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
Les Misérables
(1982)
Montparnasse
A Very Long Engagement
(2004)
Six-Soux
Beau Travail
(2000)
Galoup
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
(2013)
The Theologist
The Emperor of Paris
(2018)
Maillard
The Night Eats the World
(2018)
Alfred
The Lovers on the Bridge
(1991)
Alex
Tokyo!
(2008)
Merde' (segment "Merde")
Holy Motors
(2012)
Mr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer
Girls with Balls
(2019)
Barman
Silver Skates
(2020)
Fourier
Gagarine
(2020)
Gérard
Mister Lonely
(2008)
Charlie Chaplin
Mauvais Sang
(1986)
Alex
Atlantika
(2011)
My Little Princess
(2011)
Ernst
Full Filmography
Acting
Les Misérables
(1982)
Montparnasse
The Wounded Man
(1983)
Wanderer
Entre Nous
(1983)
Un militaire
Boy Meets Girl
(1984)
Alex
Long Live Life
(1984)
Caviar delivery man
After Midnight
(1984)
Going and Coming Back
(1985)
Le patient de Simon Lerner
Mauvais Sang
(1986)
Alex
Once Around the Park
(1989)
Berville
Mona and I
(1990)
Pierre
The Lovers on the Bridge
(1991)
Alex
De force avec d'autres
(1993)
Denis
The Chess Game
(1994)
Max
Visiblement je vous aime
(1995)
Denis
Wild Animals
(1997)
Emil
Melody for a Hustler
(1998)
L'auto-stoppeur
Don Juan
(1998)
Pierrot
Le monde à l'envers
(1998)
Yann Kerebel
Tuvalu
(1999)
Anton
Deep in the Woods
(2000)
Stephane
Beau Travail
(2000)
Galoup
La Squale
(2000)
Le joker
Married/Unmarried
(2001)
Love
Şoför
(2001)
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
(2002)
Mark Rothko (1903-1970) : un humaniste abstrait
(2003)
Self - Narrator (voice)
A Very Long Engagement
(2004)
Six-Soux
Luminal
(2004)
Ryu
Language Does Not Lie
(2004)
Narrator (voice)
Wild Camp
(2005)
Blaise
Happy New Year London
(2007)
Gerrard Ames
Tokyo!
(2008)
Merde' (segment "Merde")
Mister Lonely
(2008)
Charlie Chaplin
Captain Ahab
(2008)
Capitaine Achab
The Temptation of St. Tony
(2009)
Count Korzybski
Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir
(2009)
(voice)
Hymn to Merde
(2009)
Merde
The Lonely
(2009)
Les Williams
(2009)
Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète
(2010)
Bezon
My Little Princess
(2011)
Ernst
Hop-o'-My-Thumb
(2011)
The ogre
Atlantika
(2011)
Holy Motors
(2012)
Mr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer
Morning Star
(2012)
Elliot
Eye of the Astronomer
(2012)
Jean Kepler
Marussia
(2013)
Clochard
Biette
(2013)
Self
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
(2013)
The Theologist
Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus
(2013)
Marcel Dassault
Jiminy
(2013)
Otto Hoffmann
En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel
(2013)
Self
Tired of Being Handsome
(2013)
DRIVE IN Holy Motors
(2013)
Self
Les Grandes Marées
(2013)
Marc
Journey to the West
(2014)
Dragon
Mr. X
(2014)
Himself
Le voyage en Occident
(2014)
Dragon
The Iron Ivan
(2014)
Le mystère des jonquilles
(2014)
Sam
Ogaden
(2014)
Me and Kaminski
(2015)
Karl-Ludwig
Pitchipoï
(2015)
Pierre Schulmann
Dark Forests
(2015)
Voice
Eva Doesn't Sleep
(2015)
Koenig
21 Nights with Pattie
(2015)
André
Graziella
(2015)
Antoine
Austerlitz
(2015)
Jacques Austerlitz
History's Future
(2016)
Lottery Ticket Seller
Boris Without Beatrice
(2016)
L'Inconnu
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
(2016)
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Kazarken: As We Dig
(2016)
Chiron, le centaure
Gray House
(2017)
Self
One Nation, One King
(2018)
Marat
The Night Eats the World
(2018)
Alfred
My Intelligent Comedy
(2018)
Himself
3 Days in Quiberon
(2018)
Fisherman Poet
Cornélius, le meunier hurlant
(2018)
Doctor de Chomo
The Emperor of Paris
(2018)
Maillard
Fan Club
(2018)
Damien
Scaramouche Scaramouche
(2018)
Scaramouche
Girls with Balls
(2019)
Barman
The Escapade
(2019)
Jacques
The Bra
(2019)
Kamal
The Mountain
(2019)
Jack
Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux
(2019)
Monsieur Loyal
Silent Streams
(2019)
Who the Fuck Are You
(2019)
Psychiatrist
Figurant
(2019)
Silver Skates
(2020)
Fourier
The Blue Star
(2020)
Le Narrateur
Gagarine
(2020)
Gérard
Night of the Kings
(2021)
Silence
The Nipple Whisperer
(2021)
Maurice Sanders
Tralala
(2021)
Climby
Le discours
(2021)
Le politicien
South Sentinel
(2022)
Commandant de Royer
Aymeline
(2022)
Franco Fontane
All Effort of Men
(2022)
Narrator
X14
(2022)
Human Flowers of Flesh
(2023)
Galoup
Poisson rouge
(2023)
Père de Guillaume
Miserable Miracle
(2023)
Narrator
L'Impossible Monsieur Simon
(2023)
Himself
Corpus Delicti
(2023)
Thunder Voice
(2023)
Prophet
The Green Eyes
(2023)
Hood Witch
(2024)
Jules
It’s Not Me
(2024)
M. Merde
The Boy Who Owns the World
(2024)
Kasimir