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
Elizabeth
(1998)
(uncredited)
The 400 Blows
(1959)
Antoine Doinel
Last Tango in Paris
(1972)
Tom
Stolen Kisses
(1968)
Antoine Doinel
Weekend
(1967)
Saint-Just / Le Jeune Minet du 16ème (uncredited)
Day for Night
(1973)
Alphonse
Pierrot le Fou
(1965)
Le Jeune Homme au Cinéma (uncredited)
Alphaville
(1965)
Breakfast Waiter (uncredited)
Bed and Board
(1970)
Antoine Doinel
Masculin Féminin
(1966)
Paul
The Mother and the Whore
(1973)
Alexandre
La Chinoise
(1967)
Guillaume
Irma Vep
(1996)
René Vidal
Le Havre
(2011)
The Whistleblower
Testament of Orpheus
(1960)
Dargelos, the schoolboy
Full Filmography
Acting
King on Horseback
(1958)
Pierrot
The 400 Blows
(1959)
Antoine Doinel
Testament of Orpheus
(1960)
Dargelos, the schoolboy
Boulevard
(1960)
Georges Castagnier, dit "Jojo"
Antoine and Colette
(1962)
Antoine Doinel
Love at Twenty
(1962)
Antoine Doinel (segment "Antoine et Colette")
Nadja in Paris
(1964)
Self
Mata Hari, Agent H21
(1964)
Absalon
Pierrot le Fou
(1965)
Le Jeune Homme au Cinéma (uncredited)
Alphaville
(1965)
Breakfast Waiter (uncredited)
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
(1965)
Self
Masculin Féminin
(1966)
Paul
Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes
(1966)
Daniel
Love at Sea
(1966)
The Boy at the Exit of the Cinema
La Chinoise
(1967)
Guillaume
Weekend
(1967)
Saint-Just / Le Jeune Minet du 16ème (uncredited)
Made in U.S.A
(1967)
Donald Siegel
The Departure
(1967)
Marc
The Oldest Profession
(1967)
The Bellhop (segment "Anticipation") (uncredited)
Stolen Kisses
(1968)
Antoine Doinel
Dialogue 20-40-60
(1968)
Adamík (segment "The Twenty-Year-Olds")
Concentration
(1968)
Paul
(1969)
Paul
Pigsty
(1969)
Julian Klotz
The Joy of Learning
(1969)
Émile Rousseau
Bad Company
(1969)
Daniel (archive footage)
Bed and Board
(1970)
Antoine Doinel
The Heirs
(1970)
Danton
Two English Girls
(1971)
Claude Roc
Out 1
(1971)
Colin
A Girl Is a Gun
(1971)
Billy le Kid
The Lion Has Seven Heads
(1971)
Preacher
Last Tango in Paris
(1972)
Tom
Out 1 : Spectre
(1972)
Colin
Day for Night
(1973)
Alphonse
The Mother and the Whore
(1973)
Alexandre
Lola's Lolos
(1976)
Bernard Dubois
Hugs and Other Things
(1976)
Tom
Love on the Run
(1979)
Antoine Doinel
Parano
(1981)
Ignazio
Help Me Dream
(1981)
Mario
Le petit Pommier
(1981)
Le vendeur de La Belle Aubaine
Véra
(1982)
Mersonne ne m'aime
(1982)
Daniel Flipo-Risq
Pour Bonnie
(1982)
Charles Blaine
Rebelote
(1984)
Rémi Chauveau
Paris Seen By... 20 Years After
(1984)
René (segment 3)
La cassure
(1984)
Police Commissioner Rauffast
Vivement Truffaut
(1985)
Self / Doinel (archive footage)
Detective
(1985)
Inspector Neveu
L'Herbe rouge
(1985)
Lazuli
Just a Movie
(1985)
Péter - a rendezõ
With All Hands
(1986)
Marcel
Treasure Island
(1986)
Midas
Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company
(1986)
Gaspard Bazin
Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel
(1987)
Georg Ossegg
Lady Cops
(1987)
Commissaire Bouvreuil
Boran - Zeit zum Zielen
(1987)
36 Fillette
(1988)
Boris Golovine
The Color of the Wind
(1988)
Decourt
Jane B. for Agnès V.
(1988)
The Angry Lover
Bunker Palace Hotel
(1989)
Solal
The Ministries of Art
(1989)
Self
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)
Irma Vep
(1996)
René Vidal
Diary of a Seducer
(1996)
Hugo
My Man
(1996)
Un client
Just for Laughs
(1997)
Nicolas Gardinier
Jean Eustache's Wasted Breath
(1997)
Self
Elizabeth
(1998)
(uncredited)
Innocent
(1999)
Le poète
A Matter of Taste
(2000)
Le juge d'instruction
The Marcorelle Affair
(2000)
François Marcorelle
What Time Is It There?
(2001)
Jean-Pierre / Man at the Cemetery
The Pornographer
(2001)
Jacques Laurent
1968 - Without Losing Tenderness
(2001)
Self
Léaud l'unique
(2001)
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
Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’
(2004)
Self (uncredited)
Léaud de Hurle-dents
(2004)
Self
I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
(2005)
Georges Franju
Face
(2009)
Antoine / King Herode
The Chalk Circle Man
(2009)
Le Nermord
Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water
(2009)
Self / Antoine / King Herode
On the Trail of the New Wave
(2009)
Self (archive footage)
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
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
(2018)
Jean
Alien Crystal Palace
(2018)
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 Married Woman
(1964)
Assistant Director
The Soft Skin
(1964)
Assistant Director Trainee
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