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Jean-Pierre Léaud

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 05/28/1944 (79) | Paris (France)
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Jean-Pierre Léaud, ComM (French: [ʒɑ̃pjɛʁ le.o]; born 28 May 1944) is a French actor best known for his portrayal of Antoine Doinel in a series of films by François Truffaut, beginning with The 400 Blows (1959). Léaud is a significant figure of the French New Wave, having also worked with Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Varda, and Jacques Rivette, as well as other notable directors such as Jean Cocteau, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bernardo Bertolucci, Catherine Breillat, Jerzy Skolimowski, and Aki Kaurismäki. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

After losing his job and realizing that he is alone in the world, a businessman opts to voluntarily end his life. Lacking courage, he hires a contract killer to do the job. Then, while awaiting his de ...

I Hired a Contract Killer

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1990 | 3.4/5 | 1h 20min
Comedy, Drama
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For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend ...

The 400 Blows

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1959 | 4.1/5 | 1h 39min
Drama
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Parisian everyman Antoine Doinel has married his sweetheart Christine Darbon, and the newlyweds have set up a cozy domestic life of selling flowers and giving violin lessons while Antoine fitfully wor ...

Bed and Board

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1970 | 3.6/5 | 1h 37min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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Paul, a young idealist trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life, takes a job interviewing people for a marketing research firm. He moves in with aspiring pop singer Madeleine. Paul, howe ...

Masculin Féminin

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1966 | 3.7/5 | 1h 45min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Jean-Pierre Léaud

Knight of The Legion of Honour Honorary César Silver Bear for Best Actor Commander of The Order of Merit of Portugal Silver Bear BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles César Award for Best Supporting Actor Fipresci Prize of The Festival De Cannes
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Movies with Jean-Pierre Léaud as Actor(100)

as Self (archive footage)2023 Godard Cinema
as Self (archive footage)2020 A Life for Movies - Lotte Eisner
as himself2019 C'è tempo
as himself2019 I shot Antoine Doinel
as Self - Actor (archive footage)2019 André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
2018 Alien Crystal Palace
as Jean2018 The Lion Sleeps Tonight
as Le père de Lila2017 M
as Louis XIV2016 The Death of Louis XIV
as Self (archive footage)2014 François Truffaut l'insoumis
as Monsieur Dupont - l'horloger2012 Camille Rewinds
as The Whistleblower2011 Le Havre
as Antoine / King Herode2009 Face
as Self / Antoine / King Herode2009 Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water
as Self (archive footage)2009 On the Trail of the New Wave
as Le Nermord2009 The Chalk Circle Man
as Georges Franju2005 I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
as himself2004 Léaud de Hurle-dents
as Fernand2004 A Wonderful Spell
as Self (uncredited)2004 Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes “The Dreamers”
as himself2003 The Dreamers
as Haut Placé2002 The War in Paris
as Jean-Pierre / Man at the Cemetery2001 What Time Is It There?
as himself2001 1968 - Without Losing Tenderness
as Jacques Laurent2001 The Pornographer
2001 Léaud l'unique
as Le juge d'instruction2000 A Matter of Taste
as François Marcorelle2000 The Marcorelle Affair
as Le poète1999 Innocent
as (uncredited)1998 Elizabeth
as Nicolas Gardinier1997 Just for Laughs
as Un client1996 My Man
as Hugo1996 Diary of a Seducer
as René Vidal1996 Irma Vep
as Le second Jean-Pierre (complete version) (uncredited)1995 One Hundred and One Nights
as Lucien1994 Nobody Loves Me
as Self (archive footage)1993 François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
as Marcus1993 The Birth of Love
as Blancheron1992 La Vie de Bohème
as Clément1991 Paris Awakens
1991 C'est la avie
as Henri Boulanger1990 I Hired a Contract Killer
as himself1989 Les Ministères de l'art
as Solal1989 Bunker Palace Hotel
as Boris Golovine1988 36 Fillette
as Decourt1988 The Color of the Wind
as L'amoureux colérique1988 Jane B. by Agnès V.
as Georg Ossegg1987 Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel
as Commissaire Bouvreuil1987 Lady Cops
as Gaspard Bazin1986 Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company
as Midas1986 Treasure Island
as Marcel1986 With All Hands
as Inspector Neveu1985 Detective
as Péter - a rendezõ1985 Just a Movie
as Self / Doinel (archive footage)1985 Vivement Truffaut
as Lazuli1985 L'herbe rouge
as René (segment 3)1984 Paris Vu Par... 20 Years After
as Rémi Chauveau1984 Rebelote
as Daniel Flipo-Risq1982 Mersonne ne m'aime
as Le vendeur de La Belle Aubaine1981 Le petit Pommier
as Ignazio1981 Parano
as Mario1981 Help Me Dream
as Antoine Doinel1979 Love on the Run
as Tom1976 Hugs and Other Things
as Bernard Dubois1976 Lola's Lolos
as Alphonse1973 Day for Night
as Alexandre1973 The Mother and the Whore
as Tom1972 Last Tango in Paris
as Colin1972 Out 1: Spectre
as Preacher1971 The Lion Has Seven Heads
as Colin1971 Out 1
as Claude Roc1971 Two English Girls
as Billy le Kid1971 A Girl Is a Gun
as Antoine Doinel1970 Bed and Board
as Danton1970 The Inheritors
as Paul1969 Paul
as Émile Rousseau1969 The Joy of Learning
as Julian Klotz1969 Pigsty
as Adamík (segment "The Twenty-Year-Olds")1968 Dialogue 20-40-60
1968 Concentration
as Antoine Doinel1968 Stolen Kisses
as Marc1967 The Departure
as Saint-Just1967 Weekend
as Guillaume1967 La Chinoise
as Etagenkellner1967 The Oldest Profession
as Donald Siegel1967 Made in U.S.A
as Daniel1966 Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes
as Paul1966 Masculin Féminin
as The Boy at the Exit of the Cinema1966 Love at Sea
as Le Jeune Homme au Cinéma (uncredited)1965 Pierrot le Fou
as Breakfast Waiter (uncredited)1965 Alphaville
as himself1965 Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
as Absalon1964 Mata Hari, Agent H21
as himself1964 Nadja in Paris
as Antoine Doinel1962 Antoine and Colette
as Antoine Doinel (segment "Antoine et Colette")1962 Love at Twenty
as Georges Castagnier, dit "Jojo"1960 Boulevard
as Dargelos, the schoolboy1960 Testament of Orpheus
as Antoine Doinel1959 The 400 Blows
as Pierrot1958 King on Horseback

TV Shows/Series with Jean-Pierre Léaud as Actor(2)

as Frédéric Moreau1973 L'Éducation sentimentale
as himself1956 Cinépanorama

Movies with Jean-Pierre Léaud as Crew(7)

Directing/Director1974 De quoi s'agit-il?
Crew/Thanks1970 The Wild Child
Directing/Assistant Director1965 Pierrot le Fou
Directing/Assistant Director Trainee1964 The Soft Skin
Art/Assistant Art Director1964 The Married Woman
Directing/Assistant Director1964 The Married Woman
Directing/Assistant Director1964 Mata Hari, Agent H21

Full Name: Jean-Pierre Léaud
Citizenship: France
Born: Sunday, 05/28 1944 (May) in Paris (France) (current age: 79 years + 333 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: French (FR)
Father: Pierre Léaud
Mother: Jacqueline Pierreux
Other names for Jean-Pierre Léaud (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Jean Pierre Leaud"
Jean-Pierre Léaud frequently works together with these people:
François Truffaut (45x, Crew)
Jean-Luc Godard (29x, Crew)
Suzanne Schiffman (14x, Crew)
Aki Kaurismäki (12x, Crew)
Marcel Berbert (12x, Crew)
René Levert (12x, Crew)
Raoul Coutard (11x, Crew)
Philippe Garrel (11x, Crew)
Jean Eustache (10x, Crew)
Agnès Guillemot (10x, Crew)
Jeanne Moreau (9x, Actress)
Frédéric Rossif (3x, Crew)
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