Denis Lavant
Born
June 17, 1961 (age 64)
Birthplace
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Denis Lavant

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.

Movies

L’OSSERVATORE DELL’EST
L’OSSERVATORE DELL’EST
2025
The Stranger
The Stranger
2025 ★ 6.8
Salamano
Redoubt
Redoubt
2025 ★ 8.0
Karl-Göran Persson
Sibyl
Sibyl
2025
(Archive footage)
Hyacinthe
Hyacinthe
2025
Reda
Bacon-Freud, face à face
Bacon-Freud, face à face
2025 ★ 8.0
Voix-off
Demons to Diamonds
Demons to Diamonds
2025
The prisoner
Hotel Fantasma
Hotel Fantasma
2025
In the Name of Blood
In the Name of Blood
2025 ★ 6.1
Jacques
Fracas
Fracas
2024
Two Night Owls in Paris
Two Night Owls in Paris
2024 ★ 8.0
Le bouquiniste
It's Not Me
It's Not Me
2024 ★ 7.0
Monsieur Merde
The Boy Who Owns the World
The Boy Who Owns the World
2024 ★ 8.5
Kasimir
Petit Papa Noël va mourir aujourd'hui
Petit Papa Noël va mourir aujourd'hui
2023
Thunder Voice
Thunder Voice
2023
Prophet
Body of Crime
Body of Crime
2023
Hood Witch
Hood Witch
2023 ★ 6.1
Jules
Poisson rouge
Poisson rouge
2023 ★ 4.8
Père de Guillaume
Miserable Miracle
Miserable Miracle
2023
Narrator (French)
The Green Eyes
The Green Eyes
2023
Human Flowers of Flesh
Human Flowers of Flesh
2023 ★ 6.0
Galoup
All Effort of Men
All Effort of Men
2022
Narrator (voice)
Aymeline
Aymeline
2022
Franco Fontane
X14
X14
2022
South Sentinel
South Sentinel
2022 ★ 5.7
Commandant de Royer
Tralala
Tralala
2021 ★ 5.6
Climby
The Nipple Whisperer
The Nipple Whisperer
2021 ★ 6.3
Maurice Sanders
Night of the Kings
Night of the Kings
2021 ★ 6.6
Silence
Le discours
Le discours
2021
Le politicien
Silver Skates
Silver Skates
2020 ★ 7.5
Fourier
Gagarine
Gagarine
2020 ★ 6.6
Gérard
The Blue Star
The Blue Star
2020
Le Narrateur
The Escapade
The Escapade
2019
Jacques
Figurant
Figurant
2019 ★ 7.1
Who the Fuck Are You
Who the Fuck Are You
2019
Psychiatrist
Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux
Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux
2019 ★ 6.6
Monsieur Loyal
The Bra
The Bra
2019 ★ 6.0
Kamal
Girls with Balls
Girls with Balls
2019 ★ 4.2
Barman
The Mountain
The Mountain
2019 ★ 5.1
Jack
Silent Streams
Silent Streams
2019 ★ 5.0
The Emperor of Paris
The Emperor of Paris
2018 ★ 6.3
Maillard
Scaramouche Scaramouche
Scaramouche Scaramouche
2018
Scaramouche
One Nation, One King
One Nation, One King
2018 ★ 5.5
Marat
Fan Club
Fan Club
2018
Damien
Cornelius, the Howling Miller
Cornelius, the Howling Miller
2018 ★ 4.7
Doctor de Chomo
3 Days in Quiberon
3 Days in Quiberon
2018 ★ 6.3
Fisherman Poet
The Night Eats the World
The Night Eats the World
2018 ★ 6.0
Alfred
My Intelligent Comedy
My Intelligent Comedy
2018 ★ 6.8
Allen
Kazarken: As We Dig
Kazarken: As We Dig
2016 ★ 5.8
Chiron, le centaure
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
2016 ★ 5.8
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Boris Without Beatrice
Boris Without Beatrice
2016 ★ 6.5
L'Inconnu
History's Future
History's Future
2016 ★ 3.9
Lottery Ticket Seller
21 Nights with Pattie
21 Nights with Pattie
2015 ★ 5.7
André
Eva Doesn't Sleep
Eva Doesn't Sleep
2015 ★ 5.2
Koenig
Me and Kaminski
Me and Kaminski
2015 ★ 6.0
Karl-Ludwig
Graziella
Graziella
2015 ★ 2.3
Antoine
Austerlitz
Austerlitz
2015
Jacques Austerlitz
Dark Forests
Dark Forests
2015 ★ 5.1
Voice
Pitchipoï
Pitchipoï
2015 ★ 5.0
Pierre Schulmann
Le mystère des jonquilles
Le mystère des jonquilles
2014 ★ 4.0
Sam
The Iron Ivan
The Iron Ivan
2014 ★ 6.0
Poddubny's Coach
Journey to the West
Journey to the West
2014 ★ 6.3
Dragon
Ogaden
Ogaden
2014
Jiminy
Jiminy
2013 ★ 7.2
Otto Hoffmann
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
2013 ★ 5.9
The Theologist
Les Grandes Marées
Les Grandes Marées
2013
Marc
Marussia
Marussia
2013 ★ 6.3
Clochard
Tired of Being Handsome
Tired of Being Handsome
2013
Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus
Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus
2013 ★ 2.0
Marcel Dassault
Morning Star
Morning Star
2012 ★ 3.5
Elliot
Holy Motors
Holy Motors
2012 ★ 7.0
Mr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer
Eye of the Astronomer
Eye of the Astronomer
2012 ★ 3.3
Jean Kepler
Hop-o'-My-Thumb
Hop-o'-My-Thumb
2011 ★ 5.5
The ogre
My Little Princess
My Little Princess
2011 ★ 6.4
Ernst
Atlantika
Atlantika
2011
Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète
Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète
2010 ★ 4.0
Bezon
The Temptation of St. Tony
The Temptation of St. Tony
2009 ★ 6.9
Count Korzybski
Hymn to Merde
Hymn to Merde
2009 ★ 6.0
Merde
The Lonely
The Lonely
2009
Les Williams
Les Williams
2009
Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir
Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir
2009 ★ 7.0
(voice)
Tokyo!
Tokyo!
2008 ★ 6.9
Merde' (segment "Merde")
Captain Ahab
Captain Ahab
2008 ★ 4.2
Capitaine Achab
Mister Lonely
Mister Lonely
2008 ★ 6.5
Charlie Chaplin
Happy New Year London
Happy New Year London
2007 ★ 6.0
Gerrard Ames
Wild Camp
Wild Camp
2005 ★ 4.3
Blaise
Language Does Not Lie
Language Does Not Lie
2004 ★ 8.0
Narrator (voice)
A Very Long Engagement
A Very Long Engagement
2004 ★ 7.3
Six-Soux
Luminal
Luminal
2004 ★ 4.8
Ryu
Correspondances: Dostoïevski
Correspondances: Dostoïevski
2003
reader
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
2002
(voice)
Married/Unmarried
Married/Unmarried
2001 ★ 2.6
Love
Şoför
Şoför
2001
The Driver
La Squale
La Squale
2000 ★ 5.9
Le joker
Deep in the Woods
Deep in the Woods
2000 ★ 3.8
Stephane
Beau Travail
Beau Travail
2000 ★ 7.1
Galoup
Tuvalu
Tuvalu
1999 ★ 6.1
Anton
Melody for a Hustler
Melody for a Hustler
1998 ★ 2.5
L'auto-stoppeur
Le monde à l'envers
Le monde à l'envers
1998
Yann Kerebel
Don Juan
Don Juan
1998 ★ 4.4
Pierrot
Wild Animals
Wild Animals
1997 ★ 5.8
Emil
Visiblement je vous aime
Visiblement je vous aime
1995 ★ 4.0
Denis
The Chess Game
The Chess Game
1994 ★ 4.1
Max
De force avec d'autres
De force avec d'autres
1993 ★ 5.0
Denis
The Lovers on the Bridge
The Lovers on the Bridge
1991 ★ 7.4
Alex
Mona and I
Mona and I
1990 ★ 4.9
Pierre
Once Around the Park
Once Around the Park
1989 ★ 3.0
Berville
Mauvais Sang
Mauvais Sang
1986 ★ 7.1
Alex
Going and Coming Back
Going and Coming Back
1985 ★ 6.4
Simon Lerner's patient
Boy Meets Girl
Boy Meets Girl
1984 ★ 6.7
Alex
Long Live Life
Long Live Life
1984 ★ 5.9
Caviar delivery man
After Midnight
After Midnight
1983 ★ 10.0
(voice)
The Wounded Man
The Wounded Man
1983 ★ 5.6
Wanderer
Entre Nous
Entre Nous
1983 ★ 6.6
Un militaire
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
1982 ★ 6.9
Montparnasse
Paris Ficelle
Paris Ficelle
1982
Joe
Que demande le peuple
Que demande le peuple
La nuit du vivant, voyage au cœur de la pourriture
La nuit du vivant, voyage au cœur de la pourriture
Narrateur
Dante's Divine Comedy
Dante's Divine Comedy
Narrator / Virgil / Dante
Makunaíma XXI
Makunaíma XXI
The Rose
The Rose
(voice)
Erratic Blocks
Erratic Blocks
Lucien Le Saint
Waster
Waster
Waster

TV Series