Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 17, 1961
Place of Birth
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Credits
144 titles
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
Filmography
In All My Journeys I Am Returning
The End
(voice)
Redoubt
Karl-Göran Persson
In the Land of Arto
Rob
L’OSSERVATORE DELL’EST
The Stranger
Salamano
Sibyl
(Archive footage)
Hyacinthe
Reda
Bacon-Freud, face à face
Voix-off
Demons to Diamonds
The prisoner
Hotel Fantasma
In the Name of Blood
Jacques
Walter Benjamin, el aura del camino
Self
Fracas
Two Night Owls in Paris
Le bouquiniste
It's Not Me
Monsieur Merde
The Boy Who Owns the World
Kasimir
Petit Papa Noël va mourir aujourd'hui
Thunder Voice
Prophet
Body of Crime
Hood Witch
Jules
Poisson rouge
Père de Guillaume
Miserable Miracle
Narrator (French)
The Green Eyes
L'Impossible Monsieur Simon
Self
Human Flowers of Flesh
Galoup
All Effort of Men
Narrator (voice)
Aymeline
Franco Fontane
X14
Tell Me Iggy
Self
Le discours
Le politicien
South Sentinel
Commandant de Royer
Tralala
Climby
The Nipple Whisperer
Maurice Sanders
Night of the Kings
Silence
Silver Skates
Fourier
Gagarine
Gérard
The Blue Star
Le Narrateur
The Escapade
Jacques
Figurant
Who the Fuck Are You
Psychiatrist
Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux
Monsieur Loyal
Girls with Balls
Barman
The Mountain
Jack
The Traveller
Alberto
Silent Streams
The Bra
Kamal
The Emperor of Paris
Maillard
Scaramouche Scaramouche
Scaramouche
One Nation, One King
Marat