Denis Lavant
Acting
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
2026Redoubt
Karl-Göran Persson
2025Hyacinthe
Reda
2025In the Land of Arto
Rob
2025In the Name of Blood
Jacques
2025Demons to Diamonds
The prisoner
2025The Stranger
Salamano
2025Sibyl
(Archive footage)
2025Bacon-Freud, face à face
Voix-off
2025Hotel Fantasma
2024It's Not Me
Monsieur Merde
2024The Boy Who Owns the World
Kasimir
2024Two Night Owls in Paris
Le bouquiniste
2024Fracas
2023Miserable Miracle
Narrator (French)
2023L'Impossible Monsieur Simon
Self
2023Body of Crime
2023Thunder Voice
Prophet
2023Hood Witch
Jules
2023Poisson rouge
Père de Guillaume
2023The Green Eyes
2023Human Flowers of Flesh
Galoup
2023Petit Papa Noël va mourir aujourd'hui
2022South Sentinel
Commandant de Royer
2022All Effort of Men
Narrator (voice)