Denis Lavant

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

135

Gender

Male

Birthday

1961-06-17 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Denis Lavant

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.

Known For

  • The Little Murders of Agatha Christie

    The Little Murders of Agatha Christie

  • Square

    Square

  • One Nation, One King

    One Nation, One King

  • Cornelius, the Howling Miller

    Cornelius, the Howling Miller

  • 3 Days in Quiberon

    3 Days in Quiberon

  • My Little Princess

    My Little Princess

  • Boris Without Beatrice

    Boris Without Beatrice

  • The Chess Game

    The Chess Game

  • In the Land of Arto

    In the Land of Arto

  • After Midnight

    After Midnight

  • Demons to Diamonds

    Demons to Diamonds

  • The Traveller

    The Traveller

  • All Effort of Men

    All Effort of Men

  • Eva Doesn't Sleep

    Eva Doesn't Sleep

  • Silver Skates

    Silver Skates

  • Girls with Balls

    Girls with Balls

  • Gray House

    Gray House

  • The Iron Ivan

    The Iron Ivan

  • Body of Crime

    Body of Crime

  • Paris Ficelle

    Paris Ficelle

  • The Emperor of Paris

    The Emperor of Paris

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • Wild Animals

    Wild Animals

  • Hood Witch

    Hood Witch

  • Night of the Kings

    Night of the Kings

  • Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

    Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

  • Louis-Ferdinand Céline

    Louis-Ferdinand Céline

  • Marussia

    Marussia

  • 21 Nights with Pattie

    21 Nights with Pattie

  • Bacon-Freud, face à face

    Bacon-Freud, face à face

  • It's Not Me

    It's Not Me

  • Entre Nous

    Entre Nous

  • The Bra

    The Bra

  • The Stranger

    The Stranger

  • Makunaíma XXI

    Makunaíma XXI

  • Biette

    Biette

  • Mona and I

    Mona and I

  • The Escapade

    The Escapade

  • A Very Long Engagement

    A Very Long Engagement

  • La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan

    La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan

  • Redoubt

    Redoubt

  • Mister Lonely

    Mister Lonely

  • The Mountain

    The Mountain

  • Graziella

    Graziella

  • Atlantika

    Atlantika

  • Pitchipoï

    Pitchipoï

  • Tokyo!

    Tokyo!

  • The Night Eats the World

    The Night Eats the World

  • Poisson rouge

    Poisson rouge

  • Gagarine

    Gagarine

  • Mauvais Sang

    Mauvais Sang

  • Tuvalu

    Tuvalu

  • Holy Motors

    Holy Motors

  • In the Name of Blood

    In the Name of Blood

  • Beau Travail

    Beau Travail

  • Deep in the Woods

    Deep in the Woods

  • Morning Star

    Morning Star

  • The Lovers on the Bridge

    The Lovers on the Bridge

  • Mr. X

    Mr. X

  • Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus

    Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus

  • Le monde à l'envers

    Le monde à l'envers

  • The Wounded Man

    The Wounded Man

  • Midnight Sun

    Midnight Sun

  • The Nipple Whisperer

    The Nipple Whisperer

  • Once Around the Park

    Once Around the Park

  • Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète

    Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète

  • Hyacinthe

    Hyacinthe

  • Wild Camp

    Wild Camp

  • Don Juan

    Don Juan

  • Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux

    Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux

  • Long Live Life

    Long Live Life

  • The Green Eyes

    The Green Eyes

  • The Lonely

    The Lonely

  • Miserable Miracle

    Miserable Miracle

  • Human Flowers of Flesh

    Human Flowers of Flesh

  • The Temptation of St. Tony

    The Temptation of St. Tony

  • Melody for a Hustler

    Melody for a Hustler

  • South Sentinel

    South Sentinel

  • Boy Meets Girl

    Boy Meets Girl

  • Happy New Year London

    Happy New Year London

  • X14

    X14

  • Luminal

    Luminal

  • Tralala

    Tralala

  • Going and Coming Back

    Going and Coming Back

  • Me and Kaminski

    Me and Kaminski

  • La Comtesse de Monte-Cristo

    La Comtesse de Monte-Cristo

  • Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts

    Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts

  • Le mystère des jonquilles

    Le mystère des jonquilles

  • La Squale

    La Squale

  • Figurant

    Figurant

  • Hop-o'-My-Thumb

    Hop-o'-My-Thumb

  • Que demande le peuple

    Que demande le peuple

  • History's Future

    History's Future

  • Sibyl

    Sibyl

  • Silent Streams

    Silent Streams

  • My Intelligent Comedy

    My Intelligent Comedy

  • De force avec d'autres

    De force avec d'autres

  • 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"

  • Hotel Fantasma

    Hotel Fantasma

  • Married/Unmarried

    Married/Unmarried

  • The Boy Who Owns the World

    The Boy Who Owns the World

  • Visiblement je vous aime

    Visiblement je vous aime

  • Eye of the Astronomer

    Eye of the Astronomer

  • Les Grandes Marées

    Les Grandes Marées

  • Fan Club

    Fan Club

  • Aymeline

    Aymeline

  • Journey to the West

    Journey to the West

  • Les Williams

    Les Williams

  • L'Impossible Monsieur Simon

    L'Impossible Monsieur Simon

  • Austerlitz

    Austerlitz

  • Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir

    Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir

  • Scaramouche Scaramouche

    Scaramouche Scaramouche

  • Petit Papa Noël va mourir aujourd'hui

    Petit Papa Noël va mourir aujourd'hui

  • En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel

    En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel

  • Correspondances: Dostoïevski

    Correspondances: Dostoïevski

  • Mark Rothko (1903-1970) : un humaniste abstrait

    Mark Rothko (1903-1970) : un humaniste abstrait

  • Thunder Voice

    Thunder Voice

  • Language Does Not Lie

    Language Does Not Lie

  • The Blue Star

    The Blue Star

  • Dante's Divine Comedy

    Dante's Divine Comedy

  • DRIVE IN Holy Motors

    DRIVE IN Holy Motors

  • Dark Forests

    Dark Forests

  • Captain Ahab

    Captain Ahab

  • Hymn to Merde

    Hymn to Merde

  • Jiminy

    Jiminy

  • Tired of Being Handsome

    Tired of Being Handsome

  • Fracas

    Fracas

  • La nuit du vivant, voyage au cœur de la pourriture

    La nuit du vivant, voyage au cœur de la pourriture

  • Who the Fuck Are You

    Who the Fuck Are You

  • Two Night Owls in Paris

    Two Night Owls in Paris

  • Le discours

    Le discours

  • Kazarken: As We Dig

    Kazarken: As We Dig

  • Erratic Blocks

    Erratic Blocks

  • Ogaden

    Ogaden

  • Şoför

    Şoför