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Denis Lavant

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.

Birthday: 1961-06-17

Place of birth: Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France

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Also known as: Дени Лаван, 드니 라방

Fan Club
Fan Club

2018-09-19

Damien

Miserable Miracle
Miserable Miracle

2023-09-17

Narrator (French)

Austerlitz
Austerlitz

2015-05-06

Jacques Austerlitz

A Very Long Engagement
A Very Long Engagement

2004-10-27

Six-Soux

Language Does Not Lie
Language Does Not Lie

2004-11-15

Narrator (voice)

Les Misérables
Les Misérables

1982-10-20

Montparnasse

The Lonely
The Lonely

2009-04-16

Deep in the Woods
Deep in the Woods

2000-06-13

Stephane

Tuvalu
Tuvalu

1999-11-19

Anton

Scaramouche Scaramouche
Scaramouche Scaramouche

2018-10-27

Scaramouche

Tokyo!
Tokyo!

2008-08-16

Merde' (segment "Merde")

Wild Animals
Wild Animals

1997-10-25

Emil

South Sentinel
South Sentinel

2022-04-13

Commandant de Royer

Atlantika
Atlantika

2011-01-01

Wild Camp
Wild Camp

2005-10-13

Blaise

Beau Travail
Beau Travail

2000-05-03

Galoup

La Squale
La Squale

2000-11-29

Le joker

Mister Lonely
Mister Lonely

2008-02-02

Charlie Chaplin

Boy Meets Girl
Boy Meets Girl

1984-11-21

Alex

De force avec d'autres
De force avec d'autres

1993-04-24

Denis

After Midnight
After Midnight

1983-10-12

(voice)

Captain Ahab
Captain Ahab

2008-02-13

Capitaine Achab

Mauvais Sang
Mauvais Sang

1986-11-26

Alex

The Temptation of St. Tony
The Temptation of St. Tony

2009-10-10

Count Korzybski

Ogaden
Ogaden

2014-01-01

It's Not Me
It's Not Me

2024-06-12

Monsieur Merde

My Little Princess
My Little Princess

2011-06-29

Ernst

All Effort of Men
All Effort of Men

2022-12-31

Narrator (voice)

Entre Nous
Entre Nous

1983-04-06

Un militaire

Holy Motors
Holy Motors

2012-07-02

Mr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer

Hop-o'-My-Thumb
Hop-o'-My-Thumb

2011-09-02

The ogre

Mona and I
Mona and I

1990-04-04

Pierre

Long Live Life
Long Live Life

1984-04-18

Caviar delivery man

Morning Star
Morning Star

2012-11-28

Elliot

Eye of the Astronomer
Eye of the Astronomer

2012-02-21

Jean Kepler

Melody for a Hustler
Melody for a Hustler

1998-10-14

L'auto-stoppeur

X14
X14

2022-07-07

Marussia
Marussia

2013-02-09

Clochard

Biette
Biette

2013-06-26

Self

Luminal
Luminal

2004-05-09

Ryu

Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus
Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus

2013-01-22

Marcel Dassault

Mark Rothko (1903-1970) : un humaniste abstrait
Mark Rothko (1903-1970) : un humaniste abstrait

2003-07-01

Self - Narrator (voice)

Once Around the Park
Once Around the Park

1989-03-28

Berville

Don Juan
Don Juan

1998-04-28

Pierrot

Journey to the West
Journey to the West

2014-04-24

Dragon

Body of Crime
Body of Crime

2023-11-19

Married/Unmarried
Married/Unmarried

2001-02-07

Love

Hyacinthe
Hyacinthe

2025-04-02

Reda

Me and Kaminski
Me and Kaminski

2015-09-17

Karl-Ludwig

Les Williams
Les Williams

2009-03-29

Thunder Voice
Thunder Voice

2023-12-06

Prophet

Les Grandes Marées
Les Grandes Marées

2013-06-20

Marc

Mr. X
Mr. X

2014-01-20

Self

Pitchipoï
Pitchipoï

2015-02-04

Pierre Schulmann

Le discours
Le discours

2021-01-01

Le politicien

Redoubt
Redoubt

Karl-Göran Persson

Dark Forests
Dark Forests

2015-03-20

Voice

The Chess Game
The Chess Game

1994-11-19

Max

Aymeline
Aymeline

2022-08-31

Franco Fontane

Eva Doesn't Sleep
Eva Doesn't Sleep

2015-11-05

Koenig

21 Nights with Pattie
21 Nights with Pattie

2015-11-25

André

Hood Witch
Hood Witch

2024-05-15

Jules

Poisson rouge
Poisson rouge

2023-09-27

Père de Guillaume

The Green Eyes
The Green Eyes

2023-09-01

Graziella
Graziella

2015-06-03

Antoine

Jiminy
Jiminy

2013-11-19

Otto Hoffmann

History's Future
History's Future

2016-01-28

Lottery Ticket Seller

Boris Without Beatrice
Boris Without Beatrice

2016-03-04

L'Inconnu

Paris Ficelle
Paris Ficelle

1982-01-01

Joe

Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Louis-Ferdinand Céline

2016-03-09

Louis-Ferdinand Céline

Girls with Balls
Girls with Balls

2019-07-26

Barman

Gray House
Gray House

2017-03-21

Self

The Night Eats the World
The Night Eats the World

2018-03-07

Alfred

One Nation, One King
One Nation, One King

2018-09-26

Marat

The Escapade
The Escapade

2019-12-31

Jacques

Going and Coming Back
Going and Coming Back

1985-03-27

Simon Lerner's patient

The Wounded Man
The Wounded Man

1983-05-25

Wanderer

3 Days in Quiberon
3 Days in Quiberon

2018-04-12

Fisherman Poet

The Bra
The Bra

2019-09-11

Kamal

My Intelligent Comedy
My Intelligent Comedy

2018-01-26

Allen

Cornelius, the Howling Miller
Cornelius, the Howling Miller

2018-05-02

Doctor de Chomo

The Mountain
The Mountain

2019-06-26

Jack

Kazarken: As We Dig
Kazarken: As We Dig

2016-11-23

Chiron, le centaure

Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux
Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux

2019-10-02

Monsieur Loyal

The Emperor of Paris
The Emperor of Paris

2018-12-19

Maillard

Silent Streams
Silent Streams

2019-04-10

Silver Skates
Silver Skates

2020-12-10

Fourier

The Iron Ivan
The Iron Ivan

2014-07-10

Poddubny's Coach

Who the Fuck Are You
Who the Fuck Are You

2019-10-28

Psychiatrist

Figurant
Figurant

2019-11-03

The Blue Star
The Blue Star

2020-04-17

Le Narrateur

Gagarine
Gagarine

2020-11-11

Gérard

Şoför
Şoför

2001-01-01

The Driver

DRIVE IN Holy Motors
DRIVE IN Holy Motors

2013-01-21

Self

Human Flowers of Flesh
Human Flowers of Flesh

2023-02-02

Galoup

Night of the Kings
Night of the Kings

2021-02-26

Silence

Le monde à l'envers
Le monde à l'envers

1998-08-14

Yann Kerebel

The Nipple Whisperer
The Nipple Whisperer

2021-03-16

Maurice Sanders

Happy New Year London
Happy New Year London

2007-12-28

Gerrard Ames

Tralala
Tralala

2021-07-16

Climby

Hymn to Merde
Hymn to Merde

2009-08-12

Merde

In the Name of Blood
In the Name of Blood

2025-01-22

Jacques

Dante's Divine Comedy
Dante's Divine Comedy

Narrator / Virgil / Dante

Two Night Owls in Paris
Two Night Owls in Paris

2024-09-20

Le bouquiniste

Fracas
Fracas

2024-11-01

Erratic Blocks
Erratic Blocks

Lucien Le Saint

The Stranger
The Stranger

2025-10-29

Sibyl
Sibyl

2025-05-19

(Archive footage)

Bacon-Freud, face à face
Bacon-Freud, face à face

2025-03-28

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