Acting
Denis Lavant
FR, PT, IT, SV cinema · 144 credits
Born
17 June 1961 (age 65)
Birthplace
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Also known as Дени Лаван · 드니 라방
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
Filmography
Dante's Divine Comedy
Dante's Divine Comedy
as Narrator / Virgil / Dante
Waster
as Waster
Fol
Fol
Actor
Redoubt
as Karl-Göran Persson
Erratics
as Lucien Le Saint
The End
as (voice)
Inquisitions
as L'inquisiteur
The Man Without Qualities
as Ultimo Proy
Hyacinthe
as Reda
In the Name of Blood
as Jacques
Demons to Diamonds
as The prisoner
The Stranger
as Salamano
Sibyl
as (Archive footage)
Bacon-Freud, face à face
as Voix-off
It's Not Me
as Monsieur Merde
The Boy Who Owns the World
as Kasimir
Two Night Owls in Paris
as Le bouquiniste
Fracas
Actor, Writer
Miserable Miracle
as Narrator (French)
Thunder Voice
as Prophet
Hood Witch
as Jules
Poisson rouge
as Père de Guillaume
Human Flowers of Flesh
as Galoup
South Sentinel
as Commandant de Royer
All Effort of Men
as Narrator (voice)
Le discours
as Le politicien
Aymeline
as Franco Fontane
Tell Me Iggy
as Self
Night of the Kings
as Silence
The Nipple Whisperer
as Maurice Sanders
Tralala
as Climby
Silver Skates
as Fourier
The Blue Star
as Le Narrateur
Gagarine
as Gérard
Girls with Balls
as Barman
The Bra
as Kamal
The Mountain
as Jack
Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux
as Monsieur Loyal
Who the Fuck Are You
as Psychiatrist
Figurant
Actor
Scaramouche Scaramouche
as Scaramouche
The Night Eats the World
as Alfred
One Nation, One King
as Marat
3 Days in Quiberon
as Fisherman Poet
Cornelius, the Howling Miller
as Doctor de Chomo
The Emperor of Paris
as Maillard
Gray House
as Self
History's Future
2016
History's Future
as Lottery Ticket Seller
Boris Without Beatrice
as L'Inconnu
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
as Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Kazarken: As We Dig
as Chiron, le centaure
Austerlitz
as Jacques Austerlitz
Me and Kaminski
as Karl-Ludwig
Pitchipoï
as Pierre Schulmann
Dark Forests
as Voice
Eva Doesn't Sleep
as Koenig
Graziella
as Antoine
Journey to the West
as Dragon
Mr. X
as Self
The Iron Ivan
as Eugene de Paris
Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts
as Self (uncredited)
Marussia
as Clochard
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
as The Theologist
Biette
as Self
Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus
as Marcel Dassault
Jiminy
2013
Jiminy
as Otto Hoffmann
Holy Motors
as Mr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer
Morning Star
as Elliot
Eye of the Astronomer
as Jean Kepler
My Little Princess
as Ernst
Hop-o'-My-Thumb
as The ogre
Hitler in Hollywood
as Denis Lavant
The Temptation of St. Tony
as Count Korzybski
Hymn to Merde
as Merde
Tokyo!
as Merde' (segment "Merde")
Mister Lonely
as Charlie Chaplin
Captain Ahab
as Capitaine Achab
Happy New Year London
as Gerrard Ames
Wild Camp
as Blaise
Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"
as Self
A Very Long Engagement
as Six-Soux
Language Does Not Lie
as Narrator (voice)
Luminal
as Ryu
Mark Rothko (1903-1970) : un humaniste abstrait
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Şoför
as The Driver
Deep in the Woods
as Stephane
Beau Travail
as Galoup
La Squale
as Le joker
Tuvalu
as Anton
Melody for a Hustler
as L'auto-stoppeur
Don Juan
as Pierrot
Le monde à l'envers
as Yann Kerebel
Wild Animals
as Emil
Mona and I
as Pierre
Once Around the Park
as Berville
Mauvais Sang
as Alex
Going and Coming Back
as Simon Lerner's patient
Boy Meets Girl
as Alex
Long Live Life
as Caviar delivery man
After Midnight
as (voice)
Entre Nous
as Un militaire
The Wounded Man
as Wanderer
Les Misérables
as Montparnasse
