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
The Dreamers
(2003)
Himself
Last Tango in Paris
(1972)
Tom
Masculin Féminin
(1966)
Paul
Alphaville
(1965)
Breakfast Waiter (uncredited)
The 400 Blows
(1959)
Antoine Doinel
Day for Night
(1973)
Alphonse
Le Havre
(2011)
The Whistleblower
Elizabeth
(1998)
(uncredited)
Pierrot le Fou
(1965)
Le Jeune Homme au Cinéma (uncredited)
Weekend
(1967)
Saint-Just / Le Jeune Minet du 16ème (uncredited)
Stolen Kisses
(1968)
Antoine Doinel
La Chinoise
(1967)
Guillaume
Irma Vep
(1996)
René Vidal
The Mother and the Whore
(1973)
Alexandre
Camille Rewinds
(2012)
Monsieur Dupont - l'horloger
Love on the Run
(1979)
Antoine Doinel
Full Filmography
Acting
King on Horseback
(1958)
Pierrot
The 400 Blows
(1959)
Antoine Doinel
Boulevard
(1960)
Georges Castagnier, dit "Jojo"
Testament of Orpheus
(1960)
Dargelos, the schoolboy
Antoine and Colette
(1962)
Antoine Doinel
Love at Twenty
(1962)
Antoine Doinel (segment "Antoine et Colette")
Mata Hari, Agent H21
(1964)
Absalon
Nadja in Paris
(1964)
Self
Alphaville
(1965)
Breakfast Waiter (uncredited)
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
(1965)
Self
Pierrot le Fou
(1965)
Le Jeune Homme au Cinéma (uncredited)
Love at Sea
(1966)
The Boy at the Exit of the Cinema
Masculin Féminin
(1966)
Paul
Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes
(1966)
Daniel
La Chinoise
(1967)
Guillaume
The Oldest Profession
(1967)
The Bellhop (segment "Anticipation") (uncredited)
The Departure
(1967)
Marc
Made in U.S.A
(1967)
Donald Siegel
Weekend
(1967)
Saint-Just / Le Jeune Minet du 16ème (uncredited)
Dialogue 20-40-60
(1968)
Adamík (segment "The Twenty-Year-Olds")
Concentration
(1968)
Stolen Kisses
(1968)
Antoine Doinel
Bad Company
(1969)
Daniel (archive footage)
The Joy of Learning
(1969)
Émile Rousseau
Pigsty
(1969)
Julian Klotz
Paul
(1969)
Paul
Bed and Board
(1970)
Antoine Doinel
The Heirs
(1970)
Danton
Two English Girls
(1971)
Claude Roc
A Girl Is a Gun
(1971)
Billy le Kid
The Lion Has Seven Heads
(1971)
Preacher
Out 1
(1971)
Colin
Last Tango in Paris
(1972)
Tom
Out 1 : Spectre
(1972)
Colin
Day for Night
(1973)
Alphonse
The Mother and the Whore
(1973)
Alexandre
Hugs and Other Things
(1976)
Tom
Lola's Lolos
(1976)
Bernard Dubois
Love on the Run
(1979)
Antoine Doinel
Parano
(1981)
Ignazio
Le petit Pommier
(1981)
Le vendeur de La Belle Aubaine
Help Me Dream
(1981)
Mario
Pour Bonnie
(1982)
Charles Blaine
Véra
(1982)
Mersonne ne m'aime
(1982)
Daniel Flipo-Risq
Paris Seen By... 20 Years After
(1984)
René (segment 3)
Rebelote
(1984)
Rémi Chauveau
La cassure
(1984)
Police Commissioner Rauffast
Detective
(1985)
Inspector Neveu
Just a Movie
(1985)
Péter - a rendezõ
Vivement Truffaut
(1985)
Self / Doinel (archive footage)
L'Herbe rouge
(1985)
Lazuli
Treasure Island
(1986)
Midas
Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company
(1986)
Gaspard Bazin
With All Hands
(1986)
Marcel
Boran - Zeit zum Zielen
(1987)
Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel
(1987)
Georg Ossegg
Lady Cops
(1987)
Commissaire Bouvreuil
Jane B. for Agnès V.
(1988)
The Angry Lover
The Color of the Wind
(1988)
Decourt
36 Fillette
(1988)
Boris Golovine
The Ministries of Art
(1989)
Self
Bunker Palace Hotel
(1989)
Solal
I Hired a Contract Killer
(1990)
Henri Boulanger
Paris Awakens
(1991)
Clément
C'est la avie
(1991)
La Vie de Bohème
(1992)
Blancheron
The Birth of Love
(1993)
Marcus
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
(1993)
Self (archive footage)
Nobody Loves Me
(1994)
Lucien
One Hundred and One Nights
(1995)
The Second Jean-Pierre (uncredited)
Diary of a Seducer
(1996)
Hugo
Irma Vep
(1996)
René Vidal
My Man
(1996)
Un client
Jean Eustache's Wasted Breath
(1997)
Self
Just for Laughs
(1997)
Nicolas Gardinier
Elizabeth
(1998)
(uncredited)
Innocent
(1999)
Le poète
The Marcorelle Affair
(2000)
François Marcorelle
A Matter of Taste
(2000)
Le juge d'instruction
1968 - Without Losing Tenderness
(2001)
Self
Léaud l'unique
(2001)
The Pornographer
(2001)
Jacques Laurent
What Time Is It There?
(2001)
Jean-Pierre / Man at the Cemetery
The War in Paris
(2002)
Haut Placé
In the Darkness of Time
(2002)
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Dreamers
(2003)
Himself
A Wonderful Spell
(2004)
Fernand
Léaud de Hurle-dents
(2004)
Self
Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’
(2004)
Self (uncredited)
I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
(2005)
Georges Franju
The Chalk Circle Man
(2009)
Le Nermord
Face
(2009)
Antoine / King Herode
On the Trail of the New Wave
(2009)
Self (archive footage)
Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water
(2009)
Self / Antoine / King Herode
Sodankylä Forever
(2010)
Self
Le Havre
(2011)
The Whistleblower
Camille Rewinds
(2012)
Monsieur Dupont - l'horloger
François Truffaut l'insoumis
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
The Death of Louis XIV
(2016)
Louis XIV
M
(2017)
Le père de Lila
Alien Crystal Palace
(2018)
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
(2018)
Jean
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
(2019)
Self - Actor (archive footage)
I shot Antoine Doinel
(2019)
Self
C'è tempo
(2019)
Self
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
Les secrets de François Truffaut
(2020)
Self
Polycephaly in D
(2021)
(archive footage)
Quando a Coisa Vira Outra
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Godard Cinema
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
Directing
The Soft Skin
(1964)
Assistant Director Trainee
The Married Woman
(1964)
Assistant Director
Mata Hari, Agent H21
(1964)
Assistant Director
Pierrot le Fou
(1965)
Assistant Director
Alphaville
(1965)
Assistant Director
Made in U.S.A
(1967)
Assistant Director
De quoi s'agit-il?
(1974)
Director
Crew