Jean-Pierre Léaud

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

120

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-05-28 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Biography

Jean-Pierre Léaud (born May 28, 1944) is a French actor, best known for playing Antoine Doinel in François Truffaut's series of films about that character, beginning with The 400 Blows (1959). He also worked with Aki Kaurismäki, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Jacques Rivette, and Tsai Ming-liang. He is a significant figure of the French New Wave, having appeared in eight films by Jean-Luc Godard and seven by François Truffaut.

Known For

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • The Dreamers

    The Dreamers

  • Cinépanorama

    Cinépanorama

  • Camille Rewinds

    Camille Rewinds

  • La Chinoise

    La Chinoise

  • The Oldest Profession

    The Oldest Profession

  • The Mother and the Whore

    The Mother and the Whore

  • Last Tango in Paris

    Last Tango in Paris

  • Elizabeth

    Elizabeth

  • Love at Twenty

    Love at Twenty

  • Godard Cinema

    Godard Cinema

  • The Departure

    The Departure

  • The Pornographer

    The Pornographer

  • Masculin Féminin

    Masculin Féminin

  • Two English Girls

    Two English Girls

  • Just a Movie

    Just a Movie

  • Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’

    Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’

  • The Death of Louis XIV

    The Death of Louis XIV

  • The 400 Blows

    The 400 Blows

  • What Time Is It There?

    What Time Is It There?

  • Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company

    Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company

  • The Ministries of Art

    The Ministries of Art

  • In the Darkness of Time

    In the Darkness of Time

  • Reflets de Cannes

    Reflets de Cannes

  • Stolen Kisses

    Stolen Kisses

  • Pigsty

    Pigsty

  • Dialogue 20-40-60

    Dialogue 20-40-60

  • Alphaville

    Alphaville

  • L'Herbe rouge

    L'Herbe rouge

  • King on Horseback

    King on Horseback

  • On the Trail of the New Wave

    On the Trail of the New Wave

  • Jean Eustache's Wasted Breath

    Jean Eustache's Wasted Breath

  • 36 Fillette

    36 Fillette

  • C'è tempo

    C'è tempo

  • Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes

    Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes

  • Irma Vep

    Irma Vep

  • I Hired a Contract Killer

    I Hired a Contract Killer

  • Day for Night

    Day for Night

  • Mata Hari, Agent H21

    Mata Hari, Agent H21

  • My Man

    My Man

  • The Heirs

    The Heirs

  • Pierrot le Fou

    Pierrot le Fou

  • Love at Sea

    Love at Sea

  • La cassure

    La cassure

  • The Birth of Love

    The Birth of Love

  • Treasure Island

    Treasure Island

  • André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

    André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

  • Lady Cops

    Lady Cops

  • Made in U.S.A

    Made in U.S.A

  • La Vie de Bohème

    La Vie de Bohème

  • The Color of the Wind

    The Color of the Wind

  • Out 1

    Out 1

  • The Chalk Circle Man

    The Chalk Circle Man

  • Véra

    Véra

  • Série noire

    Série noire

  • Concentration

    Concentration

  • Weekend

    Weekend

  • The War in Paris

    The War in Paris

  • Quando a Coisa Vira Outra

    Quando a Coisa Vira Outra

  • A Matter of Taste

    A Matter of Taste

  • Vivement Truffaut

    Vivement Truffaut

  • Le petit Pommier

    Le petit Pommier

  • Le Havre

    Le Havre

  • Sodankylä Forever

    Sodankylä Forever

  • Love on the Run

    Love on the Run

  • Testament of Orpheus

    Testament of Orpheus

  • M

    M

  • Anticipation, or Love in the year 2000

    Anticipation, or Love in the year 2000

  • Out 1

    Out 1

  • Just for Laughs

    Just for Laughs

  • Detective

    Detective

  • I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed

    I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed

  • Bed and Board

    Bed and Board

  • Paris Seen By... 20 Years After

    Paris Seen By... 20 Years After

  • L'Éducation sentimentale

    L'Éducation sentimentale

  • The Marcorelle Affair

    The Marcorelle Affair

  • Lola's Lolos

    Lola's Lolos

  • Rebelote

    Rebelote

  • Antoine and Colette

    Antoine and Colette

  • Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel

    Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel

  • One Hundred and One Nights

    One Hundred and One Nights

  • Help Me Dream

    Help Me Dream

  • Jane B. by Agnès V.

    Jane B. by Agnès V.

  • Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

    Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

  • A Wonderful Spell

    A Wonderful Spell

  • Nadja in Paris

    Nadja in Paris

  • Out 1: Spectre

    Out 1: Spectre

  • Diary of a Seducer

    Diary of a Seducer

  • François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits

    François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits

  • C'est la vie

    C'est la vie

  • Nobody Loves Me

    Nobody Loves Me

  • I shot Antoine Doinel

    I shot Antoine Doinel

  • Boran - Zeit zum Zielen

    Boran - Zeit zum Zielen

  • Alien Crystal Palace

    Alien Crystal Palace

  • The Lion Has Seven Heads

    The Lion Has Seven Heads

  • Face

    Face

  • Bad Company

    Bad Company

  • Françoise et Udo...

    Françoise et Udo...

  • A Girl Is a Gun

    A Girl Is a Gun

  • Front woman

    Front woman

  • 1968 - Without Losing Tenderness

    1968 - Without Losing Tenderness

  • Bunker Palace Hotel

    Bunker Palace Hotel

  • Hugs and Other Things

    Hugs and Other Things

  • Paris Awakens

    Paris Awakens

  • Le Gai Savoir

    Le Gai Savoir

  • The Lion Sleeps Tonight

    The Lion Sleeps Tonight

  • Innocent

    Innocent

  • Boulevard

    Boulevard

  • François Truffaut l'insoumis

    François Truffaut l'insoumis

  • Pour Bonnie

    Pour Bonnie

  • With All Hands

    With All Hands

  • Paul

    Paul

  • Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit

    Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit

  • Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water

    Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water

  • Les secrets de François Truffaut

    Les secrets de François Truffaut

  • Mersonne ne m'aime

    Mersonne ne m'aime

  • Parano

    Parano

  • El Brujo

    El Brujo

  • Léaud l'unique

    Léaud l'unique

  • Léaud de Hurle-dents

    Léaud de Hurle-dents