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
Atlantika
(2011)
The Emperor of Paris
(2018)
Maillard
The Night Eats the World
(2018)
Alfred
Silver Skates
(2020)
Fourier
The Lovers on the Bridge
(1991)
Alex
A Very Long Engagement
(2004)
Six-Soux
Mauvais Sang
(1986)
Alex
Holy Motors
(2012)
Mr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer
Beau Travail
(2000)
Galoup
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
(2013)
The Theologist
Mister Lonely
(2008)
Charlie Chaplin
Les Misérables
(1982)
Montparnasse
Hood Witch
(2024)
Jules
Tokyo!
(2008)
Merde' (segment "Merde")
One Nation, One King
(2018)
Marat
Girls with Balls
(2019)
Barman
Full Filmography
Acting
Les Misérables
(1982)
Montparnasse
Entre Nous
(1983)
Un militaire
The Wounded Man
(1983)
Wanderer
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
La Squale
(2000)
Le joker
Beau Travail
(2000)
Galoup
Deep in the Woods
(2000)
Stephane
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
Language Does Not Lie
(2004)
Narrator (voice)
Luminal
(2004)
Ryu
Wild Camp
(2005)
Blaise
Happy New Year London
(2007)
Gerrard Ames
Mister Lonely
(2008)
Charlie Chaplin
Tokyo!
(2008)
Merde' (segment "Merde")
Captain Ahab
(2008)
Capitaine Achab
The Lonely
(2009)
Hymn to Merde
(2009)
Merde
The Temptation of St. Tony
(2009)
Count Korzybski
Les Williams
(2009)
Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir
(2009)
(voice)
Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète
(2010)
Bezon
Atlantika
(2011)
Hop-o'-My-Thumb
(2011)
The ogre
My Little Princess
(2011)
Ernst
Morning Star
(2012)
Elliot
Eye of the Astronomer
(2012)
Jean Kepler
Holy Motors
(2012)
Mr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer
Biette
(2013)
Self
Marussia
(2013)
Clochard
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
(2013)
The Theologist
Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus
(2013)
Marcel Dassault
DRIVE IN Holy Motors
(2013)
Self
Jiminy
(2013)
Otto Hoffmann
Tired of Being Handsome
(2013)
En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel
(2013)
Self
Les Grandes Marées
(2013)
Marc
Mr. X
(2014)
Himself
Journey to the West
(2014)
Dragon
Ogaden
(2014)
The Iron Ivan
(2014)
Le voyage en Occident
(2014)
Dragon
Le mystère des jonquilles
(2014)
Sam
Pitchipoï
(2015)
Pierre Schulmann
Me and Kaminski
(2015)
Karl-Ludwig
Graziella
(2015)
Antoine
21 Nights with Pattie
(2015)
André
Austerlitz
(2015)
Jacques Austerlitz
Dark Forests
(2015)
Voice
Eva Doesn't Sleep
(2015)
Koenig
Kazarken: As We Dig
(2016)
Chiron, le centaure
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
(2016)
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
History's Future
(2016)
Lottery Ticket Seller
Boris Without Beatrice
(2016)
L'Inconnu
Gray House
(2017)
Self
The Emperor of Paris
(2018)
Maillard
3 Days in Quiberon
(2018)
Fisherman Poet
Cornélius, le meunier hurlant
(2018)
Doctor de Chomo
The Night Eats the World
(2018)
Alfred
My Intelligent Comedy
(2018)
Himself
Fan Club
(2018)
Damien
One Nation, One King
(2018)
Marat
Scaramouche Scaramouche
(2018)
Scaramouche
Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux
(2019)
Monsieur Loyal
Silent Streams
(2019)
The Mountain
(2019)
Jack
The Bra
(2019)
Kamal
The Escapade
(2019)
Jacques
Girls with Balls
(2019)
Barman
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
All Effort of Men
(2022)
Narrator
Aymeline
(2022)
Franco Fontane
X14
(2022)
Human Flowers of Flesh
(2023)
Galoup
Miserable Miracle
(2023)
Narrator
Poisson rouge
(2023)
Père de Guillaume
L'Impossible Monsieur Simon
(2023)
Himself
Corpus Delicti
(2023)
Thunder Voice
(2023)
Prophet
The Green Eyes
(2023)
It’s Not Me
(2024)
M. Merde
Hood Witch
(2024)
Jules
The Boy Who Owns the World
(2024)
Kasimir