Jean-Pierre Léaud
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
Spécial cinéma
1974
The Dreamers
2003
Cinépanorama
1956
Elizabeth
1998
Ciné regards
1978
The 400 Blows
1959
Last Tango in Paris
1972
Reflets de Cannes
1954
Stolen Kisses
1968
Detective
1985
Pierrot le Fou
1965
Love at Twenty
1962
Filmography
Spécial cinéma
as Self · 1974
The Dreamers
as Jean-Pierre Léaud · 2003
Cinépanorama
as Self · 1956
Elizabeth
as (uncredited) · 1998
Ciné regards
as Self · 1978
The 400 Blows
as Antoine Doinel · 1959
Last Tango in Paris
as Tom · 1972
Reflets de Cannes
as Self · 1954
Stolen Kisses
as Antoine Doinel · 1968
Detective
as Inspector Neveu · 1985
Pierrot le Fou
as Young Man in Cinema (uncredited) · 1965
Love at Twenty
as Antoine Doinel (segment "Antoine et Colette") · 1962
Out 1
as Colin · 1971
Pigsty
as Julian Klotz · 1969
Le Havre
as The Whistleblower · 2011
Masculin Féminin
as Paul · 1966
Alphaville
as Breakfast Waiter (uncredited) · 1965
Pour le plaisir
as Self · 1964
36 Fillette
as Boris Golovine · 1988
Irma Vep
as René Vidal · 1996
The Pornographer
as Jacques Laurent · 2001
Bed and Board
as Antoine Doinel · 1970
Day for Night
as Alphonse · 1973
La Vie de Bohème
as Blancheron · 1992
The Oldest Profession
as The Bellhop (segment "Anticipation") (uncredited) · 1967
The Mother and the Whore
as Alexandre · 1973
La Chinoise
as Guillaume · 1967
Antoine and Colette
as Antoine Doinel · 1962
Weekend
as Saint-Just / Le Jeune Minet du 16ème (uncredited) · 1967
One Hundred and One Nights
as The Second Jean-Pierre (uncredited) · 1995
Love on the Run
as Antoine Doinel · 1979
I Hired a Contract Killer
as Henri · 1990
Testament of Orpheus
as Dargelos, l'écolier · 1960
Two English Girls
as Claude Roc · 1971
Jane B. by Agnès V.
as The Angry Lover · 1988
Série noire
as Gaspard Bazin · 1984
Camille Rewinds
as Monsieur Dupont - l'horloger · 2012
I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
as Georges Franju · 2005
The Birth of Love
as Marcus · 1993
Godard Cinema
as Self (archive footage) · 2023
What Time Is It There?
as Man at Cemetery · 2001
Nobody Loves Me
as Lucien · 1994
The War in Paris
as Haut Placé · 2002
Visage
as Antoine / King Herode · 2009
Made in U.S.A
as Donald Siegel · 1967
Mata Hari, Agent H21
as Absalon · 1964
My Man
as Client · 1996
Love at Sea
as The Boy at the Exit of the Cinema · 1965
L'Éducation sentimentale
as Frédéric Moreau · 1973
The Death of Louis XIV
as Louis XIV · 2016
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
as Jean · 2018
Boulevard
as Georges Castagnier, dit "Jojo" · 1960
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
as Self (archive footage) · 1993
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
as Self - Actor (archive footage) · 2024
Just for Laughs
as Nicolas Gardinier · 1997
King on Horseback
as Pierrot · 1958
A Matter of Taste
as Investigating judge · 2000
The Lion Has Seven Heads
as Preacher · 1971
Out 1
as Colin · 1990
Alien Crystal Palace
as Horus · 2018
Morceaux de Cannes
· 2021
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
as Self - Actor (archive footage) · 2019
François Truffaut l'insoumis
as Self (archive footage) · 2014
La cassure
as Police Commissioner Rauffast · 1984
The Chalk Circle Man
as Le Nermord · 2009
Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company
as Gaspard Bazin · 1986
Treasure Island
as Midas · 1986
Out 1: Spectre
as Colin · 1973
Paul
as Paul · 1969
Joy of Learning
as Émile Rousseau (uncredited) · 1969
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
as Self (Archive Footage) · 2019
Françoise et Udo...
as Self · 1968
Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes
as Daniel · 1966
Léaud et les Bas
as Self (Footage) · 2026
Paris Awakens
as Clément · 1991
Les secrets de François Truffaut
as Self · 2020
A Wonderful Spell
as Fernand · 2004
Quando a Coisa Vira Outra
as Self (archive footage) · 2022
A Girl Is a Gun
as Billy le Kid · 1971
The Color of the Wind
as Decourt · 1988
Dialogue 20-40-60
as Adamík (segment "The Twenty-Year-Olds") · 1968
Paris Seen By... 20 Years After
as René (segment 3) · 1984
Parano
as Ignazio · 1981
The Ministries of Art
as Self · 1989
The Departure
as Marc · 1967
Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000
as The Bellboy · 1967
Bunker Palace Hotel
as Solal · 1989
Hugs and Other Things
as Tom · 1976
In the Darkness of Time
as (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2002
Lola's Lolos
as Bernard Dubois · 1976
Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’
as Self (uncredited) · 2004
Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water
as Self / Antoine / King Herode · 2009
Boran -Time to Aim
as Assistant · 1987
Mersonne ne m'aime
as Daniel Flipo-Risq · 1982
Nadja in Paris
as Self · 1964
Lady Cops
as Commissaire Bouvreuil · 1987
The Twenty-Year-Olds
as Adamik · 1968
Rebelote
as Rémi Chauveau · 1984
Help Me Dream
as Mario · 1981
On the Trail of the New Wave
as Self (archive footage) · 2009
C'est la vie
· 1991
Vivement Truffaut
as Self / Doinel (archive footage) · 1985
Jean Eustache's Wasted Breath
as Self · 1997
Léaud l'unique
as Self - actor · 2001
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
as Self · 1965
I shot Antoine Doinel
as Self · 2019
L'Herbe rouge
as Lazuli · 1985
1968 - Without Losing Tenderness
as Self · 2001
Innocent
as Le poète · 1999
M
as Le père de Lila · 2017
Diary of a Seducer
as Hugo · 1996
Véra
· 1982
C'è tempo
as Self · 2019
The Heirs
as Danton · 1970
Le petit Pommier
as Le vendeur de La Belle Aubaine · 1981
The Marcorelle Affair
as François Marcorelle · 2000
Pour Bonnie
as Charles Blaine · 1982
Bad Company
as Daniel (archive footage) · 1969
Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel
as Georg Ossegg · 1987
With All Hands
as Marcel · 1986
Just a Movie
as Péter - a rendezõ · 1985
Concentration
· 1968
Léaud de Hurle-dents
as Self · 2004
Paperback Woman
as Marc · 1989
El Brujo
· 2016