Denis Lavant
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
Acting
2018
asDamien
2023
asNarrator (French)
2015
asJacques Austerlitz
1991
asAlex
2004
asSix-Soux
2004
asNarrator (voice)
1982
asMontparnasse
2009
as
2000
asStephane
1999
asAnton
2018
asScaramouche
2008
asMerde' (segment "Merde")
1997
asEmil
2022
asCommandant de Royer
2011
as
2005
asBlaise
2000
asGaloup
2000
asLe joker
2008
asCharlie Chaplin
1984
asAlex
1993
asDenis
1983
as(voice)
2008
asCapitaine Achab
1986
asAlex
2009
asCount Korzybski
2014
as
2023
asSelf
2024
asMonsieur Merde
2011
asErnst
2022
asNarrator (voice)
1983
asUn militaire
2012
asMr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer
2011
asThe ogre
1990
asPierre
1984
asCaviar delivery man
2012
asElliot
2012
asJean Kepler
1998
asL'auto-stoppeur
2022
as
2013
asClochard
2013
asThe Theologist
2013
asSelf
2004
asRyu
2013
asMarcel Dassault
2003
asSelf - Narrator (voice)
1989
asBerville
1998
asPierrot
2014
asDragon
2023
as
2001
asLove
2024
asKasimir
2025
asReda
2015
asKarl-Ludwig
as asNarrateur
2009
as
2003
asreader
2023
asProphet
1995
asDenis
2013
asMarc
2014
asSelf
2015
asPierre Schulmann
2021
asLe politicien
asKarl-Göran Persson
2015
asVoice
1994
asMax
2022
asFranco Fontane
2015
asKoenig
2015
asAndré
2002
as(voice)
2024
asJules
2023
asPère de Guillaume
2023
as
2015
asAntoine
2013
asOtto Hoffmann
2016
asLottery Ticket Seller
2016
asL'Inconnu
2025
as
1982
asJoe
2016
asLouis-Ferdinand Céline
2019
asBarman
2017
asSelf
2018
asAlfred
2013
asSelf
2018
asMarat
2019
asJacques
1985
asSimon Lerner's patient
1983
asWanderer
2018
asFisherman Poet
2019
asKamal
2018
asAllen
2018
asDoctor de Chomo
2019
asJack
2016
asChiron, le centaure
2019
asMonsieur Loyal
2018
asMaillard
2019
as
2010
asBezon
2020
asFourier
2014
asPoddubny's Coach
2014
asSam
2019
asPsychiatrist
2019
as
2020
asLe Narrateur
2020
asGérard
2001
asThe Driver
2013
as
2013
asSelf
2023
asGaloup
2021
asSilence
1998
asYann Kerebel
2021
asMaurice Sanders
2007
asGerrard Ames
2021
asClimby
2009
as(voice)
2009
asMerde
2025
asJacques
asNarrator / Virgil / Dante
2024
asLe bouquiniste
2023
as
2024
asasLucien Le Saint
2025
as
2005
asSelf
2025
asas 
2025
as(Archive footage)
2025
asVoix-off
asAndré Custe
asPierre Carnot
asSelf
asAlberto
Production
Crew
Directing
