Jean-Pierre Léaud

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

May 28, 1944 (82 yrs)

place of birth

Paris, France

also known as

Jean Pierre Leaud

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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The Dreamers
7.2

The Dreamers

2003as Jean-Pierre Léaud
Last Tango in Paris
6.9

Last Tango in Paris

1972as Tom
Elizabeth
7.2

Elizabeth

1998as (uncredited)
The 400 Blows
8.0

The 400 Blows

1959as Antoine Doinel
Pierrot le Fou
7.3

Pierrot le Fou

1965as Young Man in Cinema (uncredited)
Day for Night
7.8

Day for Night

1973as Alphonse
What Time Is It There?
7.0

What Time Is It There?

2001as Man at Cemetery
Irma Vep
6.7

Irma Vep

1996as René Vidal
Weekend
6.9

Weekend

1967as Saint-Just / Le Jeune Minet du 16ème (uncredited)
36 Fillette
4.9

36 Fillette

1988as Boris Golovine
The Pornographer
5.0

The Pornographer

2001as Jacques Laurent
Alphaville
6.9

Alphaville

1965as Breakfast Waiter (uncredited)
One Hundred and One Nights
6.1

One Hundred and One Nights

1995as The Second Jean-Pierre (uncredited)
The Mother and the Whore
7.4

The Mother and the Whore

1973as Alexandre
La Chinoise
6.9

La Chinoise

1967as Guillaume
Stolen Kisses
7.3

Stolen Kisses

1968as Antoine Doinel
Le Havre
7.0

Le Havre

2011as The Whistleblower
Love on the Run
7.0

Love on the Run

1979as Antoine Doinel
Bed and Board
7.1

Bed and Board

1970as Antoine Doinel
The Oldest Profession
5.0

The Oldest Profession

1967as The Bellhop (segment "Anticipation") (uncredited)
My Man
5.8

My Man

1996as Client
Masculin Féminin
7.2

Masculin Féminin

1966as Paul
I Hired a Contract Killer
6.8

I Hired a Contract Killer

1990as Henri
Made in U.S.A
6.1

Made in U.S.A

1967as Donald Siegel
Antoine and Colette
7.2

Antoine and Colette

1962as Antoine Doinel
Testament of Orpheus
7.6

Testament of Orpheus

1960as Dargelos, l'écolier
The Death of Louis XIV
6.5

The Death of Louis XIV

2016as Louis XIV
Camille Rewinds
6.2

Camille Rewinds

2012as Monsieur Dupont - l'horloger
Visage
5.4

Visage

2009as Antoine / King Herode
Love at Twenty
6.8

Love at Twenty

1962as Antoine Doinel (segment "Antoine et Colette")
Pigsty
7.0

Pigsty

1969as Julian Klotz
Out 1
7.1

Out 1

1990as Colin
La Vie de Bohème
7.5

La Vie de Bohème

1992as Blancheron
Morceaux de Cannes
2.0

Morceaux de Cannes

2021
Jane B. by Agnès V.
6.7

Jane B. by Agnès V.

1988as The Angry Lover
Two English Girls
7.0

Two English Girls

1971as Claude Roc
Lady Cops
4.7

Lady Cops

1987as Commissaire Bouvreuil
I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
5.8

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed

2005as Georges Franju
Detective
5.3

Detective

1985as Inspector Neveu
Love at Sea
7.1

Love at Sea

1965as The Boy at the Exit of the Cinema
The Chalk Circle Man
7.1

The Chalk Circle Man

2009as Le Nermord
The Lion Has Seven Heads
6.0

The Lion Has Seven Heads

1971as Preacher
C'è tempo
6.2

C'è tempo

2019as Self
In the Darkness of Time
7.5

In the Darkness of Time

2002as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Godard Cinema
5.5

Godard Cinema

2023as Self (archive footage)
Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’
7.3

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

2004as Self (uncredited)
Vivement Truffaut
7.5

Vivement Truffaut

1985as Self / Doinel (archive footage)
Just for Laughs
6.6

Just for Laughs

1997as Nicolas Gardinier
The Departure
6.6

The Departure

1967as Marc
Joy of Learning
6.1

Joy of Learning

1969as Émile Rousseau (uncredited)