
Denis Lavant
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1961-06-17
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.
Known for
Fan Club
2018Damien
Miserable Miracle
2023Narrator (French)
Austerlitz
2015Jacques Austerlitz
The Lovers on the Bridge
1991Alex
A Very Long Engagement
2004Six-Soux
Language Does Not Lie
2004Narrator (voice)
Les Misérables
1982MontparnasseThe Lonely
2009
Deep in the Woods
2000Stephane
Tuvalu
1999Anton
Scaramouche Scaramouche
2018Scaramouche
Tokyo!
2008Merde' (segment "Merde")
Wild Animals
1997Emil
South Sentinel
2022Commandant de Royer
Atlantika
2011
Wild Camp
2005Blaise
Beau Travail
2000Galoup
La Squale
2000Le joker
Mister Lonely
2008Charlie Chaplin