Denis Lavant

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.

Hyacinthe
2025
Reda
Fracas
2024
Writer
It's Not Me
2024
Monsieur Merde
The Boy Who Owns the World
2024
Kasimir
Miserable Miracle
2023
Narrator (French)
L'Impossible Monsieur Simon
2023
Self
Body of Crime
2023
Thunder Voice
2023
Prophet
South Sentinel
2022
Commandant de Royer
All Effort of Men
2022
Narrator (voice)
X14
2022
Le discours
2021
Le politicien
Scaramouche Scaramouche
2018
Scaramouche
Austerlitz
2015
Jacques Austerlitz
Me and Kaminski
2015
Karl-Ludwig
Pitchipoï
2015
Pierre Schulmann
Journey to the West
2014
Dragon
Mr. X
2014
Self
Marussia
2013
Clochard
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
2013
The Theologist
Biette
2013
Self
Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus
2013
Marcel Dassault
Les Grandes Marées
2013
Marc
Holy Motors
2012
Mr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer
Morning Star
2012
Elliot
Eye of the Astronomer
2012
Jean Kepler
Atlantika
2011
My Little Princess
2011
Ernst
Hop-o'-My-Thumb
2011
The ogre
The Temptation of St. Tony
2009
Count Korzybski
Tokyo!
2008
Merde' (segment "Merde")
Mister Lonely
2008
Charlie Chaplin
Captain Ahab
2008
Capitaine Achab
Wild Camp
2005
Blaise
A Very Long Engagement
2004
Six-Soux
Language Does Not Lie
2004
Narrator (voice)
Luminal
2004
Ryu
Mark Rothko (1903-1970) : un humaniste abstrait
2003
Self - Narrator (voice)
Correspondances: Dostoïevski
2003
reader
Married/Unmarried
2001
Love
Deep in the Woods
2000
Stephane
Beau Travail
2000
Galoup
La Squale
2000
Le joker
Tuvalu
1999
Anton
Melody for a Hustler
1998
L'auto-stoppeur
Don Juan
1998
Pierrot
Wild Animals
1997
Emil
Visiblement je vous aime
1995
Denis
The Lovers on the Bridge
1991
Alex
Mona and I
1990
Pierre
Once Around the Park
1989
Berville
Mauvais Sang
1986
Alex
Boy Meets Girl
1984
Alex
Long Live Life
1984
Caviar delivery man
After Midnight
1983
(voice)
Entre Nous
1983
Un militaire
Les Misérables
1982
Montparnasse
In the Land of Arto
2026
In the Name of Blood
2025
Jacques
DEMONS TO DIAMONDS
2025
Sibyl
2025
(Archive footage)
Hood Witch
2024
Jules
Two Night Owls in Paris
2024
Le bouquiniste
Poisson rouge
2023
Père de Guillaume
The Green Eyes
2023
Human Flowers of Flesh
2023
Galoup
Petit Papa Noël va mourir aujourd'hui
2023
Aymeline
2022
Franco Fontane
Night of the Kings
2021
Silence
The Nipple Whisperer
2021
Maurice Sanders
Tralala
2021
Climby
Silver Skates
2020
Fourier
The Blue Star
2020
Le Narrateur
Gagarine
2020
Gérard
Girls with Balls
2019
Barman
The Bra
2019
Kamal
The Mountain
2019
Jack
Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux
2019
Monsieur Loyal
Silent Streams
2019
Who the Fuck Are You
2019
Psychiatrist
Figurant
2019
The Night Eats the World
2018
Alfred
One Nation, One King
2018
Marat
3 Days in Quiberon
2018
Fisherman Poet
My Intelligent Comedy
2018
Allen
Cornelius, the Howling Miller
2018
Doctor de Chomo
The Emperor of Paris
2018
Maillard
Gray House
2017
Self
Boris Without Beatrice
2016
L'Inconnu
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
2016
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Kazarken: As We Dig
2016
Chiron, le centaure
Dark Forests
2015
Voice
Eva Doesn't Sleep
2015
Koenig
21 Nights with Pattie
2015
André
Graziella
2015
Antoine
The Iron Ivan
2014
Poddubny's Coach
Le mystère des jonquilles
2014
Sam
En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel
2013
Self
Tired of Being Handsome
2013
DRIVE IN Holy Motors
2013
Self
Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète
2010
Bezon
Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir
2009
(voice)
Hymn to Merde
2009
Merde
Happy New Year London
2007
Gerrard Ames
Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"
2005
Self
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
2002
(voice)
Şoför
2001
The Driver
Le monde à l'envers
1998
Yann Kerebel
The Chess Game
1994
Max
Going and Coming Back
1985
Simon Lerner's patient
The Wounded Man
1983
Wanderer
Paris Ficelle
1982
Joe