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Denis Lavant

1961-06-17 (63 years old) in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France

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.

Movies

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It’s Not Me
75 %|Jun 12, 2024
Documentary
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The Boy Who Owns the World
85 %|Mar 14, 2024
Romance, Drama
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Thunder Voice
0 %|Dec 6, 2023
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Body of Crime
0 %|Nov 19, 2023
Drama
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Miserable Miracle
0 %|Sep 17, 2023
Animation
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L'Impossible Monsieur Simon
0 %|May 9, 2023
Documentary
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All Effort of Men
0 %|Dec 31, 2022
Documentary
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X14
0 %|Jul 7, 2022
Drama, Science Fiction
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South Sentinel
59 %|Apr 13, 2022
Drama, Thriller
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Scaramouche Scaramouche
0 %|Oct 27, 2018
Horror
actor
Fan Club
0 %|Sep 19, 2018
Comedy, Drama
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Me and Kaminski
61 %|Sep 17, 2015
Comedy, Drama
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Austerlitz
0 %|May 6, 2015
Documentary, Drama
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Journey to the West
64 %|Apr 24, 2014
Drama, Documentary
actor
Ogaden
0 %|Jan 1, 2014
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Biette
0 %|Jun 26, 2013
Documentary
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Les Grandes Marées
0 %|Jun 20, 2013
Drama
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Marussia
63 %|Feb 9, 2013
Drama
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Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus
20 %|Jan 22, 2013
Drama, TV Movie, History
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Morning Star
35 %|Nov 28, 2012
Drama
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Holy Motors
70 %|Jul 2, 2012
Drama, Fantasy
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Eye of the Astronomer
33 %|Feb 21, 2012
Drama, History
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Hop-o'-My-Thumb
52 %|Sep 2, 2011
Fantasy
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My Little Princess
65 %|Jun 29, 2011
Drama
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Atlantika
0 %|Jan 1, 2011
Drama
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The Temptation of St. Tony
71 %|Oct 10, 2009
Drama
actor
The Lonely
0 %|Apr 16, 2009
Documentary
actor
Les Williams
0 %|Mar 29, 2009
Drama
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Tokyo!
70 %|Aug 16, 2008
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
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Captain Ahab
48 %|Feb 13, 2008
Adventure
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Mister Lonely
65 %|Feb 2, 2008
Comedy, Drama
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Wild Camp
45 %|Oct 13, 2005
Drama, Romance
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Language Does Not Lie
80 %|Nov 15, 2004
Documentary, History
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A Very Long Engagement
73 %|Oct 27, 2004
Drama, Romance, War
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Luminal
57 %|May 9, 2004
Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Married/Unmarried
30 %|Feb 7, 2001
Drama
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La Squale
59 %|Nov 29, 2000
Drama
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Deep in the Woods
36.85 %|Jun 13, 2000
Horror, Thriller
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Beau Travail
69.9 %|May 3, 2000
Drama
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Tuvalu
63 %|Nov 19, 1999
Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Science Fiction, Romance, Family
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Melody for a Hustler
26 %|Oct 14, 1998
Drama, Comedy, Crime
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Don Juan
44 %|Apr 28, 1998
Comedy, Romance
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Wild Animals
58 %|Oct 25, 1997
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Visiblement je vous aime
46 %|Jul 15, 1995
Drama
actor
De force avec d'autres
50 %|Apr 24, 1993
Drama
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The Lovers on the Bridge
74 %|Oct 16, 1991
Drama, Romance
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Mona and I
49 %|Apr 4, 1990
Comedy, Romance, Drama
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Once Around the Park
40 %|Mar 28, 1989
Crime, Drama, Romance
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Mauvais Sang
71 %|Nov 26, 1986
Romance, Crime, Drama, Science Fiction
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Boy Meets Girl
67 %|Nov 21, 1984
Drama, Romance
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Long Live Life
60 %|Apr 18, 1984
Thriller, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction
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After Midnight
100 %|Feb 20, 1984
Animation, Horror
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Entre Nous
67 %|Apr 6, 1983
Drama, War
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Les Misérables
69.21000000000001 %|Oct 20, 1982
Drama, History
actor
Hyacinthe
0 %|Invalid Date
Drama
actor
Que demande le peuple
0 %|Invalid Date
Drama, History
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Correspondances: Dostoïevski
0 %|Invalid Date
Documentary
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In the Name of Blood
0 %|Jan 8, 2025
Thriller
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Two Night Owls in Paris
0 %|Sep 20, 2024
Drama, Comedy, Romance
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Hood Witch
65 %|May 15, 2024
Thriller, Action
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Poisson rouge
40 %|Sep 27, 2023
Comedy
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The Green Eyes
0 %|Sep 1, 2023
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Human Flowers of Flesh
60 %|Feb 2, 2023
Drama
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Aymeline
0 %|Aug 31, 2022
Thriller
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Tralala
58 %|Jul 16, 2021
Comedy, Music
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The Nipple Whisperer
63 %|Mar 16, 2021
Drama
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Night of the Kings
67 %|Feb 26, 2021
Drama
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Le discours
0 %|Jan 1, 2021
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Silver Skates
76 %|Dec 10, 2020
Romance, Adventure, Drama, Family
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Gagarine
66 %|Nov 11, 2020
Drama
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The Blue Star
0 %|Apr 17, 2020
actor
The Escapade
0 %|Dec 31, 2019
Drama
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Figurant
71 %|Nov 3, 2019
Drama
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Who the Fuck Are You
0 %|Oct 28, 2019
Drama, Mystery
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The Bra
61.06 %|Sep 11, 2019
TV Movie, Comedy, Drama
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Girls with Balls
42 %|Jul 26, 2019
Horror, Comedy
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The Mountain
52 %|Jun 26, 2019
Drama
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Silent Streams
50 %|Apr 10, 2019
Drama
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The Emperor of Paris
63 %|Dec 19, 2018
Drama, Crime, Thriller
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One Nation, One King
56 %|Sep 26, 2018
Drama, History
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Cornélius, le meunier hurlant
50 %|May 2, 2018
Drama
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3 Days in Quiberon
63 %|Apr 12, 2018
Drama
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The Night Eats the World
61 %|Mar 7, 2018
Drama, Horror, Thriller
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My Intelligent Comedy
68 %|Jan 26, 2018
Comedy
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Gray House
10 %|Mar 21, 2017
Documentary
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Kazarken: As We Dig
58 %|Nov 23, 2016
Documentary, Fantasy
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Louis-Ferdinand Céline
59 %|Mar 9, 2016
Drama
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Boris Without Beatrice
65 %|Mar 4, 2016
Drama
actor
History's Future
39 %|Jan 28, 2016
Drama
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21 Nights with Pattie
57 %|Nov 25, 2015
Comedy
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Eva Doesn't Sleep
49 %|Nov 5, 2015
Drama
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Dark Forests
51 %|Mar 20, 2015
Drama
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Pitchipoï
50 %|Feb 4, 2015
Comedy, Drama
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Mr. X
59 %|Jan 20, 2014
Documentary
actor
Redoubt
0 %|Invalid Date
Drama, History
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Graziella
30 %|Jun 3, 2015
Drama
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Le mystère des jonquilles
40 %|Jul 18, 2014
Crime
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The Iron Ivan
61 %|Jul 10, 2014
Drama
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Le voyage en Occident
45 %|Jan 1, 2014
actor
Jiminy
72 %|Nov 19, 2013
Science Fiction
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En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel
10 %|Jun 13, 2013
Documentary, Drama
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The Chess Game
47 %|Nov 19, 1994
Comedy, Drama
actor
Sauver les morts
0 %|Invalid Date
Drama
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Tired of Being Handsome
0 %|Feb 2, 2013
Western
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DRIVE IN Holy Motors
60 %|Jan 21, 2013
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Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète
50 %|Feb 3, 2010
TV Movie, Drama
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Hymn to Merde
60 %|Aug 12, 2009
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Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir
70 %|Mar 6, 2009
Animation
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Happy New Year London
60 %|Dec 28, 2007
Drama
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Şoför
0 %|Jan 1, 2001
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Le monde à l'envers
0 %|Aug 14, 1998
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Going and Coming Back
64 %|Mar 27, 1985
Drama, War
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The Wounded Man
55 %|May 25, 1983
Romance, Crime, Horror
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Paris Ficelle
0 %|Jan 1, 1982
Drama
actor
Dante's Divine Comedy
0 %|Invalid Date
Music, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

Series

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The Traveller
70 %|May 28, 2019
Crime, Drama
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Midnight Sun
70 %|Oct 23, 2016
Drama, Crime
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Square
0 %|Jan 8, 2012
Talk
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The Little Murders of Agatha Christie
74 %|Jan 9, 2009
Crime, Mystery, Comedy, Drama