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.
Jean-Pierre Léaud films playing now in Athens
Jean-Pierre Léaud filmography
Léaud et les Bas
as Self (Footage)
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
Thanks · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Godard Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Quando a Coisa Vira Outra
as Self (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Les secrets de François Truffaut
as Self
C'è tempo
as Self
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
I shot Antoine Doinel
as Self
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
as Self (Archive Footage)
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
as Jean
Alien Crystal Palace
as Horus
M
as Le père de Lila
The Death of Louis XIV
as Louis XIV
El Brujo
2016
François Truffaut l'insoumis
as Self (archive footage)
Camille Rewinds
as Monsieur Dupont - l'horloger
Le Havre
as The Whistleblower
Visage
as Antoine / King Herode
The Chalk Circle Man
as Le Nermord
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Who is Jean-Pierre Léaud?+
Jean-Pierre Léaud is a distinguished French actor whose career spans over six decades, famously beginning as a teenager in the French New Wave movement.
What is Jean-Pierre Léaud known for?+
He is best known for his lifelong collaboration with director François Truffaut, specifically the Antoine Doinel character cycle, and his extensive work with filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard.
What kind of work does Jean-Pierre Léaud do?+
His work is primarily rooted in auteur cinema, focusing on nuanced, character-driven performances that defined the French arthouse movement.
