Denis Lavant
Born: 1961-06-17 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- The Stranger as Salamano
- In the Land of Arto as Rob
- Sibyl as (Archive footage)
- In the Name of Blood as Jacques
- Bacon-Freud, face à face as Voix-off
- Demons to Diamonds as The prisoner
- Hyacinthe as Reda
- Hotel Fantasma
- L’OSSERVATORE DELL’EST
2024
- It's Not Me as Monsieur Merde
- Two Night Owls in Paris as Le bouquiniste
- The Boy Who Owns the World as Kasimir
- Fracas
2023
- Hood Witch as Jules
- Human Flowers of Flesh as Galoup
- Body of Crime
- Poisson rouge as Père de Guillaume
- Miserable Miracle as Narrator (French)
- Petit Papa Noël va mourir aujourd'hui
- The Green Eyes
- Thunder Voice as Prophet
- L'Impossible Monsieur Simon as Self
2022
- Tell Me Iggy as Self
- South Sentinel as Commandant de Royer
- X14
- Aymeline as Franco Fontane
- Le discours as Le politicien
- All Effort of Men as Narrator (voice)
2021
- Tralala as Climby
- Night of the Kings as Silence
- The Nipple Whisperer as Maurice Sanders
2020
- Silver Skates as Fourier
- Gagarine as Gérard
- The Blue Star as Le Narrateur
2019
- The Traveller as Alberto
- The Mountain as Jack
- The Bra as Kamal
- Girls with Balls as Barman
- Figurant
- Silent Streams
- Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux as Monsieur Loyal
- The Escapade as Jacques
- Who the Fuck Are You as Psychiatrist
2018
- The Night Eats the World as Alfred
- The Emperor of Paris as Maillard
- One Nation, One King as Marat
- 3 Days in Quiberon as Fisherman Poet
- Cornelius, the Howling Miller as Doctor de Chomo
- Scaramouche Scaramouche as Scaramouche
- Fan Club as Damien
- My Intelligent Comedy as Allen
2017
- Gray House as Self
2016
- Midnight Sun as Pierre Carnot
- Louis-Ferdinand Céline as Louis-Ferdinand Céline
- History's Future as Lottery Ticket Seller
- Boris Without Beatrice as L'Inconnu
- Kazarken: As We Dig as Chiron, le centaure
2015
- Pitchipoï as Pierre Schulmann
- Graziella as Antoine
- Eva Doesn't Sleep as Koenig
- Me and Kaminski as Karl-Ludwig
- 21 Nights with Pattie as André
- Austerlitz as Jacques Austerlitz
- Dark Forests as Voice
2014
- The Iron Ivan as Eugene de Paris
- Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts as Self (uncredited)
- Mr. X as Self
- Journey to the West as Dragon
- Le mystère des jonquilles as Sam
- Ogaden
2013
- Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas as The Theologist
- DRIVE IN Holy Motors as Self
- Biette as Self
- En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel as Self
- Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus as Marcel Dassault
- Marussia as Clochard
- Jiminy as Otto Hoffmann
- Tired of Being Handsome
- Les Grandes Marées as Marc
2012
- Square as Self
- Holy Motors as Mr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer
- Morning Star as Elliot
- Eye of the Astronomer as Jean Kepler
2011
- My Little Princess as Ernst
- Atlantika
- Hop-o'-My-Thumb as The ogre
2010
2009
- The Little Murders of Agatha Christie as André Custe
- The Temptation of St. Tony as Count Korzybski
- Hymn to Merde as Merde
- The Lonely
- Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir as (voice)
- Les Williams
2008
- Tokyo! as Merde' (segment "Merde")
- Mister Lonely as Charlie Chaplin
- Captain Ahab as Capitaine Achab
2007
- Happy New Year London as Gerrard Ames
2005
2004
- A Very Long Engagement as Six-Soux
- Language Does Not Lie as Narrator (voice)
- Luminal as Ryu
2003
- Correspondances: Dostoïevski as reader
- Mark Rothko (1903-1970) : un humaniste abstrait as Self - Narrator (voice)
2002
- La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan as (voice)
2001
- Married/Unmarried as Love
- Şoför as The Driver
2000
- Beau Travail as Galoup
- Deep in the Woods as Stephane
- La Squale as Le joker
1999
- Tuvalu as Anton
1998
- Don Juan as Pierrot
- Melody for a Hustler as L'auto-stoppeur
- Le monde à l'envers as Yann Kerebel
1997
- Wild Animals as Emil
1995
- Visiblement je vous aime as Denis
1994
- The Chess Game as Max
1993
- De force avec d'autres as Denis
1991
- The Lovers on the Bridge as Alex
1990
- Mona and I as Pierre
1989
- Once Around the Park as Berville
1986
- Mauvais Sang as Alex
1985
- Going and Coming Back as Simon Lerner's patient
1984
- Boy Meets Girl as Alex
- Long Live Life as Caviar delivery man
1983
- The Wounded Man as Wanderer
- Entre Nous as Un militaire
- After Midnight as (voice)
1982
- Les Misérables as Montparnasse
- L'Ombre sur la plage
- Paris Ficelle as Joe