Acting
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.
Titles
Square
2012
The Little Murders of Agatha Christie
2009
The Countess of Monte Cristo
The Traveller
2019
Midnight Sun
2016
The Emperor of Paris
2018
The Lovers on the Bridge
1991
Holy Motors
2012
The Stranger
2025
Tokyo!
2008
Gagarine
2020
The Bra
2019
Silver Skates
2020
The Night Eats the World
2018
A Very Long Engagement
2004
Beau Travail
2000
Redoubt
2026
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
2013
The Wounded Man
1983
Hitler in Hollywood
2011
My Little Princess
2011
Les Misérables
1982
La Squale
2000
One Nation, One King
2018
Pitchipoï
2015
Mauvais Sang
1986
Hotel Fantasma
2025
Hood Witch
2023
In the Name of Blood
2025
Girls with Balls
2019
Me and Kaminski
2015
Tralala
2021
Night of the Kings
2021
Fracas
2024
Petit Papa Noël va mourir aujourd'hui
2023
The End
2026