Denis Lavant
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.
Filmography
Damien
Narrator (French)
Jacques Austerlitz
Six-Soux
Narrator (voice)
Montparnasse
Stephane
Anton
Scaramouche
Merde' (segment "Merde")
Emil
Commandant de Royer
Blaise
Galoup
Le joker
Charlie Chaplin
Alex
Capitaine Achab
Alex
Count Korzybski
Monsieur Merde
Ernst
Narrator (voice)
Un militaire
Mr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer
The ogre
Pierre
Caviar delivery man
Elliot
Jean Kepler
L'auto-stoppeur
Clochard
The Theologist
Self
Ryu
Marcel Dassault
Self - Narrator (voice)
Berville
Pierrot
Dragon
Kasimir
Reda
Karl-Ludwig
Prophet
Self
Pierre Schulmann
Le politicien
Karl-Göran Persson
Voice
Franco Fontane
Koenig
Jules
Père de Guillaume
Antoine
Otto Hoffmann
Lottery Ticket Seller
L'Inconnu
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Barman
Self
Alfred
Marat
Jacques
Simon Lerner's patient
Wanderer
Fisherman Poet
Kamal
Himself
Doctor de Chomo
Jack
Chiron, le centaure
Monsieur Loyal
Maillard
Fourier
Psychiatrist
Le Narrateur
Gérard
Galoup
Silence
Yann Kerebel
Maurice Sanders
Gerrard Ames
Climby
Merde
Jacques
Narrator / Virgil / Dante
Le bouquiniste
Lucien Le Saint
