Denis Lavant
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 17, 1961
- Place of birth
- Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
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.
Movies with Denis Lavant
- A Very Long Engagement 2004 · ★ 7.3
- Holy Motors 2012 · ★ 7.0
- The Night Eats the World 2018 · ★ 6.0
- The Emperor of Paris 2018 · ★ 6.3
- The Lovers on the Bridge 1991 · ★ 7.4
- Beau Travail 2000 · ★ 7.1
- Silver Skates 2020 · ★ 7.5
- Mauvais Sang 1986 · ★ 7.1
- Tokyo! 2008 · ★ 6.9
- Girls with Balls 2019 · ★ 4.2
- The Stranger 2025 · ★ 6.8
- Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas 2013 · ★ 5.9
- One Nation, One King 2018 · ★ 5.6
- Gagarine 2020 · ★ 6.6
- Mister Lonely 2008 · ★ 6.6
- Boy Meets Girl 1984 · ★ 6.7
- My Little Princess 2011 · ★ 6.5
- 21 Nights with Pattie 2015 · ★ 5.7
- Night of the Kings 2021 · ★ 6.6
- Les Misérables 1982 · ★ 7.0
- Deep in the Woods 2000 · ★ 4.0
- Hood Witch 2023 · ★ 6.0
- Entre Nous 1983 · ★ 6.7
- 3 Days in Quiberon 2018 · ★ 6.3
- The Mountain 2019 · ★ 5.1
- Me and Kaminski 2015 · ★ 5.9
- Tuvalu 1999 · ★ 6.2
- The Bra 2019 · ★ 6.0
- The Iron Ivan 2014 · ★ 6.0
- Tralala 2021 · ★ 5.6
- The Temptation of St. Tony 2009 · ★ 6.9
- The Wounded Man 1983 · ★ 5.7
- Eva Doesn't Sleep 2015 · ★ 5.2
- South Sentinel 2022 · ★ 5.7
- It's Not Me 2024 · ★ 7.1
- Wild Animals 1997 · ★ 5.8
- Journey to the West 2014 · ★ 6.3
- In the Name of Blood 2025 · ★ 5.9
- Going and Coming Back 1985 · ★ 6.5
- Long Live Life 1984 · ★ 6.0