Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Known for: Acting

Born: May 28, 1944

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

The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows
1959
Stolen Kisses
Stolen Kisses
1968
Love on the Run
Love on the Run
1979
Antoine and Colette
Antoine and Colette
1962
Bed and Board
Bed and Board
1970
Masculin Féminin
Masculin Féminin
1966
I Hired a Contract Killer
I Hired a Contract Killer
1990
Love at Twenty
Love at Twenty
1962
Two English Girls
Two English Girls
1971
Pour Bonnie
Pour Bonnie
1982
The Pornographer
The Pornographer
2001
Innocent
Innocent
1999
Lola's Lolos
Lola's Lolos
1976
Paul
Paul
1969
Boulevard
Boulevard
1960
Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes
Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes
1966
A Girl Is a Gun
A Girl Is a Gun
1971
The Departure
The Departure
1967
Jean Eustache's Wasted Breath
Jean Eustache's Wasted Breath
1997
Parano
Parano
1981
La cassure
La cassure
1984
Concentration
Concentration
1968
The Death of Louis XIV
The Death of Louis XIV
2016
The Marcorelle Affair
The Marcorelle Affair
2000
El Brujo
El Brujo
2016
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
2018
Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel
1987
Véra
1982
C'est la vie
1991
Just a Movie
Just a Movie
1985
Léaud l'unique
Léaud l'unique
2001
Léaud de Hurle-dents
2004
Paperback Woman
1989
The Twenty-Year-Olds
The Twenty-Year-Olds
1968
La Chinoise
La Chinoise
1967
Irma Vep
Irma Vep
1996
Paris Awakens
Paris Awakens
1991
Pigsty
Pigsty
1969
The Mother and the Whore
The Mother and the Whore
1973
Joy of Learning
Joy of Learning
1969
Jane B. by Agnès V.
Jane B. by Agnès V.
1988
Out 1
Out 1
1990
A Wonderful Spell
A Wonderful Spell
2004
The Lion Has Seven Heads
The Lion Has Seven Heads
1971
Dialogue 20-40-60
Dialogue 20-40-60
1968
Hugs and Other Things
Hugs and Other Things
1976
The Birth of Love
The Birth of Love
1993
Just for Laughs
Just for Laughs
1997
In the Darkness of Time
In the Darkness of Time
2002
L'Herbe rouge
L'Herbe rouge
1985
Out 1: Spectre
Out 1: Spectre
1973
Rebelote
Rebelote
1984
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
1993
I shot Antoine Doinel
I shot Antoine Doinel
2019
Nadja in Paris
Nadja in Paris
1964
Mersonne ne m'aime
Mersonne ne m'aime
1982
36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988
Made in U.S.A
Made in U.S.A
1967
With All Hands
1986
Detective
Detective
1985
I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
2005
Les secrets de François Truffaut
Les secrets de François Truffaut
2020
M
M
2017
Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company
Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company
1986
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
2019
Léaud et les Bas
Léaud et les Bas
2026
The Color of the Wind
The Color of the Wind
1988
Visage
Visage
2009
The Chalk Circle Man
The Chalk Circle Man
2009
Bad Company
Bad Company
1969
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
1986
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
1965
Help Me Dream
Help Me Dream
1981
Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water
Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water
2009
Lady Cops
Lady Cops
1987
Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000
Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000
1967
Last Tango in Paris
Last Tango in Paris
1972
A Matter of Taste
A Matter of Taste
2000
Diary of a Seducer
Diary of a Seducer
1996
The War in Paris
The War in Paris
2002
Boran -Time to Aim
Boran -Time to Aim
1987
1968 - Without Losing Tenderness
1968 - Without Losing Tenderness
2001
Paris Seen By... 20 Years After
Paris Seen By... 20 Years After
1984
La Vie de Bohème
La Vie de Bohème
1992
Nobody Loves Me
Nobody Loves Me
1994
The Heirs
The Heirs
1970
Le petit Pommier
Le petit Pommier
1981
The Dreamers
The Dreamers
2003
Day for Night
Day for Night
1973
The Ministries of Art
The Ministries of Art
1989
Love at Sea
Love at Sea
1965
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965
Françoise et Udo...
1968
Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’
Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’
2004
François Truffaut l'insoumis
François Truffaut l'insoumis
2014
Vivement Truffaut
Vivement Truffaut
1985
Bunker Palace Hotel
Bunker Palace Hotel
1989
Camille Rewinds
Camille Rewinds
2012
On the Trail of the New Wave
2009
King on Horseback
King on Horseback
1958
Le Havre
Le Havre
2011
C'è tempo
C'è tempo
2019
Pierrot le Fou
Pierrot le Fou
1965
Alien Crystal Palace
Alien Crystal Palace
2018
Godard Cinema
Godard Cinema
2023
What Time Is It There?
What Time Is It There?
2001
Quando a Coisa Vira Outra
Quando a Coisa Vira Outra
2022
Weekend
Weekend
1967
My Man
My Man
1996
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
2024
Testament of Orpheus
Testament of Orpheus
1960
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
2019
Mata Hari, Agent H21
Mata Hari, Agent H21
1964
The Oldest Profession
The Oldest Profession
1967
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
1998
Morceaux de Cannes
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
One Hundred and One Nights
One Hundred and One Nights
1995
Out 1
Out 1
1971
Série noire
Série noire
1984
L'Éducation sentimentale
L'Éducation sentimentale
1973
Spécial cinéma
Spécial cinéma
1974
Cinépanorama
Cinépanorama
1956
Reflets de Cannes
Reflets de Cannes
1954