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