Denis Lavant

Denis Lavant

Known for Acting · 143 credits

Born
1961-06-17 (age 64)
Place of birth
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Also known as
Дени Лаван · 드니 라방

Biography

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

TV Shows (5)

Movies (138)

The Stranger
Movie

The Stranger

2025

as Salamano

Beau Travail
Movie

Beau Travail

2000

as Galoup

Silver Skates
Movie

Silver Skates

2020

as Fourier

Holy Motors
Movie

Holy Motors

2012

as Mr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer

A Very Long Engagement
Movie

A Very Long Engagement

2004

as Six-Soux

The Lovers on the Bridge
Movie

The Lovers on the Bridge

1991

as Alex

The Night Eats the World
Movie

The Night Eats the World

2018

as Alfred

Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
Movie

Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

2013

as The Theologist

Going and Coming Back
Movie

Going and Coming Back

1985

as Simon Lerner's patient

Les Misérables
Movie

Les Misérables

1982

as Montparnasse

Night of the Kings
Movie

Night of the Kings

2021

as Silence

My Little Princess
Movie

My Little Princess

2011

as Ernst

Tokyo!
Movie

Tokyo!

2008

as Merde' (segment "Merde")

The Emperor of Paris
Movie

The Emperor of Paris

2018

as Maillard

Pitchipoï
Movie

Pitchipoï

2015

as Pierre Schulmann

Captain Ahab
Movie

Captain Ahab

2008

as Capitaine Achab

In the Land of Arto
Movie

In the Land of Arto

2025

as Rob

Graziella
Movie

Graziella

2015

as Antoine

Gray House
Movie

Gray House

2017

as Self

Mauvais Sang
Movie

Mauvais Sang

1986

as Alex

3 Days in Quiberon
Movie

3 Days in Quiberon

2018

as Fisherman Poet

Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Movie

Louis-Ferdinand Céline

2016

as Louis-Ferdinand Céline

Hitler in Hollywood
Movie

Hitler in Hollywood

2011

as Denis Lavant

Gagarine
Movie

Gagarine

2020

as Gérard

The Wounded Man
Movie

The Wounded Man

1983

as Wanderer

Girls with Balls
Movie

Girls with Balls

2019

as Barman

Journey to the West
Movie

Journey to the West

2014

as Dragon

Mister Lonely
Movie

Mister Lonely

2008

as Charlie Chaplin

Mr. X
Movie

Mr. X

2014

as Self

The Mountain
Movie

The Mountain

2019

as Jack

Hood Witch
Movie

Hood Witch

2023

as Jules

Me and Kaminski
Movie

Me and Kaminski

2015

as Karl-Ludwig

Entre Nous
Movie

Entre Nous

1983

as Un militaire

One Nation, One King
Movie

One Nation, One King

2018

as Marat

The Temptation of St. Tony
Movie

The Temptation of St. Tony

2009

as Count Korzybski

The Iron Ivan
Movie

The Iron Ivan

2014

as Eugene de Paris

Paris Ficelle
Movie

Paris Ficelle

1982

as Joe

After Midnight
Movie

After Midnight

1983

as (voice)

It's Not Me
Movie

It's Not Me

2024

as Monsieur Merde

Long Live Life
Movie

Long Live Life

1984

as Caviar delivery man

Wild Animals
Movie

Wild Animals

1997

as Emil

Don Juan
Movie

Don Juan

1998

as Pierrot

Boy Meets Girl
Movie

Boy Meets Girl

1984

as Alex

Tell Me Iggy
Movie

Tell Me Iggy

2022

as Self

21 Nights with Pattie
Movie

21 Nights with Pattie

2015

as André

Tuvalu
Movie

Tuvalu

1999

as Anton

Halmeoni
Movie

Halmeoni

2028

as Dominique Brisebard

Hotel Fantasma
Movie

Hotel Fantasma

2025

South Sentinel
Movie

South Sentinel

2022

as Commandant de Royer

Once Around the Park
Movie

Once Around the Park

1989

as Berville

In the Name of Blood
Movie

In the Name of Blood

2025

as Jacques

Morning Star
Movie

Morning Star

2012

as Elliot

The Chess Game
Movie

The Chess Game

1994

as Max

Le monde à l'envers
Movie

Le monde à l'envers

1998

as Yann Kerebel

Happy New Year London
Movie

Happy New Year London

2007

as Gerrard Ames

Deep in the Woods
Movie

Deep in the Woods

2000

as Stephane

La Squale
Movie

La Squale

2000

as Le joker

Tralala
Movie

Tralala

2021

as Climby

Melody for a Hustler
Movie

Melody for a Hustler

1998

as L'auto-stoppeur

Le mystère des jonquilles
Movie

Le mystère des jonquilles

2014

as Sam

The Bra
Movie

The Bra

2019

as Kamal

Mona and I
Movie

Mona and I

1990

as Pierre

Redoubt
Movie

Redoubt

2026

as Karl-Göran Persson

Sibyl
Movie

Sibyl

2025

as (Archive footage)

Biette
Movie

Biette

2013

as Self

Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux
Movie

Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux

2019

as Monsieur Loyal

Eva Doesn't Sleep
Movie

Eva Doesn't Sleep

2015

as Koenig

Hop-o'-My-Thumb
Movie

Hop-o'-My-Thumb

2011

as The ogre

Boris Without Beatrice
Movie

Boris Without Beatrice

2016

as L'Inconnu

Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète
Movie

Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète

2010

as Bezon

Eye of the Astronomer
Movie

Eye of the Astronomer

2012

as Jean Kepler

The End
Movie

The End

2026

as (voice)

Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts
Movie

Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts

2014

as Self (uncredited)

The Lonely
Movie

The Lonely

2009

Austerlitz
Movie

Austerlitz

2015

as Jacques Austerlitz

Wild Camp
Movie

Wild Camp

2005

as Blaise

La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
Movie

La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan

2002

as (voice)

Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"
Movie

Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"

2005

as Self

De force avec d'autres
Movie

De force avec d'autres

1993

as Denis

Poisson rouge
Movie

Poisson rouge

2023

as Père de Guillaume

Marussia
Movie

Marussia

2013

as Clochard

Body of Crime
Movie

Body of Crime

2023

Miserable Miracle
Movie

Miserable Miracle

2023

as Narrator (French)

Married/Unmarried
Movie

Married/Unmarried

2001

as Love

Fan Club
Movie

Fan Club

2018

as Damien

Figurant
Movie

Figurant

2019

Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus
Movie

Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus

2013

as Marcel Dassault

All Effort of Men
Movie

All Effort of Men

2022

as Narrator (voice)

The Escapade
Movie

The Escapade

2019

as Jacques

History's Future
Movie

History's Future

2016

as Lottery Ticket Seller

Visiblement je vous aime
Movie

Visiblement je vous aime

1995

as Denis

Hymn to Merde
Movie

Hymn to Merde

2009

as Merde

Waster
Movie

Waster

as Waster

Dante's Divine Comedy
Movie

Dante's Divine Comedy

as Narrator / Virgil / Dante

DRIVE IN Holy Motors
Movie

DRIVE IN Holy Motors

2013

as Self

Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir
Movie

Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir

2009

as (voice)

En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel
Movie

En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel

2013

as Self

Jiminy
Movie

Jiminy

2013

as Otto Hoffmann

Cornelius, the Howling Miller
Movie

Cornelius, the Howling Miller

2018

as Doctor de Chomo

Hyacinthe
Movie

Hyacinthe

2025

as Reda

My Intelligent Comedy
Movie

My Intelligent Comedy

2018

as Allen

Silent Streams
Movie

Silent Streams

2019

Language Does Not Lie
Movie

Language Does Not Lie

2004

as Narrator (voice)

Que demande le peuple
Movie

Que demande le peuple

L’OSSERVATORE DELL’EST
Movie

L’OSSERVATORE DELL’EST

2025

Atlantika
Movie

Atlantika

2011

Human Flowers of Flesh
Movie

Human Flowers of Flesh

2023

as Galoup

L'Impossible Monsieur Simon
Movie

L'Impossible Monsieur Simon

2023

as Self

Luminal
Movie

Luminal

2004

as Ryu

Fracas
Movie

Fracas

2024

X14
Movie

X14

2022

Bacon-Freud, face à face
Movie

Bacon-Freud, face à face

2025

as Voix-off

Le discours
Movie

Le discours

2022

as Le politicien

The Nipple Whisperer
Movie

The Nipple Whisperer

2021

as Maurice Sanders

Les Williams
Movie

Les Williams

2009

Tired of Being Handsome
Movie

Tired of Being Handsome

2013

Correspondances: Dostoïevski
Movie

Correspondances: Dostoïevski

2003

as reader

Kazarken: As We Dig
Movie

Kazarken: As We Dig

2016

as Chiron, le centaure

Two Night Owls in Paris
Movie

Two Night Owls in Paris

2024

as Le bouquiniste

Scaramouche Scaramouche
Movie

Scaramouche Scaramouche

2018

as Scaramouche

About Denis Lavant

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. With 143 credits spanning from 1982 to 2028, Denis Lavant has appeared in 138 films and 5 TV shows.

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