Denis Lavant
Actor
- Born
- June 17, 1961 (age 65) · Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
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
A Very Long Engagement
October 27, 2004
Holy Motors
July 2, 2012
The Night Eats the World
March 7, 2018
The Emperor of Paris
December 19, 2018
The Lovers on the Bridge
October 16, 1991
Beau Travail
May 3, 2000
Silver Skates
December 10, 2020
Mauvais Sang
November 26, 1986
Tokyo!
August 16, 2008
Girls with Balls
July 26, 2019
The Stranger
October 29, 2025
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
August 14, 2013
Acting143
- 2026Erratics as Lucien Le Saint
- 2026Inquisitions as L'inquisiteur
- 2026In All My Journeys I Am Returning
- 2026The End as (voice)
- 2026Redoubt as Karl-Göran Persson
- 2025In the Land of Arto as Rob
- 2025L’OSSERVATORE DELL’EST
- 2025The Stranger as Salamano
- 2025Sibyl as (Archive footage)
- 2025Hyacinthe as Reda