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts (2014) as Self (uncredited)
- Le mystère des jonquilles (2014) as Sam
- Journey to the West (2014) as Dragon
- The Iron Ivan (2014) as Eugene de Paris
- Ogaden (2014)
- Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (2013) as The Theologist
- Jiminy (2013) as Otto Hoffmann
- Tired of Being Handsome (2013)
- Les Grandes Marées (2013) as Marc
- DRIVE IN Holy Motors (2013) as Self
- Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus (2013) as Marcel Dassault
- Biette (2013) as Self
- Marussia (2013) as Clochard
- En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel (2013) as Self
- Square (2012) as Self
- Holy Motors (2012) as Mr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer
- Morning Star (2012) as Elliot
- Eye of the Astronomer (2012) as Jean Kepler
- My Little Princess (2011) as Ernst
- Hitler in Hollywood (2011) as Denis Lavant
- Hop-o'-My-Thumb (2011) as The ogre
- Atlantika (2011)
- Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète (2010) as Bezon
- The Little Murders of Agatha Christie (2009) as André Custe
- The Lonely (2009)
- Les Williams (2009)
- The Temptation of St. Tony (2009) as Count Korzybski
- Hymn to Merde (2009) as Merde
- Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir (2009) as (voice)
- Tokyo! (2008) as Merde' (segment "Merde")
- Captain Ahab (2008) as Capitaine Achab
- Mister Lonely (2008) as Charlie Chaplin
- Happy New Year London (2007) as Gerrard Ames
- Wild Camp (2005) as Blaise
- Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles" (2005) as Self
- A Very Long Engagement (2004) as Six-Soux
- Luminal (2004) as Ryu
- Language Does Not Lie (2004) as Narrator (voice)
- Correspondances: Dostoïevski (2003) as reader
- Mark Rothko (1903-1970) : un humaniste abstrait (2003) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan (2002) as (voice)
- Married/Unmarried (2001) as Love
- Şoför (2001) as The Driver
- Beau Travail (2000) as Galoup
- La Squale (2000) as Le joker
- Deep in the Woods (2000) as Stephane
- Tuvalu (1999) as Anton
- Don Juan (1998) as Pierrot
- Melody for a Hustler (1998) as L'auto-stoppeur
- Le monde à l'envers (1998) as Yann Kerebel
- Wild Animals (1997) as Emil
- Visiblement je vous aime (1995) as Denis
- The Chess Game (1994) as Max
- De force avec d'autres (1993) as Denis
- The Lovers on the Bridge (1991) as Alex
- Mona and I (1990) as Pierre
- Once Around the Park (1989) as Berville
- Mauvais Sang (1986) as Alex
- Going and Coming Back (1985) as Simon Lerner's patient
- Boy Meets Girl (1984) as Alex
- Long Live Life (1984) as Caviar delivery man
- The Wounded Man (1983) as Wanderer
- After Midnight (1983) as (voice)
- Entre Nous (1983) as Un militaire
- Les Misérables (1982) as Montparnasse
- L'Ombre sur la plage (1982)
- Paris Ficelle (1982) as Joe
- The Countess of Monte Cristo
- Erratic Blocks as Lucien Le Saint
- Waster as Waster
- Dante's Divine Comedy as Narrator / Virgil / Dante
- Que demande le peuple
- Makunaíma XXI
- La nuit du vivant, voyage au cœur de la pourriture as Narrateur
- 7 jours 4000 ans as (Voix)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Denis Lavant best known for?
Denis Lavant is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Stranger (2025), Fracas (2024), Fracas (2024), Silver Skates (2020).
When and where was Denis Lavant born?
Denis Lavant was born on June 17, 1961 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
How many credits does Denis Lavant have?
Denis Lavant has accumulated over 145 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1982 to 2026.
What is Denis Lavant's background in cinema and television?
Denis Lavant is a French film actor born on June 17, 1961, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is recognized for his distinctive face and the physically demanding nature of his roles, which frequently incorporate slapstick, acrobatics, or dance. Lavant has a long-standing professional association with dire...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Silver Skates (2020) as Fourier — aged about 59
- The Little Murders of Agatha Christie (2009) as André Custe — aged about 48
- The Lovers on the Bridge (1991) as Alex — aged about 30
- A Very Long Engagement (2004) as Six-Soux — aged about 43
- Beau Travail (2000) as Galoup — aged about 39
- Mauvais Sang (1986) as Alex — aged about 25
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