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Jean-Pierre Léaud
Born
28 May 1944
Place
Paris, France
Acting

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.

As actor

Léaud et les Bas

Léaud et les Bas

2026 · Self (Footage)
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

2024 · Self - Actor (archive footage)
Godard Cinema

Godard Cinema

2023 · Self (archive footage)
Quando a Coisa Vira Outra

Quando a Coisa Vira Outra

2022 · Self (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes

Morceaux de Cannes

2021
Les secrets de François Truffaut

Les secrets de François Truffaut

2020 · Self
C'è tempo

C'è tempo

2019 · Self
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

2019 · Self - Actor (archive footage)
I shot Antoine Doinel

I shot Antoine Doinel

2019 · Self
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut

Introducing My Father, François Truffaut

2019 · Self (Archive Footage)
The Lion Sleeps Tonight

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

2018 · Jean
Alien Crystal Palace

Alien Crystal Palace

2018 · Horus
M

M

2017 · Le père de Lila
The Death of Louis XIV

The Death of Louis XIV

2016 · Louis XIV
El Brujo

El Brujo

2016
François Truffaut l'insoumis

François Truffaut l'insoumis

2014 · Self (archive footage)
Camille Rewinds

Camille Rewinds

2012 · Monsieur Dupont - l'horloger
Le Havre

Le Havre

2011 · The Whistleblower
Visage

Visage

2009 · Antoine / King Herode
The Chalk Circle Man

The Chalk Circle Man

2009 · Le Nermord
Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water

Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water

2009 · Self / Antoine / King Herode

On the Trail of the New Wave

2009 · Self (archive footage)
I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed

2005 · Georges Franju
A Wonderful Spell

A Wonderful Spell

2004 · Fernand
Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’

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

2004 · Self (uncredited)

Léaud de Hurle-dents

2004 · Self
The Dreamers

The Dreamers

2003 · Jean-Pierre Léaud
The War in Paris

The War in Paris

2002 · Haut Placé
In the Darkness of Time

In the Darkness of Time

2002 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
What Time Is It There?

What Time Is It There?

2001 · Man at Cemetery

As director

De quoi s'agit-il?

1974 · Director