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.
Filmography
all 126
Movies 123
self 6
Narrator 4
TV Shows 3
Actor
Hood Witch (2024)
Movie
Kasimir
The Boy Who Owns the World (2024)
Movie
Prophet
Thunder Voice (2023)
Movie
Corpus Delicti (2023)
Movie
Père de Guillaume
Poisson rouge (2023)
Movie
Narrator
Miserable Miracle (2023)
Movie
The Rosebud
Idem (2023)
Movie
Himself
L'Impossible Monsieur Simon (2023)
Movie
Actor
Human Flowers of Flesh (2023)
Movie
Narrator
All Effort of Men (2022)
Movie
Franco Fontane
Aymeline (2022)
Movie
X14 (2022)
Movie
Commandant De Royer
South Sentinel (2022)
Movie
Climby
Tralala (2021)
Movie
Maurice Sanders
The Nipple Whisperer (2021)
Movie
Silence
Night of the Kings (2021)
Movie
The politician
Le discours (2021)
Movie
Fourier
Silver Skates (2020)
Movie
Gérard
Gagarine (2020)
Movie
Le Narrateur
The Blue Star (2020)
Movie
Jacques
The Escapade (2019)
Movie
Actor
Figurant (2019)
Movie
Psychiatrist
Who the Fuck Are You (2019)
Movie
Monsieur Loyal
Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux (2019)
Movie
6
Kamal
The Bra (2019)
Movie
Barman
Girls with Balls (2019)
Movie
Jack
The Mountain (2019)
Movie
Alberto
The Traveller (2019)
TV
Silent Streams (2019)
Movie
Maillard
The Emperor of Paris (2018)
Movie
2
Actor
Scaramouche Scaramouche (2018)
Movie
Marat
One Nation, One King (2018)
Movie
3.67
Damien
Fan Club (2018)
Movie
Doctor de Chomo
Cornélius, le meunier hurlant (2018)
Movie
Fisherman Poet
3 Days in Quiberon (2018)
Movie
Alfred
The Night Eats the World (2018)
Movie
Himself
My Intelligent Comedy (2018)
Movie
Actor
Gray House (2017)
Movie
Centaur Chiron
Kazarken: As We Dig (2016)
Movie
Pierre Carnot
Midnight Sun (2016)
TV
5.11
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Louis-Ferdinand Céline (2016)
Movie
L'Inconnu / M. Lewis
Boris Without Beatrice (2016)
Movie
Lottery Ticket Seller
History's Future (2016)
Movie
André
21 Nights with Pattie (2015)
Movie
Koenig
Eva Doesn't Sleep (2015)
Movie
Karl-Ludwig
Me and Kaminski (2015)
Movie
Antoine
Graziella (2015)
Movie
Jacques Austerlitz
Austerlitz (2015)
Movie
Narrator
Dark Forests (2015)
Movie
Pierre Schulmann
Pitchipoï (2015)
Movie
Sam
Le mystère des jonquilles (2014)
Movie
The Iron Ivan (2014)
Movie
Dragon
Journey to the West (2014)
Movie
2.5
Himself
Mr. X (2014)
Movie
Ogaden (2014)
Movie
Dragon
Le voyage en Occident (2014)
Movie
Otto Hoffmann
Jiminy (2013)
Movie
The Theologist
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (2013)
Movie
Actor
Meanders (2013)
Movie
Self
Biette (2013)
Movie
Marc
Les Grandes Marées (2013)
Movie
Actor
En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel (2013)
Movie
Clochard
Marussia (2013)
Movie
Tired of Being Handsome (2013)
Movie
Marcel Dassault
Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus (2013)
Movie
Self
DRIVE IN Holy Motors (2013)
Movie
Elliot
Morning Star (2012)
Movie
Mr. Oscar / Le Banquier / La Mendiante
Holy Motors (2012)
Movie
4
Kepler - Jean
Eye of the Astronomer (2012)
Movie
L'ogre
Hop-o'-My-Thumb (2011)
Movie
Ernst
My Little Princess (2011)
Movie
Jack
Experiment 5ive (2011)
Movie
Atlantika (2011)
Movie
Marc Douelec
Obsession(s) (2010)
Movie
Bezon
Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète (2010)
Movie
Count Korzybski
The Temptation of St. Tony (2009)
Movie
Merde
Hymn to Merde (2009)
Movie
Actor
The Lonely (2009)
Movie
Les Williams (2009)
Movie
Actor
Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir (2009)
Movie
André Custe
The Little Murders of Agatha Christie (2009)
TV
Actor
Leila Shahid: Palestine Forever (2009)
Movie
Merde' (segment 'Merde')
Tokyo! (2008)
Movie
Capitaine Achab / Achab adulte
Captain Ahab (2008)
Movie
Charlie Chaplin
Mister Lonely (2008)
Movie
Gerrard Ames
Happy New Year London (2007)
Movie
Blaise
Wild Camp (2005)
Movie
Narrator
Qui a mangé la soupe cosmique? (2005)
Movie
Actor
Language Does Not Lie (2004)
Movie
Six-Soux
A Very Long Engagement (2004)
Movie
6.5
Ryu
Luminal (2004)
Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)
Mark Rothko (1903-1970) : un humaniste abstrait (2003)
Movie
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan (2002)
Movie
Love
Married/Unmarried (2001)
Movie
The Driver
Şoför (2001)
Movie
Le joker
La squale (2000)
Movie
Stephane
Deep in the Woods (2000)
Movie
1
Galoup
Beau Travail (2000)
Movie
4
Anton
Tuvalu (1999)
Movie
L'auto-stoppeur
Melody for a Hustler (1998)
Movie
Yann Kérébel
Le monde à l'envers (1998)
Movie
Pierrot
Don Juan (1998)
Movie
Emil
Wild Animals (1997)
Movie
2
Denis
Visiblement je vous aime (1995)
Movie
Max
The Chess Game (1994)
Movie
Denis
De force avec d'autres (1993)
Movie
Alex
The Lovers on the Bridge (1991)
Movie
Pierre
Mona and I (1990)
Movie
Berville
Once Around the Park (1989)
Movie
Alex
Mauvais Sang (1986)
Movie
Le patient de Simon Lerner
Going and Coming Back (1985)
Movie
Alex
Boy Meets Girl (1984)
Movie
Caviar delivery man
Long Live Life (1984)
Movie
After Midnight (1984)
Movie
Wanderer
The Wounded Man (1983)
Movie
Un militaire
Entre Nous (1983)
Movie
Montparnasse
Les Misérables (1982)
Movie
Joe
Paris Ficelle
Movie
Chef (Boss)
Princess of Jerusalem
Movie
Monsieur Merde
It's Not Me
Movie
reader
Correspondances: Dostoïevski
Movie
Karl-Göran Persson
Redoubt
Movie
Hyacinthe
Movie
Narrateur
La nuit du vivant, voyage au cœur de la pourriture
Movie
Que demande le peuple
Movie
Mafia Boss
In the Name of Blood
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.17
Based on 281 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1961-06-17 (62 years old)
Birth PlaceNeuilly-sur-Seine, France
Height1.6-meter
CitizenshipsFrance
Also Known AsДени Лаван, 드니 라방
AwardsChevalier des Arts et des Lettres
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