Denis Lavant

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

139

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 Bra

    The Bra

  • Atlantika

    Atlantika

  • Pitchipoï

    Pitchipoï

  • Biette

    Biette

  • Makunaíma XXI

    Makunaíma XXI

  • Tokyo!

    Tokyo!

  • The Stranger

    The Stranger

  • The Little Murders of Agatha Christie

    The Little Murders of Agatha Christie

  • Holy Motors

    Holy Motors

  • Mister Lonely

    Mister Lonely

  • The Lonely

    The Lonely

  • Mr. X

    Mr. X

  • The Wounded Man

    The Wounded Man

  • Hood Witch

    Hood Witch

  • Entre Nous

    Entre Nous

  • Mona and I

    Mona and I

  • Gagarine

    Gagarine

  • Poisson rouge

    Poisson rouge

  • Going and Coming Back

    Going and Coming Back

  • Square

    Square

  • Don Juan

    Don Juan

  • Figurant

    Figurant

  • Tuvalu

    Tuvalu

  • The Traveller

    The Traveller

  • X14

    X14

  • My Little Princess

    My Little Princess

  • My Intelligent Comedy

    My Intelligent Comedy

  • Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus

    Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus

  • Morning Star

    Morning Star

  • Tralala

    Tralala

  • Hotel Fantasma

    Hotel Fantasma

  • Luminal

    Luminal

  • Me and Kaminski

    Me and Kaminski

  • Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts

    Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts

  • La Squale

    La Squale

  • Tell Me Iggy

    Tell Me Iggy

  • Married/Unmarried

    Married/Unmarried

  • Long Live Life

    Long Live Life

  • A Very Long Engagement

    A Very Long Engagement

  • In the Name of Blood

    In the Name of Blood

  • The Lovers on the Bridge

    The Lovers on the Bridge

  • The Green Eyes

    The Green Eyes

  • Fan Club

    Fan Club

  • Silver Skates

    Silver Skates

  • Graziella

    Graziella

  • The Night Eats the World

    The Night Eats the World

  • Beau Travail

    Beau Travail

  • The Emperor of Paris

    The Emperor of Paris

  • Boy Meets Girl

    Boy Meets Girl

  • The Nipple Whisperer

    The Nipple Whisperer

  • Sibyl

    Sibyl

  • Happy New Year London

    Happy New Year London

  • Correspondances: Dostoïevski

    Correspondances: Dostoïevski

  • Redoubt

    Redoubt

  • Scaramouche Scaramouche

    Scaramouche Scaramouche

  • Midnight Sun

    Midnight Sun

  • Mauvais Sang

    Mauvais Sang

  • Boris Without Beatrice

    Boris Without Beatrice

  • Austerlitz

    Austerlitz

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • La Comtesse de Monte-Cristo

    La Comtesse de Monte-Cristo

  • Captain Ahab

    Captain Ahab

  • The Mountain

    The Mountain

  • Wild Animals

    Wild Animals

  • Visiblement je vous aime

    Visiblement je vous aime

  • Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

    Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

  • Girls with Balls

    Girls with Balls

  • Hop-o'-My-Thumb

    Hop-o'-My-Thumb

  • Night of the Kings

    Night of the Kings

  • Journey to the West

    Journey to the West

  • Aymeline

    Aymeline

  • Les Grandes Marées

    Les Grandes Marées

  • 3 Days in Quiberon

    3 Days in Quiberon

  • One Nation, One King

    One Nation, One King

  • Hymn to Merde

    Hymn to Merde

  • L'Impossible Monsieur Simon

    L'Impossible Monsieur Simon

  • Thunder Voice

    Thunder Voice

  • Jiminy

    Jiminy

  • It's Not Me

    It's Not Me

  • Deep in the Woods

    Deep in the Woods

  • Şoför

    Şoför

  • In the Land of Arto

    In the Land of Arto

  • Silent Streams

    Silent Streams

  • Bacon-Freud, face à face

    Bacon-Freud, face à face

  • Waster

    Waster

  • The Iron Ivan

    The Iron Ivan

  • Fracas

    Fracas

  • DRIVE IN Holy Motors

    DRIVE IN Holy Motors

  • Les Williams

    Les Williams

  • Le discours

    Le discours

  • The Temptation of St. Tony

    The Temptation of St. Tony

  • Wild Camp

    Wild Camp

  • South Sentinel

    South Sentinel

  • Once Around the Park

    Once Around the Park

  • Human Flowers of Flesh

    Human Flowers of Flesh

  • Le mystère des jonquilles

    Le mystère des jonquilles

  • 21 Nights with Pattie

    21 Nights with Pattie

  • Dark Forests

    Dark Forests

  • Cornelius, the Howling Miller

    Cornelius, the Howling Miller

  • Ogaden

    Ogaden

  • 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"

  • Eva Doesn't Sleep

    Eva Doesn't Sleep

  • Erratic Blocks

    Erratic Blocks

  • Melody for a Hustler

    Melody for a Hustler

  • The Blue Star

    The Blue Star

  • Tired of Being Handsome

    Tired of Being Handsome

  • Terminal

    Terminal

  • Body of Crime

    Body of Crime

  • Who the Fuck Are You

    Who the Fuck Are You

  • Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux

    Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux

  • After Midnight

    After Midnight

  • The Chess Game

    The Chess Game

  • La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan

    La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan

  • Hyacinthe

    Hyacinthe

  • Marussia

    Marussia

  • Miserable Miracle

    Miserable Miracle

  • All Effort of Men

    All Effort of Men

  • De force avec d'autres

    De force avec d'autres

  • The Boy Who Owns the World

    The Boy Who Owns the World

  • Louis-Ferdinand Céline

    Louis-Ferdinand Céline

  • Paris Ficelle

    Paris Ficelle

  • The Escapade

    The Escapade

  • Petit Papa Noël va mourir aujourd'hui

    Petit Papa Noël va mourir aujourd'hui

  • Que demande le peuple

    Que demande le peuple

  • Kazarken: As We Dig

    Kazarken: As We Dig

  • History's Future

    History's Future

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

    La nuit du vivant, voyage au cœur de la pourriture

  • Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir

    Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir

  • Dante's Divine Comedy

    Dante's Divine Comedy

  • En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel

    En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel

  • Demons to Diamonds

    Demons to Diamonds

  • Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète

    Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète

  • Gray House

    Gray House

  • Language Does Not Lie

    Language Does Not Lie

  • Two Night Owls in Paris

    Two Night Owls in Paris

  • Eye of the Astronomer

    Eye of the Astronomer

  • Le monde à l'envers

    Le monde à l'envers

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

    Mark Rothko (1903-1970) : un humaniste abstrait

  • L’OSSERVATORE DELL’EST

    L’OSSERVATORE DELL’EST