
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Known for Acting · 123 credits
- Born
- 1944-05-28 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- Jean Pierre Leaud
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.
Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (117)

The Dreamers
2003
as Jean-Pierre Léaud

Last Tango in Paris
1972
as Tom

The 400 Blows
1959
as Antoine Doinel

Elizabeth
1998
as (uncredited)

Irma Vep
1996
as René Vidal

Pierrot le Fou
1965
as Young Man in Cinema (uncredited)

Pigsty
1969
as Julian Klotz

Le Havre
2011
as The Whistleblower

The Pornographer
2001
as Jacques Laurent

Masculin Féminin
1966
as Paul

My Man
1996
as Client

Alphaville
1965
as Breakfast Waiter (uncredited)

The Mother and the Whore
1973
as Alexandre

36 Fillette
1988
as Boris Golovine

Camille Rewinds
2012
as Monsieur Dupont - l'horloger

Day for Night
1973
as Alphonse

Stolen Kisses
1968
as Antoine Doinel

Weekend
1967
as Saint-Just / Le Jeune Minet du 16ème (uncredited)

One Hundred and One Nights
1995
as The Second Jean-Pierre (uncredited)

Visage
2009
as Antoine / King Herode

La Chinoise
1967
as Guillaume

Rebelote
1984
as Rémi Chauveau

Bed and Board
1970
as Antoine Doinel

Out 1
1990
as Colin

Love on the Run
1979
as Antoine Doinel

La Vie de Bohème
1992
as Blancheron

Testament of Orpheus
1960
as Dargelos, l'écolier
Véra
1982

What Time Is It There?
2001
as Man at Cemetery

A Wonderful Spell
2004
as Fernand

Two English Girls
1971
as Claude Roc

Love at Sea
1965
as The Boy at the Exit of the Cinema

The Oldest Profession
1967
as The Bellhop (segment "Anticipation") (uncredited)

Antoine and Colette
1962
as Antoine Doinel

Morceaux de Cannes
2021

Made in U.S.A
1967
as Donald Siegel

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
2024
as Self - Actor (archive footage)

I Hired a Contract Killer
1990
as Henri

The Lion Has Seven Heads
1971
as Preacher

Detective
1985
as Inspector Neveu

Love at Twenty
1962
as Antoine Doinel (segment "Antoine et Colette")

Jane B. by Agnès V.
1988
as The Angry Lover

Mata Hari, Agent H21
1964
as Absalon

Godard Cinema
2023
as Self (archive footage)

Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water
2009
as Self / Antoine / King Herode

The Death of Louis XIV
2016
as Louis XIV

François Truffaut l'insoumis
2014
as Self (archive footage)

Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company
1986
as Gaspard Bazin

Bunker Palace Hotel
1989
as Solal

The Chalk Circle Man
2009
as Le Nermord

Just for Laughs
1997
as Nicolas Gardinier

Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’
2004
as Self (uncredited)

Treasure Island
1986
as Midas

La cassure
1984
as Police Commissioner Rauffast

M
2017
as Le père de Lila

The War in Paris
2002
as Haut Placé

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
2005
as Georges Franju

Paris Seen By... 20 Years After
1984
as René (segment 3)

Help Me Dream
1981
as Mario

Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes
1966
as Daniel

Innocent
1999
as Le poète

King on Horseback
1958
as Pierrot

The Heirs
1970
as Danton

Boulevard
1960
as Georges Castagnier, dit "Jojo"

The Birth of Love
1993
as Marcus
On the Trail of the New Wave
2009
as Self (archive footage)

Joy of Learning
1969
as Émile Rousseau (uncredited)

In the Darkness of Time
2002
as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lola's Lolos
1976
as Bernard Dubois

Nobody Loves Me
1994
as Lucien

Vivement Truffaut
1985
as Self / Doinel (archive footage)

The Lion Sleeps Tonight
2018
as Jean

Hugs and Other Things
1976
as Tom

François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
1993
as Self (archive footage)

Lady Cops
1987
as Commissaire Bouvreuil

Just a Movie
1985
as Péter - a rendezõ

Dialogue 20-40-60
1968
as Adamík (segment "The Twenty-Year-Olds")

Paris Awakens
1991
as Clément

A Matter of Taste
2000
as Investigating judge

Out 1: Spectre
1973
as Colin

André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
2019
as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Paul
1969
as Paul

Parano
1981
as Ignazio
Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel
1987
as Georg Ossegg

Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
1965
as Self

Boran -Time to Aim
1987
as Assistant

The Color of the Wind
1988
as Decourt

1968 - Without Losing Tenderness
2001
as Self

L'Herbe rouge
1985
as Lazuli

The Ministries of Art
1989
as Self

C'è tempo
2019
as Self

Les secrets de François Truffaut
2020
as Self

Mersonne ne m'aime
1982
as Daniel Flipo-Risq

The Marcorelle Affair
2000
as François Marcorelle

Alien Crystal Palace
2018
as Horus

Diary of a Seducer
1996
as Hugo

The Departure
1967
as Marc

Concentration
1968

Le petit Pommier
1981
as Le vendeur de La Belle Aubaine

Quando a Coisa Vira Outra
2022
as Self (archive footage)

Jean Eustache's Wasted Breath
1997
as Self

Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000
1967
as The Bellboy

Nadja in Paris
1964
as Self
With All Hands
1986
as Marcel
C'est la vie
1991

Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
2019
as Self (Archive Footage)
Paperback Woman
1989
as Marc
Françoise et Udo...
1968
as Self

A Girl Is a Gun
1971
as Billy le Kid
Léaud de Hurle-dents
2004
as Self

Léaud et les Bas
2026
as Self (Footage)

Bad Company
1969
as Daniel (archive footage)

The Twenty-Year-Olds
1968
as Adamik

I shot Antoine Doinel
2019
as Self

El Brujo
2016

Pour Bonnie
1982
as Charles Blaine

Léaud l'unique
2001
About 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. With 123 credits spanning from 1954 to 2026, Jean-Pierre Léaud has appeared in 117 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jean-Pierre Léaud Movies
- The Dreamers (2003) — as Jean-Pierre Léaud
- Last Tango in Paris (1972) — as Tom
- The 400 Blows (1959) — as Antoine Doinel
- Elizabeth (1998) — as (uncredited)
- Irma Vep (1996) — as René Vidal
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