Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

128

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-05-28 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As

Jean Pierre Leaud

ژان-پیر لئو

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Biography

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

Acting

The 400 Blows

1959

The 400 Blows

as

Antoine Doinel

Stolen Kisses

1968

Stolen Kisses

as

Antoine Doinel

Antoine and Colette

1962

Antoine and Colette

as

Antoine Doinel

Bed and Board

1970

Bed and Board

as

Antoine Doinel

Love on the Run

1979

Love on the Run

as

Antoine Doinel

36 Fillette

1988

36 Fillette

as

Boris Golovine

The Dreamers

2003

The Dreamers

as

Himself

La Chinoise

1967

La Chinoise

as

Guillaume

Last Tango in Paris

1972

Last Tango in Paris

as

Tom

Day for Night

1973

Day for Night

as

Alphonse

Pierrot le Fou

1965

Pierrot le Fou

as

Young Man in Cinema (uncredited)

Vivement Truffaut

1985

Vivement Truffaut

as

Self / Doinel (archive footage)

Masculin Féminin

1966

Masculin Féminin

as

Paul

What Time Is It There?

2001

What Time Is It There?

as

Jean-Pierre / Man at the Cemetery

I Hired a Contract Killer

1990

I Hired a Contract Killer

as

Henri

Weekend

1967

Weekend

as

Saint-Just / Le Jeune Minet du 16ème (uncredited)

Love at Twenty

1962

Love at Twenty

as

Antoine Doinel (segment "Antoine et Colette")

Irma Vep

1996

Irma Vep

as

René Vidal

La Vie de Bohème

1992

La Vie de Bohème

as

Blancheron

Made in U.S.A

1967

Made in U.S.A

as

Donald Siegel

Two English Girls

1971

Two English Girls

as

Claude Roc

Pour Bonnie

1982

Pour Bonnie

as

Charles Blaine

Testament of Orpheus

1960

Testament of Orpheus

as

Dargelos, the schoolboy

The Pornographer

2001

The Pornographer

as

Jacques Laurent

Bunker Palace Hotel

1989

Bunker Palace Hotel

as

Solal

With All Hands

1986

With All Hands

as

Marcel

Godard Cinema

2023

Godard Cinema

as

Self (archive footage)

Lola's Lolos

1976

Lola's Lolos

as

Bernard Dubois

Innocent

1999

Innocent

as

Le poète

Paul

1969

Paul

as

Paul

Paris Awakens

1991

Paris Awakens

as

Clément

The Color of the Wind

1988

The Color of the Wind

as

Decourt

Pigsty

1969

Pigsty

as

Julian Klotz

The Mother and the Whore

1973

The Mother and the Whore

as

Alexandre

Le Gai Savoir

1969

Le Gai Savoir

as

Émile Rousseau (uncredited)

Detective

1985

Detective

as

Inspector Neveu

Jane B. by Agnès V.

1988

Jane B. by Agnès V.

as

The Angry Lover

Face

2009

Face

as

Antoine / King Herode

Le Havre

2011

Le Havre

as

The Whistleblower

Boulevard

1960

Boulevard

as

Georges Castagnier, dit "Jojo"

A Matter of Taste

2000

A Matter of Taste

as

Investigating judge

C'è tempo

2019

C'è tempo

as

Self

Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes

1966

Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes

as

Daniel

Out 1

1990

Out 1

as

Colin

A Wonderful Spell

2004

A Wonderful Spell

as

Fernand

Diary of a Seducer

1996

Diary of a Seducer

as

Hugo

The War in Paris

2002

The War in Paris

as

Haut Placé

Camille Rewinds

2012

Camille Rewinds

as

Monsieur Dupont - l'horloger

A Girl Is a Gun

1971

A Girl Is a Gun

as

Billy le Kid

The Departure

1967

The Departure

as

Marc

The Lion Has Seven Heads

1971

The Lion Has Seven Heads

as

Preacher

The Chalk Circle Man

2009

The Chalk Circle Man

as

Le Nermord

Nobody Loves Me

1994

Nobody Loves Me

as

Lucien

Elizabeth

1998

Elizabeth

as

(uncredited)

Bad Company

1969

Bad Company

as

Daniel (archive footage)

Dialogue 20-40-60

1968

Dialogue 20-40-60

as

Adamík (segment "The Twenty-Year-Olds")

Boran - Zeit zum Zielen

1987

Boran - Zeit zum Zielen

as

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed

2005

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed

as

Georges Franju

Hugs and Other Things

1976

Hugs and Other Things

as

Tom

Love at Sea

1965

Love at Sea

as

The Boy at the Exit of the Cinema

Jean Eustache's Wasted Breath

1997

Jean Eustache's Wasted Breath

as

Self

Parano

1981

Parano

as

Ignazio

The Birth of Love

1993

The Birth of Love

as

Marcus

1968 - Without Losing Tenderness

2001

1968 - Without Losing Tenderness

as

Self

Treasure Island

1986

Treasure Island

as

Midas

Just for Laughs

1997

Just for Laughs

as

Nicolas Gardinier

La cassure

1984

La cassure

as

Police Commissioner Rauffast

In the Darkness of Time

2002

In the Darkness of Time

as

(archive footage) (uncredited)

L'Herbe rouge

1985

L'Herbe rouge

as

Lazuli

Alphaville

1965

Alphaville

as

Breakfast Waiter (uncredited)

Concentration

1968

Concentration

as

Quando a Coisa Vira Outra

2022

Quando a Coisa Vira Outra

as

Self (archive footage)

The Oldest Profession

1967

The Oldest Profession

as

The Bellhop (segment "Anticipation") (uncredited)

The Death of Louis XIV

2016

The Death of Louis XIV

as

Louis XIV

Les secrets de François Truffaut

2020

Les secrets de François Truffaut

as

Self

Out 1: Spectre

1973

Out 1: Spectre

as

Colin

The Ministries of Art

1989

The Ministries of Art

as

Self

The Marcorelle Affair

2000

The Marcorelle Affair

as

François Marcorelle

Françoise et Udo...

1968

Françoise et Udo...

as

Rebelote

1984

Rebelote

as

Rémi Chauveau

2017

M

as

Le père de Lila

El Brujo

El Brujo

as

Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit

1965

Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit

as

Self

King on Horseback

1958

King on Horseback

as

Pierrot

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

2018

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

as

Jean

Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company

1986

Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company

as

Gaspard Bazin

Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’

2004

Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’

as

Self (uncredited)

Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel

1987

Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel

as

Georg Ossegg

Help Me Dream

1981

Help Me Dream

as

Mario

Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water

2009

Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water

as

Self / Antoine / King Herode

Véra

1982

Véra

as

Alien Crystal Palace

2018

Alien Crystal Palace

as

Horus

The Heirs

1970

The Heirs

as

Danton

François Truffaut l'insoumis

2014

François Truffaut l'insoumis

as

Self (archive footage)

François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits

1993

François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits

as

Self (archive footage)

André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

2019

André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

as

Self - Actor (archive footage)

C'est la avie

1991

C'est la avie

as

Lady Cops

1987

Lady Cops

as

Commissaire Bouvreuil

Just a Movie

1985

Just a Movie

as

Péter - a rendezõ

Léaud l'unique

2001

Léaud l'unique

as

My Man

1996

My Man

as

Client

On the Trail of the New Wave

2009

On the Trail of the New Wave

as

Self (archive footage)

One Hundred and One Nights

1995

One Hundred and One Nights

as

The Second Jean-Pierre (uncredited)

I shot Antoine Doinel

2019

I shot Antoine Doinel

as

Self

Nadja in Paris

1964

Nadja in Paris

as

Self

Le petit Pommier

1981

Le petit Pommier

as

Le vendeur de La Belle Aubaine

Sodankylä Forever

2010

Sodankylä Forever

as

Self

Léaud de Hurle-dents

2004

Léaud de Hurle-dents

as

Self

Mersonne ne m'aime

1982

Mersonne ne m'aime

as

Daniel Flipo-Risq

Paris Seen By... 20 Years After

1984

Paris Seen By... 20 Years After

as

René (segment 3)

Mata Hari, Agent H21

1964

Mata Hari, Agent H21

as

Absalon

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

2024

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

as

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Front woman

1989

Front woman

as

Marc

Out 1

Out 1

as

Colin

Série noire

Série noire

as

Gaspard Bazin

L'Éducation sentimentale

L'Éducation sentimentale

as

Frédéric Moreau

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

as

Self

Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

as

Self

Reflets de Cannes

Reflets de Cannes

as

Self

Production

Crew

The Wild Child

1970

The Wild Child

as

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

2024

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

as

Directing

Mata Hari, Agent H21

1964

Mata Hari, Agent H21

as

De quoi s'agit-il?

1974

De quoi s'agit-il?

as

Pierrot le Fou

1965

Pierrot le Fou

as

Alphaville

1965

Alphaville

as

The Married Woman

1964

The Married Woman

as

Made in U.S.A

1967

Made in U.S.A

as

The Soft Skin

1964

The Soft Skin

as