Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Born 1944-05-28 (age 82) Paris, France
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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

The Dreamers
The Dreamers

2003

as Jean-Pierre Léaud

Weekend
Weekend

1967

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

Last Tango in Paris
The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows

1959

as Antoine Doinel

Le Havre
Le Havre

2011

as The Whistleblower

Day for Night
Day for Night

1973

as Alphonse

Elizabeth
Elizabeth

1998

as (uncredited)

Bed and Board
Bed and Board

1970

as Antoine Doinel

Pierrot le Fou
Pierrot le Fou

1965

as Young Man in Cinema (uncredited)

Detective
Detective

1985

as Inspector Neveu

Masculin Féminin
Masculin Féminin

1966

as Paul

Alphaville
Alphaville

1965

as Breakfast Waiter (uncredited)

The Pornographer
The Pornographer

2001

as Jacques Laurent

Stolen Kisses
Stolen Kisses

1968

as Antoine Doinel

The Mother and the Whore
The Mother and the Whore

1973

as Alexandre

Irma Vep
Irma Vep

1996

as René Vidal

Boulevard
Boulevard

1960

as Georges Castagnier, dit "Jojo"

La cassure
La cassure

1984

as Police Commissioner Rauffast

François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits

1993

as Self (archive footage)

Antoine and Colette
Antoine and Colette

1962

as Antoine Doinel