Biography
Denis Lavant is a French actor. He is 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 two of Carax's films, including Les amants du Pont-Neuf (1991) and Holy Motors (2012). Lavant is also known for his roles in Claire Denis' Beau Travail (1999) and Harmony Korine's Mister Lonely (2007).
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Awards & recognition
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- European Film Award — Best Actor · 1992 · nominated
Filmography32 titles
Silver Skates
The Little Murders of Agatha Christie
The Lovers on the Bridge
A Very Long Engagement
It's Not Me
Beau Travail
Bad Blood
The Traveller
Holy Motors
Les Misérables
Tokyo!
The Stranger
Boy Meets Girl
Entre Nous
Gagarine
Night of the Kings
Mister Lonely
Boris Without Beatrice
The Emperor of Paris
Hood Witch
Iron Ivan
Human Flowers of Flesh
The Bra
The Night Eats the World
Tuvalu
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
One Nation, One King
Eva Doesn't Sleep
The Mountain
Girls with Balls
Deep in the Woods
Morning Star