Jean-Pierre Léaud
Known for Acting · 123 credits
- Born
- 1944-05-28 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- Jean Pierre Leaud
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
TV Shows (6)
Movies (117)
The Dreamers
2003
as Jean-Pierre Léaud
Last Tango in Paris
1972
as Tom
Elizabeth
1998
as (uncredited)
The 400 Blows
1959
as Antoine Doinel
Pierrot le Fou
1965
as Young Man in Cinema (uncredited)
Pigsty
1969
as Julian Klotz
Irma Vep
1996
as René Vidal
Stolen Kisses
1968
as Antoine Doinel
The Pornographer
2001
as Jacques Laurent
The Mother and the Whore
1973
as Alexandre
Alphaville
1965
as Breakfast Waiter (uncredited)
Weekend
1967
as Saint-Just / Le Jeune Minet du 16ème (uncredited)
Le Havre
2011
as The Whistleblower
Masculin Féminin
1966
as Paul
One Hundred and One Nights
1995
as The Second Jean-Pierre (uncredited)
My Man
1996
as Client
La Chinoise
1967
as Guillaume
Out 1
1990
as Colin
Day for Night
1973
as Alphonse
Visage
2009
as Antoine / King Herode
Bed and Board
1970
as Antoine Doinel
36 Fillette
1988
as Boris Golovine
Love on the Run
1979
as Antoine Doinel
Camille Rewinds
2012
as Monsieur Dupont - l'horloger
What Time Is It There?
2001
as Man at Cemetery
Antoine and Colette
1962
as Antoine Doinel
La Vie de Bohème
1992
as Blancheron
Rebelote
1984
as Rémi Chauveau
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
2024
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
A Wonderful Spell
2004
as Fernand
Testament of Orpheus
1960
as Dargelos, l'écolier
The Oldest Profession
1967
as The Bellhop (segment "Anticipation") (uncredited)
Two English Girls
1971
as Claude Roc
I Hired a Contract Killer
1990
as Henri
Jane B. by Agnès V.
1988
as The Angry Lover
The Death of Louis XIV
2016
as Louis XIV
Love at Sea
1965
as The Boy at the Exit of the Cinema
Véra
1982
Godard Cinema
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Mata Hari, Agent H21
1964
as Absalon
Love at Twenty
1962
as Antoine Doinel (segment "Antoine et Colette")
Made in U.S.A
1967
as Donald Siegel
The Lion Has Seven Heads
1971
as Preacher
François Truffaut l'insoumis
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Detective
1985
as Inspector Neveu
M
2017
as Le père de Lila
Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’
2004
as Self (uncredited)
Treasure Island
1986
as Midas
Paris Seen By... 20 Years After
1984
as René (segment 3)
Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water
2009
as Self / Antoine / King Herode
Out 1: Spectre
1973
as Colin
Help Me Dream
1981
as Mario
The Chalk Circle Man
2009
as Le Nermord
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
1993
as Self (archive footage)
The War in Paris
2002
as Haut Placé
Just for Laughs
1997
as Nicolas Gardinier
I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
2005
as Georges Franju
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
2018
as Jean
Lady Cops
1987
as Commissaire Bouvreuil
Nobody Loves Me
1994
as Lucien
King on Horseback
1958
as Pierrot
Boulevard
1960
as Georges Castagnier, dit "Jojo"
Lola's Lolos
1976
as Bernard Dubois
On the Trail of the New Wave
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Bunker Palace Hotel
1989
as Solal
Hugs and Other Things
1976
as Tom
The Birth of Love
1993
as Marcus
Les secrets de François Truffaut
2020
as Self
The Departure
1967
as Marc
In the Darkness of Time
2002
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Diary of a Seducer
1996
as Hugo
Parano
1981
as Ignazio
Dialogue 20-40-60
1968
as Adamík (segment "The Twenty-Year-Olds")
C'è tempo
2019
as Self
The Heirs
1970
as Danton
Vivement Truffaut
1985
as Self / Doinel (archive footage)
Paul
1969
as Paul
A Matter of Taste
2000
as Investigating judge
Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company
1986
as Gaspard Bazin
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
2019
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Just a Movie
1985
as Péter - a rendezõ
Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel
1987
as Georg Ossegg
1968 - Without Losing Tenderness
2001
as Self
Paris Awakens
1991
as Clément
The Marcorelle Affair
2000
as François Marcorelle
With All Hands
1986
as Marcel
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
1965
as Self
Innocent
1999
as Le poète
La cassure
1984
as Police Commissioner Rauffast
The Ministries of Art
1989
as Self
Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes
1966
as Daniel
Quando a Coisa Vira Outra
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Mersonne ne m'aime
1982
as Daniel Flipo-Risq
Alien Crystal Palace
2018
as Horus
The Color of the Wind
1988
as Decourt
A Girl Is a Gun
1971
as Billy le Kid
L'Herbe rouge
1985
as Lazuli
Boran -Time to Aim
1987
as Assistant
Jean Eustache's Wasted Breath
1997
as Self
Concentration
1968
Joy of Learning
1969
as Émile Rousseau (uncredited)
Nadja in Paris
1964
as Self
Françoise et Udo...
1968
as Self
Le petit Pommier
1981
as Le vendeur de La Belle Aubaine
Paperback Woman
1989
as Marc
C'est la vie
1991
El Brujo
2016
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
2019
as Self (Archive Footage)
Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000
1967
as The Bellboy
Léaud et les Bas
2026
as Self (Footage)
Léaud de Hurle-dents
2004
as Self
The Twenty-Year-Olds
1968
as Adamik
Bad Company
1969
as Daniel (archive footage)
I shot Antoine Doinel
2019
as Self
Pour Bonnie
1982
as Charles Blaine
Léaud l'unique
2001
About Jean-Pierre Léaud
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. With 123 credits spanning from 1954 to 2026, Jean-Pierre Léaud has appeared in 117 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jean-Pierre Léaud Movies
- The Dreamers (2003) — as Jean-Pierre Léaud
- Last Tango in Paris (1972) — as Tom
- Elizabeth (1998) — as (uncredited)
- The 400 Blows (1959) — as Antoine Doinel
- Pierrot le Fou (1965) — as Young Man in Cinema (uncredited)
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