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Denis Lavant
Actor
Born June 17, 1961 (61 years)
Denis Lavant (born 17 June 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.
Filmography
| 2021 | Tralala · as Climby |
| 2020 | Silver Skates · as Fourier |
| 2020 | Night of the Kings · as Silence |
| 2020 | Gagarine · as Gérard |
| 2018 | The Night Eats the World · as Alfred |
| 2018 | The Emperor of Paris · as Maillard |
| 2018 | The Bra · as Kamal |
| 2018 | 3 Days in Quiberon · as Fisherman Poet |
| 2018 | The Mountain · as Jack |
| 2018 | Girls with Balls · as Barman |
| 2018 | One Nation, One King · as Marat |
| 2018 | Vous êtes jeunes vous êtes beaux · as Monsieur Loyal |
| 2018 | Scaramouche Scaramouche · as Scaramouche |
| 2017 | Cornelius, the Howling Miller · as Doctor de Chomo |
| 2017 | Divino inferno: Et Rodin créa la Porte de l'Enfer · as Auguste Rodin |
| 2016 | Boris Without Béatrice · as L'Inconnu |
| 2016 | History's Future · as Lottery Ticket Seller |
| 2016 | Midnight Sun (TV Series) · as Pierre Carnot |
| 2016 | Louis-Ferdinand Céline · as Louis-Ferdinand Céline |
| 2015 | Me and Kaminski · as Karl-Ludwig |
| 2015 | Eva Doesn't Sleep · as Koenig |
| 2015 | 21 Nights with Pattie · as André |
| 2014 | Journey to the West · as Dragon |
| 2014 | Iron Ivan · as Unknown |
| 2014 | Pitchipoï · as Pierre Schulmann |
| 2014 | Le mystère des jonquilles · as Sam |
| 2013 | Marussia · as Clochard |
| 2013 | Jiminy · as Otto Hoffmann |
| 2013 | Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas · as The Theologist |
| 2012 | Holy Motors · as M. Oscar / Le banquier / La mendiante / L'OS de Motion-Capture / M. Merde / Le père / L'accordéoniste / Le tueur / Le tué / Le mourant / L'homme au foyer |
| 2012 | L'oeil de l'astronome · as Jean Kepler |
| 2012 | L'étoile du jour · as Elliot |
| 2012 | Tired of Being Handsome · as Unknown |
| 2011 | My Little Princess · as Ernst |
| 2011 | Hop-o'-My-Thumb · as The ogre |
| 2011 | Biette · as Unknown |
| 2010 | Let It Be · as Sapiente |
| 2010 | Hitler in Hollywood · as Denis Lavant |
| 2009 | The Temptation of St. Tony · as Count Dionysos Korzybski |
| 2009 | The Little Murders of Agatha Christie (TV Series) · as André Custe |
| 2009 | Les cow-boys n'ont pas peur de mourir · as (voice) |
| 2008 | Tokyo! · as Merde' (segment "Merde") |
| 2007 | Captain Ahab · as Capitaine Achab |
| 2007 | Mister Lonely · as Charlie Chaplin |
| 2006 | Infrarouge (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2005 | Wild Camp · as Blaise |
| 2004 | A Very Long Engagement · as Six-Soux |
| 2004 | Language Does Not Lie · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2001 | Married/Unmarried · as Love |
| 2000 | Deep in the Woods · as Stephane |
| 2000 | The Squale · as Le joker |
| 1999 | Tuvalu · as Anton |
| 1999 | Beau travail · as Galoup |
| 1998 | Melody for a Hustler · as L'auto-stoppeur |
| 1998 | Le monde à l'envers · as Yann Kerebel |
| 1995 | Visiblement je vous aime · as Denis |
| 1994 | The Chess Game · as Max |
| 1992 | De force avec d'autres · as Denis |
| 1991 | The Lovers on the Bridge · as Alex |
| 1989 | Mona and I · as Pierre |
| 1986 | Bad Blood · as Alex dit "Langue pendue" |
| 1985 | Partir, revenir · as Le patient de Simon Lerner |
| 1984 | Long Live Life · as Caviar delivery man |
| 1984 | Boy Meets Girl · as Alex |
| 1984 | Les Rita Mitsouko: Marcia Baïla · as Performer |
| 1983 | The Wounded Man · as Wanderer |
| 1983 | Entre Nous · as Un militaire |
| 1982 | Les Miserables · as Montparnasse |