Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean-Pierre Léaud

ActorCrewDirectorDirecting May 28 (age 81) Paris, France 1954–2026 (72 year career)
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Biography

Jean-Pierre Léaud (born May 28, 1944) is a French actor, best known for playing Antoine Doinel in François Truffaut's series of films about that character, beginning with The 400 Blows (1959). He also worked with Aki Kaurismäki, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Jacques Rivette, and Tsai Ming-liang. He is a significant figure of the French New Wave, having appeared in eight films by Jean-Luc Godard and seven by François Truffaut.

Known For

Filmography

Acting (123)

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Movies (117)

Léaud et les Bas

Léaud et les Bas

2026

as Self (Footage)

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

2024

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

7.7
Godard Cinema

Godard Cinema

2023

as Self (archive footage)

5.5
Quando a Coisa Vira Outra

Quando a Coisa Vira Outra

2022

as Self (archive footage)

Les secrets de François Truffaut

Les secrets de François Truffaut

2020

as Self

8.0
C'è tempo

C'è tempo

2019

as Self

6.2
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

2019

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

6.0
I shot Antoine Doinel

I shot Antoine Doinel

2019

as Self

Introducing My Father, François Truffaut

Introducing My Father, François Truffaut

2019

as Self (Archive Footage)

10.0
The Lion Sleeps Tonight

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

2018

as Jean

7.1
Alien Crystal Palace

Alien Crystal Palace

2018

as Horus

2.8
M

M

2017

as Le père de Lila

6.4
The Death of Louis XIV

The Death of Louis XIV

2016

as Louis XIV

6.5
François Truffaut l'insoumis

François Truffaut l'insoumis

2014

as Self (archive footage)

5.7
Camille Rewinds

Camille Rewinds

2012

as Monsieur Dupont - l'horloger

6.2
Le Havre

Le Havre

2011

as The Whistleblower

7.0
Sodankylä Forever

Sodankylä Forever

2010

as Self

The Chalk Circle Man

The Chalk Circle Man

2009

as Le Nermord

7.1
On the Trail of the New Wave

On the Trail of the New Wave

2009

as Self (archive footage)

Visage

Visage

2009

as Antoine / King Herode

5.4
Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water

Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water

2009

as Self / Antoine / King Herode

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed

2005

as Georges Franju

5.4
A Wonderful Spell

A Wonderful Spell

2004

as Fernand

5.6
Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’

Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’

2004

as Self (uncredited)

7.0
Léaud de Hurle-dents

Léaud de Hurle-dents

2004

as Self

The Dreamers

The Dreamers

2003

as Jean-Pierre Léaud

7.2
In the Darkness of Time

In the Darkness of Time

2002

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.5
The War in Paris

The War in Paris

2002

as Haut Placé

3.8
The Pornographer

The Pornographer

2001

as Jacques Laurent

4.9
What Time Is It There?

What Time Is It There?

2001

as Man at Cemetery

6.9
Léaud l'unique

Léaud l'unique

2001
1968 - Without Losing Tenderness

1968 - Without Losing Tenderness

2001

as Self

6.0
The Marcorelle Affair

The Marcorelle Affair

2000

as François Marcorelle

4.3
A Matter of Taste

A Matter of Taste

2000

as Investigating judge

6.2
Innocent

Innocent

1999

as Le poète

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

1998

as (uncredited)

7.2
Just for Laughs

Just for Laughs

1997

as Nicolas Gardinier

6.3
Jean Eustache's Wasted Breath

Jean Eustache's Wasted Breath

1997

as Self

Diary of a Seducer

Diary of a Seducer

1996

as Hugo

5.2
Irma Vep

Irma Vep

1996

as René Vidal

6.7
My Man

My Man

1996

as Client

5.7
One Hundred and One Nights

One Hundred and One Nights

1995

as The Second Jean-Pierre (uncredited)

6.0
Nobody Loves Me

Nobody Loves Me

1994

as Lucien

4.0
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits

François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits

1993

as Self (archive footage)

5.1
The Birth of Love

The Birth of Love

1993

as Marcus

6.2
La Vie de Bohème

La Vie de Bohème

1992

as Blancheron

7.5
C'est la vie

C'est la vie

1991
Paris Awakens

Paris Awakens

1991

as Clément

5.9
I Hired a Contract Killer

I Hired a Contract Killer

1990

as Henri

6.8
Out 1

Out 1

1990

as Colin

7.1
The Ministries of Art

The Ministries of Art

1989

as Self

6.3
Bunker Palace Hotel

Bunker Palace Hotel

1989

as Solal

6.3
Paperback Woman

Paperback Woman

1989

as Marc

36 Fillette

36 Fillette

1988

as Boris Golovine

4.9
The Color of the Wind

The Color of the Wind

1988

as Decourt

5.6
Jane B. by Agnès V.

Jane B. by Agnès V.

1988

as The Angry Lover

6.7
Boran - Zeit zum Zielen

Boran - Zeit zum Zielen

1987
Lady Cops

Lady Cops

1987

as Commissaire Bouvreuil

4.6
Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel

Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel

1987

as Georg Ossegg

Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company

Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company

1986

as Gaspard Bazin

6.2
With All Hands

With All Hands

1986

as Marcel

4.8
Treasure Island

Treasure Island

1986

as Midas

6.2
Just a Movie

Just a Movie

1985

as Péter - a rendezõ

Detective

Detective

1985

as Inspector Neveu

5.2
Vivement Truffaut

Vivement Truffaut

1985

as Self / Doinel (archive footage)

6.0
L'Herbe rouge

L'Herbe rouge

1985

as Lazuli

Rebelote

Rebelote

1984

as Rémi Chauveau

5.5
La cassure

La cassure

1984

as Police Commissioner Rauffast

5.0
Paris Seen By... 20 Years After

Paris Seen By... 20 Years After

1984

as René (segment 3)

4.2
Mersonne ne m'aime

Mersonne ne m'aime

1982

as Daniel Flipo-Risq

Véra

Véra

1982
Pour Bonnie

Pour Bonnie

1982

as Charles Blaine

Help Me Dream

Help Me Dream

1981

as Mario

7.5
Le petit Pommier

Le petit Pommier

1981

as Le vendeur de La Belle Aubaine

1.0
Parano

Parano

1981

as Ignazio

3.5
Love on the Run

Love on the Run

1979

as Antoine Doinel

7.0
Hugs and Other Things

Hugs and Other Things

1976

as Tom

2.7
Lola's Lolos

Lola's Lolos

1976

as Bernard Dubois

4.6
The Mother and the Whore

The Mother and the Whore

1973

as Alexandre

7.3
Day for Night

Day for Night

1973

as Alphonse

7.7
Out 1: Spectre

Out 1: Spectre

1973

as Colin

6.6
Last Tango in Paris

Last Tango in Paris

1972

as Tom

6.9
Two English Girls

Two English Girls

1971

as Claude Roc

6.9
A Girl Is a Gun

A Girl Is a Gun

1971

as Billy le Kid

4.6
The Lion Has Seven Heads

The Lion Has Seven Heads

1971

as Preacher

5.9
Bed and Board

Bed and Board

1970

as Antoine Doinel

7.1
The Heirs

The Heirs

1970

as Danton

5.8
Pigsty

Pigsty

1969

as Julian Klotz

7.0
Paul

Paul

1969

as Paul

5.6
Bad Company

Bad Company

1969

as Daniel (archive footage)

6.2
Le Gai Savoir

Le Gai Savoir

1969

as Émile Rousseau (uncredited)

6.0
Stolen Kisses

Stolen Kisses

1968

as Antoine Doinel

7.3
Concentration

Concentration

1968
8.0
Françoise et Udo...

Françoise et Udo...

1968

as Self

6.0
Dialogue 20-40-60

Dialogue 20-40-60

1968

as Adamík (segment "The Twenty-Year-Olds")

5.3
The Twenty-Year-Olds

The Twenty-Year-Olds

1968

as Adamik

La Chinoise

La Chinoise

1967

as Guillaume

6.9
Weekend

Weekend

1967

as Saint-Just / Le Jeune Minet du 16ème (uncredited)

6.9
Made in U.S.A

Made in U.S.A

1967

as Donald Siegel

6.1
The Oldest Profession

The Oldest Profession

1967

as The Bellhop (segment "Anticipation") (uncredited)

4.9
The Departure

The Departure

1967

as Marc

6.6
Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000

Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000

1967

as The Bellboy

6.0
Masculin Féminin

Masculin Féminin

1966

as Paul

7.2
Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes

Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes

1966

as Daniel

7.2
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit

Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit

1965

as Self

6.0
Pierrot le Fou

Pierrot le Fou

1965

as Young Man in Cinema (uncredited)

7.3
Alphaville

Alphaville

1965

as Breakfast Waiter (uncredited)

6.9
Love at Sea

Love at Sea

1965

as The Boy at the Exit of the Cinema

7.1
Mata Hari, Agent H21

Mata Hari, Agent H21

1964

as Absalon

5.6
Nadja in Paris

Nadja in Paris

1964

as Self

6.3
Love at Twenty

Love at Twenty

1962

as Antoine Doinel (segment "Antoine et Colette")

6.7
Antoine and Colette

Antoine and Colette

1962

as Antoine Doinel

7.2
Testament of Orpheus

Testament of Orpheus

1960

as Dargelos, l'écolier

7.6
Boulevard

Boulevard

1960

as Georges Castagnier, dit "Jojo"

5.7
The 400 Blows

The 400 Blows

1959

as Antoine Doinel

8.0
King on Horseback

King on Horseback

1958

as Pierrot

5.9
El Brujo

El Brujo