

Denis Lavant
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
17 Jun 1961
Age
65 Years
Born In
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Total Projects
140
Years Active
44 Yrs
Avg Rating
5.9 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Redoubt
Redoubt
as Karl-Göran Persson

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In the Land of Arto
In the Land of Arto
as Rob

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L’OSSERVATORE DELL’EST
L’OSSERVATORE DELL’EST

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The Stranger
The Stranger
as Salamano

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Sibyl
Sibyl
as (Archive footage)

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Hyacinthe
Hyacinthe
as Reda

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Bacon-Freud, face à face
Bacon-Freud, face à face
as Voix-off

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Demons to Diamonds
Demons to Diamonds
as The prisoner

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Hotel Fantasma
Hotel Fantasma

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In the Name of Blood
In the Name of Blood
as Jacques

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Fracas
Fracas

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Two Night Owls in Paris
Two Night Owls in Paris
as Le bouquiniste

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It's Not Me
It's Not Me
as Monsieur Merde

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The Boy Who Owns the World
The Boy Who Owns the World
as Kasimir

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Petit Papa Noël va mourir aujourd'hui
Petit Papa Noël va mourir aujourd'hui

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Thunder Voice
Thunder Voice
as Prophet

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Body of Crime
Body of Crime

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Hood Witch
Hood Witch
as Jules

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Poisson rouge
Poisson rouge
as Père de Guillaume

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Miserable Miracle
Miserable Miracle
as Narrator (French)

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The Green Eyes
The Green Eyes

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L'Impossible Monsieur Simon
L'Impossible Monsieur Simon
as Self

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Human Flowers of Flesh
Human Flowers of Flesh
as Galoup

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All Effort of Men
All Effort of Men
as Narrator (voice)

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Aymeline
Aymeline
as Franco Fontane

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X14
X14

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Tell Me Iggy
Tell Me Iggy
as Self

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Le discours
Le discours
as Le politicien

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South Sentinel
South Sentinel
as Commandant de Royer

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Tralala
Tralala
as Climby

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The Nipple Whisperer
The Nipple Whisperer
as Maurice Sanders

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Night of the Kings
Night of the Kings
as Silence

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Silver Skates
Silver Skates
as Fourier

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Gagarine
Gagarine
as Gérard

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The Blue Star
The Blue Star
as Le Narrateur

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The Escapade
The Escapade
as Jacques

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Figurant
Figurant

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Who the Fuck Are You
Who the Fuck Are You
as Psychiatrist

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Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux
Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux
as Monsieur Loyal

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Girls with Balls
Girls with Balls
as Barman

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The Mountain
The Mountain
as Jack

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The Traveller
The Traveller
as Alberto

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Silent Streams
Silent Streams

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The Bra
The Bra
as Kamal

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The Emperor of Paris
The Emperor of Paris
as Maillard

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Scaramouche Scaramouche
Scaramouche Scaramouche
as Scaramouche

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One Nation, One King
One Nation, One King
as Marat

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Fan Club
Fan Club
as Damien

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Cornelius, the Howling Miller
Cornelius, the Howling Miller
as Doctor de Chomo

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3 Days in Quiberon
3 Days in Quiberon
as Fisherman Poet

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The Night Eats the World
The Night Eats the World
as Alfred

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My Intelligent Comedy
My Intelligent Comedy
as Allen

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Gray House
Gray House
as Self

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Kazarken: As We Dig
Kazarken: As We Dig
as Chiron, le centaure

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Midnight Sun
Midnight Sun
as Pierre Carnot

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Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
as Louis-Ferdinand Céline

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Boris Without Beatrice
Boris Without Beatrice
as L'Inconnu

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History's Future
History's Future
as Lottery Ticket Seller

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21 Nights with Pattie
21 Nights with Pattie
as André

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Eva Doesn't Sleep
Eva Doesn't Sleep
as Koenig

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Me and Kaminski
Me and Kaminski
as Karl-Ludwig

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Graziella
Graziella
as Antoine

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Austerlitz
Austerlitz
as Jacques Austerlitz

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Dark Forests
Dark Forests
as Voice

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Pitchipoï
Pitchipoï
as Pierre Schulmann

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Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts
Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts
as Self (uncredited)

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Le mystère des jonquilles
Le mystère des jonquilles
as Sam

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The Iron Ivan
The Iron Ivan
as Eugene de Paris

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Journey to the West
Journey to the West
as Dragon

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Mr. X
Mr. X
as Self

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Ogaden
Ogaden

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Jiminy
Jiminy
as Otto Hoffmann

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Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
as The Theologist

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Biette
Biette
as Self

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Les Grandes Marées
Les Grandes Marées
as Marc

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En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel
En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel
as Self

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Marussia
Marussia
as Clochard

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Tired of Being Handsome
Tired of Being Handsome

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Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus
Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus
as Marcel Dassault

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DRIVE IN Holy Motors
DRIVE IN Holy Motors
as Self

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Morning Star
Morning Star
as Elliot

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Holy Motors
Holy Motors
as Mr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer

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Eye of the Astronomer
Eye of the Astronomer
as Jean Kepler

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Square
Square
as Self

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Hop-o'-My-Thumb
Hop-o'-My-Thumb
as The ogre

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My Little Princess
My Little Princess
as Ernst

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Atlantika
Atlantika

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Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète
Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète
as Bezon

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The Temptation of St. Tony
The Temptation of St. Tony
as Count Korzybski

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Hymn to Merde
Hymn to Merde
as Merde

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The Lonely
The Lonely

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Les Williams
Les Williams

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Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir
Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir
as (voice)

tv
The Little Murders of Agatha Christie
The Little Murders of Agatha Christie
as André Custe

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Tokyo!
Tokyo!
as Merde' (segment "Merde")

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Captain Ahab
Captain Ahab
as Capitaine Achab

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Mister Lonely
Mister Lonely
as Charlie Chaplin

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Happy New Year London
Happy New Year London
as Gerrard Ames

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Wild Camp
Wild Camp
as Blaise

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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"
as Self

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Language Does Not Lie
Language Does Not Lie
as Narrator (voice)

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A Very Long Engagement
A Very Long Engagement
as Six-Soux

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Luminal
Luminal
as Ryu

movie
Correspondances: Dostoïevski
Correspondances: Dostoïevski
as reader

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Mark Rothko (1903-1970) : un humaniste abstrait
Mark Rothko (1903-1970) : un humaniste abstrait
as Self - Narrator (voice)

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La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
as (voice)

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Married/Unmarried
Married/Unmarried
as Love

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Şoför
Şoför
as The Driver

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La Squale
La Squale
as Le joker

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Deep in the Woods
Deep in the Woods
as Stephane

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Beau Travail
Beau Travail
as Galoup

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Tuvalu
Tuvalu
as Anton

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Melody for a Hustler
Melody for a Hustler
as L'auto-stoppeur

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Le monde à l'envers
Le monde à l'envers
as Yann Kerebel

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Don Juan
Don Juan
as Pierrot

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Wild Animals
Wild Animals
as Emil

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Visiblement je vous aime
Visiblement je vous aime
as Denis

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The Chess Game
The Chess Game
as Max

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De force avec d'autres
De force avec d'autres
as Denis

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The Lovers on the Bridge
The Lovers on the Bridge
as Alex

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Mona and I
Mona and I
as Pierre

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Once Around the Park
Once Around the Park
as Berville

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Mauvais Sang
Mauvais Sang
as Alex

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Going and Coming Back
Going and Coming Back
as Simon Lerner's patient

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Boy Meets Girl
Boy Meets Girl
as Alex

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Long Live Life
Long Live Life
as Caviar delivery man

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After Midnight
After Midnight
as (voice)

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The Wounded Man
The Wounded Man
as Wanderer

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Entre Nous
Entre Nous
as Un militaire

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Les Misérables
Les Misérables
as Montparnasse

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L'Ombre sur la plage
L'Ombre sur la plage

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Paris Ficelle
Paris Ficelle
as Joe

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Que demande le peuple
Que demande le peuple

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La nuit du vivant, voyage au cœur de la pourriture
La nuit du vivant, voyage au cœur de la pourriture
as Narrateur

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Dante's Divine Comedy
Dante's Divine Comedy
as Narrator / Virgil / Dante

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Erratic Blocks
Erratic Blocks
as Lucien Le Saint

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Makunaíma XXI
Makunaíma XXI

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Waster
Waster
as Waster

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The End
The End
as (voice)

tv
La Comtesse de Monte-Cristo