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.
Filmography
Erratics
as Lucien Le Saint
Erratics
as Lucien Le Saint
In All My Journeys I Am Returning
In All My Journeys I Am Returning
The End
as (voice)
The End
as (voice)
Redoubt
as Karl-Göran Persson
Redoubt
as Karl-Göran Persson
In the Land of Arto
as Rob
In the Land of Arto
as Rob
L’OSSERVATORE DELL’EST
L’OSSERVATORE DELL’EST
The Stranger
as Salamano
The Stranger
as Salamano
Sibyl
as (Archive footage)
Sibyl
as (Archive footage)
Hyacinthe
as Reda
Hyacinthe
as Reda
Bacon-Freud, face à face
as Voix-off
Bacon-Freud, face à face
as Voix-off
Demons to Diamonds
as The prisoner
Demons to Diamonds
as The prisoner
Hotel Fantasma
Hotel Fantasma
In the Name of Blood
as Jacques
In the Name of Blood
as Jacques
It's Not Me
as Monsieur Merde
It's Not Me
as Monsieur Merde
The Boy Who Owns the World
as Kasimir
The Boy Who Owns the World
as Kasimir
Petit Papa Noël va mourir aujourd'hui
Petit Papa Noël va mourir aujourd'hui
Body of Crime
Body of Crime
Hood Witch
as Jules
Hood Witch
as Jules
X14
X14
Tell Me Iggy
as Self
Tell Me Iggy
as Self
Night of the Kings
as Silence
Night of the Kings
as Silence
Silver Skates
as Fourier
Silver Skates
as Fourier
The Blue Star
as Le Narrateur
The Blue Star
as Le Narrateur
The Escapade
as Jacques
The Escapade
as Jacques
Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux
as Monsieur Loyal
Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux
as Monsieur Loyal
Silent Streams
Silent Streams
The Emperor of Paris
as Maillard
The Emperor of Paris
as Maillard
Cornelius, the Howling Miller
as Doctor de Chomo
Cornelius, the Howling Miller
as Doctor de Chomo
3 Days in Quiberon
as Fisherman Poet
3 Days in Quiberon
as Fisherman Poet
History's Future
as Lottery Ticket Seller
History's Future
as Lottery Ticket Seller
Me and Kaminski
as Karl-Ludwig
Me and Kaminski
as Karl-Ludwig
Graziella
as Antoine
Graziella
as Antoine
Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts
as Self (uncredited)
Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts
as Self (uncredited)
The Iron Ivan
as Eugene de Paris
The Iron Ivan
as Eugene de Paris
Mr. X
as Self
Mr. X
as Self
Biette
as Self
Biette
as Self
DRIVE IN Holy Motors
as Self
DRIVE IN Holy Motors
as Self
Morning Star
as Elliot
Morning Star
as Elliot
Holy Motors
as Mr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer
Holy Motors
as Mr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer
Hitler in Hollywood
as Denis Lavant
Hitler in Hollywood
as Denis Lavant
The Temptation of St. Tony
as Count Korzybski
The Temptation of St. Tony
as Count Korzybski
Tokyo!
as Merde' (segment "Merde")
Tokyo!
as Merde' (segment "Merde")
Captain Ahab
as Capitaine Achab
Captain Ahab
as Capitaine Achab
Mister Lonely
as Charlie Chaplin
Mister Lonely
as Charlie Chaplin
Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"
as Self
Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"
as Self
A Very Long Engagement
as Six-Soux
A Very Long Engagement
as Six-Soux
Luminal
as Ryu
Luminal
as Ryu
Correspondances: Dostoïevski
as reader
Correspondances: Dostoïevski
as reader
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
as (voice)
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
as (voice)
Married/Unmarried
as Love
Married/Unmarried
as Love
La Squale
as Le joker
La Squale
as Le joker
Melody for a Hustler
as L'auto-stoppeur
Melody for a Hustler
as L'auto-stoppeur
Don Juan
as Pierrot
Don Juan
as Pierrot
The Lovers on the Bridge
as Alex
The Lovers on the Bridge
as Alex
Mona and I
as Pierre
Mona and I
as Pierre
Once Around the Park
as Berville
Once Around the Park
as Berville
Going and Coming Back
as Simon Lerner's patient
Going and Coming Back
as Simon Lerner's patient
The Wounded Man
as Wanderer
The Wounded Man
as Wanderer
Entre Nous
as Un militaire
Entre Nous
as Un militaire
Les Misérables
as Montparnasse
Les Misérables
as Montparnasse
L'Ombre sur la plage
L'Ombre sur la plage
7 jours 4000 ans
as (Voix)
7 jours 4000 ans
as (Voix)