Jean-Pierre Léaud
Acting·May 28, 1944 — 82 years old·Paris, France
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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2026Léaud et les BasSelf (Footage)2024Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of CinemaSelf - Actor (archive footage) · Thanks2023Godard CinemaSelf (archive footage)2022Quando a Coisa Vira OutraSelf (archive footage)2021Morceaux de Cannes2020Les secrets de François TruffautSelf2019Introducing My Father, François TruffautSelf (Archive Footage)2019André Malraux: Writer, Politician, AdventurerSelf - Actor (archive footage)2019I shot Antoine DoinelSelf2019C'è tempoSelf2018Alien Crystal PalaceHorus2018The Lion Sleeps TonightJean2017MLe père de Lila2016The Death of Louis XIVLouis XIV2016El Brujo2014François Truffaut l'insoumisSelf (archive footage)2012Camille RewindsMonsieur Dupont - l'horloger2011Le HavreThe Whistleblower2009The Chalk Circle ManLe Nermord2009VisageAntoine / King Herode2009Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the WaterSelf / Antoine / King Herode2009On the Trail of the New WaveSelf (archive footage)2005I Saw Ben Barka Get KilledGeorges Franju2004A Wonderful SpellFernand2004Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’Self (uncredited)2004Léaud de Hurle-dentsSelf2003The DreamersJean-Pierre Léaud2002In the Darkness of Time(archive footage) (uncredited)2002The War in ParisHaut Placé2001Léaud l'uniqueSelf - actor2001The PornographerJacques Laurent2001What Time Is It There?Man at Cemetery20011968 - Without Losing TendernessSelf2000The Marcorelle AffairFrançois Marcorelle2000A Matter of TasteInvestigating judge1999InnocentLe poète1998Elizabeth(uncredited)1997Jean Eustache's Wasted BreathSelf1997Just for LaughsNicolas Gardinier1996Irma VepRené Vidal1996Diary of a SeducerHugo1996My ManClient1995One Hundred and One NightsThe Second Jean-Pierre (uncredited)1994Nobody Loves MeLucien1993The Birth of LoveMarcus1993François Truffaut: Stolen PortraitsSelf (archive footage)1992La Vie de BohèmeBlancheron1991Paris AwakensClément1991C'est la vie1990Out 1Colin1990I Hired a Contract KillerHenri1989Paperback WomanMarc1989Bunker Palace HotelSolal1989The Ministries of ArtSelf1988The Color of the WindDecourt198836 FilletteBoris Golovine1988Jane B. by Agnès V.The Angry Lover1987Lady CopsCommissaire Bouvreuil1987Boran -Time to AimAssistant1987Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und GretelGeorg Ossegg1986Rise and Fall of a Small Film CompanyGaspard Bazin1986With All HandsMarcel1986Treasure IslandMidas1985Just a MoviePéter - a rendezõ1985L'Herbe rougeLazuli1985DetectiveInspector Neveu1985Vivement TruffautSelf / Doinel (archive footage)1984RebeloteRémi Chauveau1984Paris Seen By... 20 Years AfterRené (segment 3)1984La cassurePolice Commissioner Rauffast1984Série noireTVGaspard Bazin1982Mersonne ne m'aimeDaniel Flipo-Risq1982Pour BonnieCharles Blaine1982Véra1981Help Me DreamMario1981ParanoIgnazio1981Le petit PommierLe vendeur de La Belle Aubaine1979Love on the RunAntoine Doinel1976Lola's LolosBernard Dubois1976Hugs and Other ThingsTom1974Spécial cinémaTVSelf1974De quoi s'agit-il?Director1973Out 1: SpectreColin1973Day for NightAlphonse1973The Mother and the WhoreAlexandre1973L'Éducation sentimentaleTVFrédéric Moreau1972Last Tango in ParisTom1971Two English GirlsClaude Roc1971Out 1TVColin1971The Lion Has Seven HeadsPreacher1971A Girl Is a GunBilly le Kid1970The HeirsDanton1970Bed and BoardAntoine Doinel1970The Wild ChildThanks1969PaulPaul1969PigstyJulian Klotz1969Joy of LearningÉmile Rousseau (uncredited)1969Bad CompanyDaniel (archive footage)1968Dialogue 20-40-60Adamík (segment "The Twenty-Year-Olds")1968The Twenty-Year-OldsAdamik1968Françoise et Udo...Self1968Concentration1968Stolen KissesAntoine Doinel1967WeekendSaint-Just / Le Jeune Minet du 16ème (uncredited)1967La ChinoiseGuillaume1967The Oldest ProfessionThe Bellhop (segment "Anticipation") (uncredited)1967Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000The Bellboy1967The DepartureMarc1967Made in U.S.ADonald Siegel · Assistant Director1966Santa Claus Has Blue EyesDaniel1966Masculin FémininPaul1965Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical SpiritSelf1965Pierrot le FouYoung Man in Cinema (uncredited) · Assistant Director1965AlphavilleBreakfast Waiter (uncredited) · Assistant Director1965Love at SeaThe Boy at the Exit of the Cinema1964The Married WomanAssistant Director1964The Soft SkinAssistant Director Trainee1964Mata Hari, Agent H21Absalon · Assistant Director1964Nadja in ParisSelf1962Antoine and ColetteAntoine Doinel1962Love at TwentyAntoine Doinel (segment "Antoine et Colette")1960BoulevardGeorges Castagnier, dit "Jojo"1960Testament of OrpheusDargelos, l'écolier1959The 400 BlowsAntoine Doinel1958King on HorsebackPierrot1956CinépanoramaTVSelf1954Reflets de CannesTVSelf