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Denis Lavant

Denis Lavant

Acting

Born: June 17, 1961Neuilly-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
Filmography
Redoubt

Redoubt

Karl-Göran Persson

2026
In the Land of Arto

In the Land of Arto

Rob

2025

L’OSSERVATORE DELL’EST

2025
The Stranger

The Stranger

Salamano

2025
Sibyl

Sibyl

(Archive footage)

2025
Hyacinthe

Hyacinthe

Reda

2025
Bacon-Freud, face à face

Bacon-Freud, face à face

Voix-off

2025
Demons to Diamonds

Demons to Diamonds

The prisoner

2025
Hotel Fantasma

Hotel Fantasma

2025
In the Name of Blood

In the Name of Blood

Jacques

2025
Fracas

Fracas

2024
Two Night Owls in Paris

Two Night Owls in Paris

Le bouquiniste

2024
It's Not Me

It's Not Me

Monsieur Merde

2024
The Boy Who Owns the World

The Boy Who Owns the World

Kasimir

2024
Petit Papa Noël va mourir aujourd'hui

Petit Papa Noël va mourir aujourd'hui

2023
Thunder Voice

Thunder Voice

Prophet

2023
Body of Crime

Body of Crime

2023
Hood Witch

Hood Witch

Jules

2023
Poisson rouge

Poisson rouge

Père de Guillaume

2023
Miserable Miracle

Miserable Miracle

Narrator (French)

2023
The Green Eyes

The Green Eyes

2023
L'Impossible Monsieur Simon

L'Impossible Monsieur Simon

Self

2023
Human Flowers of Flesh

Human Flowers of Flesh

Galoup

2023
All Effort of Men

All Effort of Men

Narrator (voice)

2022
Aymeline

Aymeline

Franco Fontane

2022
X14

X14

2022
Tell Me Iggy

Tell Me Iggy

Self

2022
Le discours

Le discours

Le politicien

2022
South Sentinel

South Sentinel

Commandant de Royer

2022
Tralala

Tralala

Climby

2021
The Nipple Whisperer

The Nipple Whisperer

Maurice Sanders

2021
Night of the Kings

Night of the Kings

Silence

2021
Silver Skates

Silver Skates

Fourier

2020
Gagarine

Gagarine

Gérard

2020
The Blue Star

The Blue Star

Le Narrateur

2020

The Escapade

Jacques

2019
Figurant

Figurant

2019
Who the Fuck Are You

Who the Fuck Are You

Psychiatrist

2019
Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux

Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux

Monsieur Loyal

2019
Girls with Balls

Girls with Balls

Barman

2019
The Mountain

The Mountain

Jack

2019
Silent Streams

Silent Streams

2019
The Bra

The Bra

Kamal

2019
The Emperor of Paris

The Emperor of Paris

Maillard

2018
Scaramouche Scaramouche

Scaramouche Scaramouche

Scaramouche

2018
One Nation, One King

One Nation, One King

Marat

2018

Fan Club

Damien

2018
Cornelius, the Howling Miller

Cornelius, the Howling Miller

Doctor de Chomo

2018
3 Days in Quiberon

3 Days in Quiberon

Fisherman Poet

2018
The Night Eats the World

The Night Eats the World

Alfred

2018
My Intelligent Comedy

My Intelligent Comedy

Allen

2018
Gray House

Gray House

Self

2017
Kazarken: As We Dig

Kazarken: As We Dig

Chiron, le centaure

2016
Louis-Ferdinand Céline

Louis-Ferdinand Céline

Louis-Ferdinand Céline

2016
Boris Without Beatrice

Boris Without Beatrice

L'Inconnu

2016

History's Future

Lottery Ticket Seller

2016
21 Nights with Pattie

21 Nights with Pattie

André

2015
Eva Doesn't Sleep

Eva Doesn't Sleep

Koenig

2015
Me and Kaminski

Me and Kaminski

Karl-Ludwig

2015
Graziella

Graziella

Antoine

2015
Austerlitz

Austerlitz

Jacques Austerlitz

2015
Dark Forests

Dark Forests

Voice

2015
Pitchipoï

Pitchipoï

Pierre Schulmann

2015
Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts

Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts

Self (uncredited)

2014
Le mystère des jonquilles

Le mystère des jonquilles

Sam

2014
The Iron Ivan

The Iron Ivan

Eugene de Paris

2014
Journey to the West

Journey to the West

Dragon

2014
Mr. X

Mr. X

Self

2014

Ogaden

2014

Jiminy

Otto Hoffmann

2013
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

The Theologist

2013
Biette

Biette

Self

2013
Les Grandes Marées

Les Grandes Marées

Marc

2013
En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel

En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel

Self

2013
Marussia

Marussia

Clochard

2013
Tired of Being Handsome

Tired of Being Handsome

2013
Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus

Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus

Marcel Dassault

2013
DRIVE IN Holy Motors

DRIVE IN Holy Motors

Self

2013
Morning Star

Morning Star

Elliot

2012
Holy Motors

Holy Motors

Mr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer

2012
Eye of the Astronomer

Eye of the Astronomer

Jean Kepler

2012
Hop-o'-My-Thumb

Hop-o'-My-Thumb

The ogre

2011
My Little Princess

My Little Princess

Ernst

2011
Atlantika

Atlantika

2011
Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète

Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète

Bezon

2010
The Temptation of St. Tony

The Temptation of St. Tony

Count Korzybski

2009
Hymn to Merde

Hymn to Merde

Merde

2009

The Lonely

2009

Les Williams

2009
Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir

Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir

(voice)

2009
Tokyo!

Tokyo!

Merde' (segment "Merde")

2008
Captain Ahab

Captain Ahab

Capitaine Achab

2008
Mister Lonely

Mister Lonely

Charlie Chaplin

2008
Happy New Year London

Happy New Year London

Gerrard Ames

2007
Wild Camp

Wild Camp

Blaise

2005
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"

Self

2005
Language Does Not Lie

Language Does Not Lie

Narrator (voice)

2004
A Very Long Engagement

A Very Long Engagement

Six-Soux

2004
Luminal

Luminal

Ryu

2004
Correspondances: Dostoïevski

Correspondances: Dostoïevski

reader

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

Mark Rothko (1903-1970) : un humaniste abstrait

Self - Narrator (voice)

2003
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan

La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan

(voice)

2002
Married/Unmarried

Married/Unmarried

Love

2001
Şoför

Şoför

The Driver

2001
La Squale

La Squale

Le joker

2000
Deep in the Woods

Deep in the Woods

Stephane

2000
Beau Travail

Beau Travail

Galoup

2000
Tuvalu

Tuvalu

Anton

1999
Melody for a Hustler

Melody for a Hustler

L'auto-stoppeur

1998
Le monde à l'envers

Le monde à l'envers

Yann Kerebel

1998
Don Juan

Don Juan

Pierrot

1998
Wild Animals

Wild Animals

Emil

1997
Visiblement je vous aime

Visiblement je vous aime

Denis

1995
The Chess Game

The Chess Game

Max

1994

De force avec d'autres

Denis

1993
The Lovers on the Bridge

The Lovers on the Bridge

Alex

1991
Mona and I

Mona and I

Pierre

1990
Once Around the Park

Once Around the Park

Berville

1989
Mauvais Sang

Mauvais Sang

Alex

1986
Going and Coming Back

Going and Coming Back

Simon Lerner's patient

1985
Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl

Alex

1984
Long Live Life

Long Live Life

Caviar delivery man

1984
After Midnight

After Midnight

(voice)

1983
The Wounded Man

The Wounded Man

Wanderer

1983
Entre Nous

Entre Nous

Un militaire

1983
Les Misérables

Les Misérables

Montparnasse

1982
L'Ombre sur la plage

L'Ombre sur la plage

1982
Paris Ficelle

Paris Ficelle

Joe

1982