Denis Lavantborn 1961

usually

Actor

Popularity

2.5

Famous

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.

Credits

Hyacinthe
Hyacinthe

2025

Drama

as Reda

0
0.1
It's Not Me
It's Not Me

2024

Drama

as Monsieur Merde

7.4
0.9
The Boy Who Owns the World
The Boy Who Owns the World

2024

Drama • Romance

as Kasimir

8.5
0.2
Thunder Voice
Thunder Voice

2023

as Prophet

0
0
Body of Crime
Body of Crime

2023

Drama

0
0.2
Miserable Miracle
Miserable Miracle

2023

Animation

as Narrator (French)

0
0.1
L'Impossible Monsieur Simon
L'Impossible Monsieur Simon

2023

Documentary

as Self

0
0.1
All Effort of Men
All Effort of Men

2022

Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

0
0.1
X14
X14

2022

Drama • Science Fiction

0
0.2
South Sentinel
South Sentinel

2022

Drama • Thriller

as Commandant de Royer

5.7
0.2
Le discours
Le discours

2021

as Le politicien

0
0.1
Scaramouche Scaramouche
Scaramouche Scaramouche

2018

Horror

as Scaramouche

0
0.1
Fan Club
Fan Club

2018

Comedy • Drama

as Damien

0
0.1
Me and Kaminski
Me and Kaminski

2015

Comedy

as Karl-Ludwig

6.1
0.2
Austerlitz
Austerlitz

2015

Documentary • Drama

as Jacques Austerlitz

0
0.1
Pitchipoï
Pitchipoï

2015

Comedy • Drama

as Pierre Schulmann

5
0.1
Journey to the West
Journey to the West

2014

Documentary • Drama

as Dragon

6.3
0.2
Mr. X
Mr. X

2014

Documentary

as Self

5.9
0.3
Ogaden
Ogaden

2014

0
0
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

2013

Drama • History

as The Theologist

5.9
0.5
Biette
Biette

2013

Documentary

as Self

0
0.2
Les Grandes Marées
Les Grandes Marées

2013

Drama

as Marc

0
0.1
Marussia
Marussia

2013

Drama

as Clochard

6.3
0.5
Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus
Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus

2013

Drama • History • TV Movie

as Marcel Dassault

2
0.1
Morning Star
Morning Star

2012

Drama

as Elliot

3.5
0.2
Holy Motors
Holy Motors

2012

Drama • Fantasy

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

7
1.5
Eye of the Astronomer
Eye of the Astronomer

2012

Drama • History

as Jean Kepler

3.3
0.1
Hop-o'-My-Thumb
Hop-o'-My-Thumb

2011

Fantasy

as The ogre

5.5
0.1
My Little Princess
My Little Princess

2011

Drama

as Ernst

6.5
1.2
Atlantika
Atlantika

2011

Drama

0
0.2
The Temptation of St. Tony
The Temptation of St. Tony

2009

Drama

as Count Korzybski

7
0.3
The Lonely
The Lonely

2009

Documentary

0
0.1
Les Williams
Les Williams

2009

Drama

0
0
Tokyo!
Tokyo!

2008

Comedy • Drama • Fantasy • Romance

as Merde' (segment "Merde")

6.9
1.5
Captain Ahab
Captain Ahab

2008

Adventure

as Capitaine Achab

4.8
0.1
Mister Lonely
Mister Lonely

2008

Comedy • Drama

as Charlie Chaplin

6.6
0.8
Wild Camp
Wild Camp

2005

Drama • Romance

as Blaise

4.5
0.3
Language Does Not Lie
Language Does Not Lie

2004

Documentary • History

as Narrator (voice)

8
0
A Very Long Engagement
A Very Long Engagement

2004

Drama • Romance • War

as Six-Soux

7.3
2.6
Luminal
Luminal

2004

Drama • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Ryu

5.7
0.1
Correspondances: Dostoïevski
Correspondances: Dostoïevski

2003

Documentary

as reader

0
0.1
Mark Rothko (1903-1970) : un humaniste abstrait
Mark Rothko (1903-1970) : un humaniste abstrait

2003

Documentary

as Self - Narrator (voice)

0
0.1
Married/Unmarried
Married/Unmarried

2001

Drama

as Love

3
0.1
La Squale
La Squale

2000

Drama

as Le joker

5.9
0.3
Deep in the Woods
Deep in the Woods

2000

Horror • Thriller

as Stephane

3.8
0.4
Beau Travail
Beau Travail

2000

Drama

as Galoup

7.1
1.4
Tuvalu
Tuvalu

1999

Comedy • Drama • Family • Fantasy • Romance • Science Fiction

as Anton

6.1
0.5
Melody for a Hustler
Melody for a Hustler

1998

Comedy • Crime • Drama

as L'auto-stoppeur

2.6
0.2
Don Juan
Don Juan

1998

Comedy • Romance

as Pierrot

4.2
0.6
Wild Animals
Wild Animals

1997

Comedy • Crime • Drama

as Emil

5.9
0.4
Visiblement je vous aime
Visiblement je vous aime

1995

Drama

as Denis

4.6
0.1
De force avec d'autres
De force avec d'autres

1993

Drama

as Denis

5
0.1
The Lovers on the Bridge
The Lovers on the Bridge

1991

Drama • Romance

as Alex

7.4
1
Mona and I
Mona and I

1990

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Pierre

4.9
0.1
Once Around the Park
Once Around the Park

1989

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Berville

3.3
0.1
Mauvais Sang
Mauvais Sang

1986

Crime • Drama • Romance • Science Fiction

as Alex

7.2
1.4
Boy Meets Girl
Boy Meets Girl

1984

Drama • Romance

as Alex

6.7
0.6
Long Live Life
Long Live Life

1984

Comedy • Drama • Mystery • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Caviar delivery man

5.9
0.4
After Midnight
After Midnight

1983

Animation • Horror

as (voice)

10
0.2
Entre Nous
Entre Nous

1983

Drama • War

as Un militaire

6.7
0.6
Les Misérables
Les Misérables

1982

Drama • History

as Montparnasse

6.9
1
Que demande le peuple
Que demande le peuple

Drama • History

0
0.1
Redoubt
Redoubt

Drama • History

as Karl-Göran Persson

0
0.2
Le Pays d’Arto
0
0.2
In the Name of Blood
In the Name of Blood

2025

Thriller

as Jacques

6
0.7
Fracas
Fracas

2024

Mystery

0
0.1
Two Night Owls in Paris
Two Night Owls in Paris

2024

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Le bouquiniste

8
0.1
Hood Witch
Hood Witch

2024

Action • Horror • Thriller

as Jules

5.7
2.2
Poisson rouge
Poisson rouge

2023

Comedy

as Père de Guillaume

4.8
0.1
The Green Eyes
0
0.1
Human Flowers of Flesh
Human Flowers of Flesh

2023

Drama

as Galoup

6
0.1
Aymeline
Aymeline

2022

Thriller

as Franco Fontane

0
0.1
Tralala
Tralala

2021

Comedy • Music

as Climby

5.7
0.6
The Nipple Whisperer
The Nipple Whisperer

2021

Drama

as Maurice Sanders

6.3
0.4
Night of the Kings
Night of the Kings

2021

Drama

as Silence

6.7
0.7
Silver Skates
Silver Skates

2020

Adventure • Drama • Family • Romance

as Fourier

7.6
1.5
Gagarine
Gagarine

2020

Drama • Fantasy

as Gérard

6.6
0.6
The Blue Star
The Blue Star

2020

as Le Narrateur

0
0
The Escapade
The Escapade

2019

Drama

as Jacques

0
0.2
Figurant
Figurant

2019

Drama

7.1
0.3
Who the Fuck Are You
Who the Fuck Are You

2019

Drama • Mystery

as Psychiatrist

0
0.1
Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux
Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux

2019

Drama

as Monsieur Loyal

6.6
0.1
The Bra
The Bra

2019

Comedy • Drama • TV Movie

as Kamal

6
0.3
Girls with Balls
Girls with Balls

2019

Comedy • Horror

as Barman

4.2
0.7
The Mountain
The Mountain

2019

Drama

as Jack

5.1
0.5
Silent Streams
5
0.1
The Emperor of Paris
The Emperor of Paris

2018

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Maillard

6.3
1.6
One Nation, One King
One Nation, One King

2018

Drama • History

as Marat

5.6
0.5
Cornelius, the Howling Miller
Cornelius, the Howling Miller

2018

Drama

as Doctor de Chomo

4.8
0.1
3 Days in Quiberon
3 Days in Quiberon

2018

Drama

as Fisherman Poet

6.5
0.5
The Night Eats the World
The Night Eats the World

2018

Drama • Horror • Thriller

as Alfred

6
1.6
My Intelligent Comedy
My Intelligent Comedy

2018

Comedy

as Allen

6.8
0.1
Gray House
Gray House

2017

Documentary

as Self

1
0.1
Kazarken: As We Dig
Kazarken: As We Dig

2016

Documentary • Fantasy

as Chiron, le centaure

5.8
0
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Louis-Ferdinand Céline

2016

Drama

as Louis-Ferdinand Céline

5.8
0.2
Boris Without Beatrice
Boris Without Beatrice

2016

Drama

as L'Inconnu

6.5
0.2
History's Future
History's Future

2016

Drama

as Lottery Ticket Seller

3.9
0.2
21 Nights with Pattie
21 Nights with Pattie

2015

Comedy

as André

5.7
0.2
Eva Doesn't Sleep
Eva Doesn't Sleep

2015

Drama

as Koenig

5
0.8
Graziella
Graziella

2015

Drama

as Antoine

3
0.2
Dark Forests
Dark Forests

2015

Drama

as Voice

5.1
0
Le mystère des jonquilles
4
0.1
The Iron Ivan
The Iron Ivan

2014

Drama

as Poddubny's Coach

6
0.9
Jiminy
Jiminy

2013

Science Fiction

as Otto Hoffmann

7.2
0.1
En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel
En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel

2013

Documentary • Drama

as Self

1
0.1
Tired of Being Handsome
0
0
DRIVE IN Holy Motors
6
0.1
Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète
5
0.1
Hymn to Merde
Hymn to Merde

2009

as Merde

6
0.1
Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir
7
0.1
Happy New Year London
Happy New Year London

2007

Drama

as Gerrard Ames

6
0.1
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan

2002

Comedy • Drama

as (voice)

0
0.1
Şoför
Şoför

2001

as The Driver

0
0.1
Le monde à l'envers
Le monde à l'envers

1998

as Yann Kerebel

0
0.1
The Chess Game
The Chess Game

1994

Comedy • Drama

as Max

4.7
0.1
Going and Coming Back
Going and Coming Back

1985

Drama • War

as Simon Lerner's patient

6.3
0.5
The Wounded Man
The Wounded Man

1983

Crime • Horror • Romance

as Wanderer

5.7
0.6
Paris Ficelle
Paris Ficelle

1982

Drama

as Joe

0
0
Dante's Divine Comedy
Dante's Divine Comedy

Animation • Comedy • Fantasy • Music

as Narrator / Virgil / Dante

0
0
Erratic Blocks
Erratic Blocks

Documentary

as Lucien Le Saint

0
0.1
The Stranger
0
0.1

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