Denis Lavant

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Denis Lavant

Acting 65 June 17, 1961

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,…

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A Very Long Engagement

A Very Long Engagement

7.3 2004 Movie
Holy Motors

Holy Motors

7.0 2012 Movie
The Night Eats the World

The Night Eats the World

6.0 2018 Movie
The Emperor of Paris

The Emperor of Paris

6.3 2018 Movie
The Lovers on the Bridge

The Lovers on the Bridge

7.4 1991 Movie
Beau Travail

Beau Travail

7.2 2000 Movie
Silver Skates

Silver Skates

7.5 2020 Movie
Mauvais Sang

Mauvais Sang

7.1 1986 Movie
Tokyo!

Tokyo!

6.9 2008 Movie
The Stranger

The Stranger

6.8 2025 Movie
Girls with Balls

Girls with Balls

4.2 2019 Movie
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

5.9 2013 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Erratics

    Movie Lucien Le Saint

  2. 2026
    The Inquisition

    TV show Self - Narrator (voice)

  3. 2026
    Inquisitions

    Movie L'inquisiteur

  4. 2026
    In All My Journeys I Am Returning

    Movie

  5. 2026
    The End

    Movie (voice)

  6. 2026
    Redoubt

    Movie Karl-Göran Persson

  7. 2025
    In the Land of Arto

    Movie Rob

  8. 2025
    L’OSSERVATORE DELL’EST

    Movie

  9. 2025
    The Stranger

    Movie Salamano

  10. 2025
    Sibyl

    Movie (Archive footage)

  11. 2025
    Hyacinthe

    Movie Reda

  12. 2025
    Bacon-Freud, face à face

    Movie Voix-off

  13. 2025
    Demons to Diamonds

    Movie The prisoner

  14. 2025
    Hotel Fantasma

    Movie

  15. 2025
    In the Name of Blood

    Movie Jacques

  16. 2024
    Walter Benjamin, el aura del camino

    Movie Self

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  1. 2024
    Fracas

    Movie

  2. 2024
    Two Night Owls in Paris

    Movie Le bouquiniste

  3. 2024
    It's Not Me

    Movie Monsieur Merde

  4. 2024
    The Boy Who Owns the World

    Movie Kasimir

  5. 2023
    Petit Papa Noël va mourir aujourd'hui

    Movie

  6. 2023
    Thunder Voice

    Movie Prophet

  7. 2023
    Body of Crime

    Movie

  8. 2023
    Hood Witch

    Movie Jules

  9. 2023
    Poisson rouge

    Movie Père de Guillaume

  10. 2023
    Miserable Miracle

    Movie Narrator (French)

  11. 2023
    The Green Eyes

    Movie

  12. 2023
    L'Impossible Monsieur Simon

    Movie Self

  13. 2023
    Human Flowers of Flesh

    Movie Galoup

  14. 2022
    All Effort of Men

    Movie Narrator (voice)

  15. 2022
    Aymeline

    Movie Franco Fontane

  16. 2022
    X14

    Movie

  17. 2022
    Tell Me Iggy

    Movie Self

  18. 2022
    Le discours

    Movie Le politicien

  19. 2022
    South Sentinel

    Movie Commandant de Royer

  20. 2021
    Tralala

    Movie Climby

  21. 2021
    The Nipple Whisperer

    Movie Maurice Sanders

  22. 2021
    Night of the Kings

    Movie Silence

  23. 2020
    Silver Skates

    Movie Fourier

  24. 2020
    Gagarine

    Movie Gérard