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Denis Lavant
Actor · Crew· Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
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
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
52 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2028 | Halmeoni | Dominique Brisebard | Film |
| 2026 | The End | (voice) | Film |
| 2026 | Redoubt | Karl-Göran Persson | Film |
| 2025 | The Stranger | Salamano | Film |
| 2025 | In the Land of Arto | Rob | Film |
| 2024 | It's Not Me | Monsieur Merde | Film |
| 2024 | Walter Benjamin, el aura del camino | Self | Film |
| 2023 | Miserable Miracle | Narrator (French) | Film |
| 2023 | Hood Witch | Jules | Film |
| 2022 | All Effort of Men | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2020 | Silver Skates | Fourier | Film |
| 2019 | Silent Streams | Film | |
| 2019 | Who the Fuck Are You | Psychiatrist | Film |
| 2018 | One Nation, One King | Marat | Film |
| 2018 | The Night Eats the World | Alfred | Film |
| 2018 | The Emperor of Paris | Maillard | Film |
| 2016 | Midnight Sun | Pierre Carnot | TV |
| 2014 | Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts | Self (uncredited) | Film |
| 2013 | Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas | The Theologist | Film |
| 2013 | Marussia | Clochard | Film |
| 2013 | Biette | Self | Film |
| 2012 | Eye of the Astronomer | Jean Kepler | Film |
| 2012 | Morning Star | Elliot | Film |
| 2012 | Holy Motors | Mr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer | Film |
| 2011 | Hop-o'-My-Thumb | The ogre | Film |
| 2011 | My Little Princess | Ernst | Film |
| 2011 | Hitler in Hollywood | Denis Lavant | Film |
| 2009 | The Temptation of St. Tony | Count Korzybski | Film |
| 2008 | Captain Ahab | Capitaine Achab | Film |
| 2008 | Tokyo! | Merde' (segment "Merde") | Film |
| 2008 | Mister Lonely | Charlie Chaplin | Film |
| 2005 | Wild Camp | Blaise | Film |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement | Six-Soux | Film |
| 2004 | Luminal | Ryu | Film |
| 2000 | La Squale | Le joker | Film |
| 2000 | Deep in the Woods | Stephane | Film |
| 2000 | Beau Travail | Galoup | Film |
| 1999 | Tuvalu | Anton | Film |
| 1998 | Melody for a Hustler | L'auto-stoppeur | Film |
| 1997 | Wild Animals | Emil | Film |
| 1993 | De force avec d'autres | Denis | Film |
| 1991 | The Lovers on the Bridge | Alex | Film |
| 1990 | Mona and I | Pierre | Film |
| 1986 | Mauvais Sang | Alex | Film |
| 1985 | Going and Coming Back | Simon Lerner's patient | Film |
| 1984 | Long Live Life | Caviar delivery man | Film |
| 1984 | Boy Meets Girl | Alex | Film |
| 1983 | Entre Nous | Un militaire | Film |
| 1983 | The Wounded Man | Wanderer | Film |
| 1982 | Les Misérables | Montparnasse | Film |
| The Countess of Monte Cristo | TV | ||
| In All My Journeys I Am Returning | Film |
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