Denis Lavant
ActingBorn Jun 17, 1961
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
Paris Ficelle
movie1982
Le monde à l'envers
movie1998
After Midnight
movie1983
The Boy Who Owns the World
movie2024
L'Ombre sur la plage
movie1982
Language Does Not Lie
movie2004
Two Night Owls in Paris
movie2024
Bacon-Freud, face à face
movie2025
Tell Me Iggy
movie2022
Silver Skates
movie2020
All Effort of Men
movie2022
The Lovers on the Bridge
movie1991
Filmography
2026Redoubtas Karl-Göran Perssonmovie2025In the Land of Artoas Robmovie2025L’OSSERVATORE DELL’ESTmovie2025The Strangeras Salamanomovie2025Sibylas (Archive footage)movie2025Hyacintheas Redamovie2025Bacon-Freud, face à faceas Voix-offmovie2025Demons to Diamondsas The prisonermovie2025Hotel Fantasmamovie2025In the Name of Bloodas Jacquesmovie2024Fracasas Writermovie2024Two Night Owls in Parisas Le bouquinistemovie2024It's Not Meas Monsieur Merdemovie2024The Boy Who Owns the Worldas Kasimirmovie2023Petit Papa Noël va mourir aujourd'huimovie2023Thunder Voiceas Prophetmovie2023Body of Crimemovie2023Hood Witchas Julesmovie2023Poisson rougeas Père de Guillaumemovie2023Miserable Miracleas Narrator (French)movie2023The Green Eyesmovie2023L'Impossible Monsieur Simonas Selfmovie2023Human Flowers of Fleshas Galoupmovie2022All Effort of Menas Narrator (voice)movie2022Aymelineas Franco Fontanemovie2022X14movie2022Tell Me Iggyas Selfmovie2022Le discoursas Le politicienmovie2022South Sentinelas Commandant de Royermovie2021Tralalaas Climbymovie2021The Nipple Whispereras Maurice Sandersmovie2021Night of the Kingsas Silencemovie2020Silver Skatesas Fouriermovie2020Gagarineas Gérardmovie2020The Blue Staras Le Narrateurmovie2019The Escapadeas Jacquesmovie2019Figurantmovie2019Who the Fuck Are Youas Psychiatristmovie2019Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beauxas Monsieur Loyalmovie2019Girls with Ballsas Barmanmovie2019The Mountainas Jackmovie2019The Travelleras Albertotv2019Silent Streamsmovie2019The Braas Kamalmovie2018The Emperor of Parisas Maillardmovie2018Scaramouche Scaramoucheas Scaramouchemovie2018One Nation, One Kingas Maratmovie2018Fan Clubas Damienmovie2018Cornelius, the Howling Milleras Doctor de Chomomovie20183 Days in Quiberonas Fisherman Poetmovie2018The Night Eats the Worldas Alfredmovie2018My Intelligent Comedyas Allenmovie2017Gray Houseas Selfmovie2016Kazarken: As We Digas Chiron, le centauremovie2016Midnight Sunas Pierre Carnottv2016Louis-Ferdinand Célineas Louis-Ferdinand Célinemovie2016Boris Without Beatriceas L'Inconnumovie2016History's Futureas Lottery Ticket Sellermovie201521 Nights with Pattieas Andrémovie2015Eva Doesn't Sleepas Koenigmovie2015Me and Kaminskias Karl-Ludwigmovie2015Graziellaas Antoinemovie2015Austerlitzas Jacques Austerlitzmovie2015Dark Forestsas Voicemovie2015Pitchipoïas Pierre Schulmannmovie2014Men Show Movies & Women Their Breastsas Self (uncredited)movie2014Le mystère des jonquillesas Sammovie2014The Iron Ivanas Eugene de Parismovie2014Journey to the Westas Dragonmovie2014Mr. Xas Selfmovie2014Ogadenmovie2013Jiminyas Otto Hoffmannmovie2013Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaasas The Theologistmovie2013Bietteas Selfmovie2013Les Grandes Maréesas Marcmovie2013En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuelas Selfmovie2013Marussiaas Clochardmovie2013Tired of Being Handsomemovie2013Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessusas Marcel Dassaultmovie2013DRIVE IN Holy Motorsas Selfmovie