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Biography
Jean-Pierre Léaud (born 28 May 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.
Acted in 92
2020s
- 2021
Morceaux de Cannes
Movie
2010s
- 2018
Alien Crystal Palace
Horus
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Jean
- 2017
M
Le père de Lila
- 2016
The Death of Louis XIV
Louis XIV
El Brujo
Movie
- 2012
- 2011
2000s
- 2009
The Chalk Circle Man
Le Nermord
Visage
Antoine / King Herode
- 2005
I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
Georges Franju
- 2004
A Wonderful Spell
Fernand
- 2003
- 2002
In the Darkness of Time
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The War in Paris
Haut Placé
- 2001
What Time Is It There?
Man at Cemetery
- 2000
The Marcorelle Affair
François Marcorelle
A Matter of Taste
Investigating judge
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996
Diary of a Seducer
Hugo
My Man
Client
- 1995
- 1994
Nobody Loves Me
Lucien
- 1993
The Birth of Love
Marcus
- 1992
La Vie de Bohème
Blancheron
- 1991
Paris Awakens
Clément
- 1990
Out 1
Colin
I Hired a Contract Killer
Henri
1980s
- 1989
Bunker Palace Hotel
Solal
- 1988
The Color of the Wind
Decourt
- 1987
Lady Cops
Commissaire Bouvreuil
Boran -Time to Aim
Assistant
- 1986
Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company
Gaspard Bazin
Treasure Island
Midas
- 1985
Just a Movie
Péter - a rendezõ
L'Herbe rouge
Lazuli
- 1984
Rebelote
Rémi Chauveau
Paris Seen By... 20 Years After
René (segment 3)
La cassure
Police Commissioner Rauffast
Série noire
Gaspard Bazin · 1 episode
- 1982
Mersonne ne m'aime
Daniel Flipo-Risq
Pour Bonnie
Charles Blaine
- 1981
Help Me Dream
Mario
Parano
Ignazio
Le petit Pommier
Le vendeur de La Belle Aubaine
1970s
- 1979
- 1976
Lola's Lolos
Bernard Dubois
Hugs and Other Things
Tom
- 1973
Out 1: Spectre
Colin
L'Éducation sentimentale
Frédéric Moreau · 5 episodes
- 1972
- 1971
Out 1
Colin · 8 episodes
The Lion Has Seven Heads
Preacher
A Girl Is a Gun
Billy le Kid
- 1970
The Heirs
Danton
1960s
- 1969
Paul
Paul
Pigsty
Julian Klotz
Joy of Learning
Émile Rousseau (uncredited)
Bad Company
Daniel (archive footage)
- 1968
Dialogue 20-40-60
Adamík (segment "The Twenty-Year-Olds")
The Twenty-Year-Olds
Adamik
Concentration
Movie
- 1967
Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000
The Bellboy
Made in U.S.A
Donald Siegel
- 1966
- 1965
Love at Sea
The Boy at the Exit of the Cinema
- 1964
- 1962
Antoine and Colette
Antoine Doinel
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
King on Horseback
Pierrot
Directed 6
1960s
- 1967
Made in U.S.A
Assistant Director
- 1965
- 1964
The Married Woman
Assistant Director
Appearances26
2020s
- 2026
Léaud et les Bas
Self (Footage)
- 2024
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2023
Godard Cinema
Self (archive footage)
- 2022
Quando a Coisa Vira Outra
Self (archive footage)
- 2020
Les secrets de François Truffaut
Self
2010s
- 2019
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
Self (Archive Footage)
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
Self - Actor (archive footage)
I shot Antoine Doinel
Self
C'è tempo
Self
- 2014
François Truffaut l'insoumis
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2009
Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water
Self / Antoine / King Herode
- 2004
Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’
Self (uncredited)
- 2001
Léaud l'unique
Self - actor
1968 - Without Losing Tenderness
Self
1990s
- 1997
Jean Eustache's Wasted Breath
Self
- 1993
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1989
The Ministries of Art
Self
- 1985
Vivement Truffaut
Self / Doinel (archive footage)
1960s
- 1968
Françoise et Udo...
Self
- 1965
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
Self
- 1964
Pour le plaisir
Self · 1 episode
Nadja in Paris
Self
1950s
- 1956
- 1954
Reflets de Cannes
Self · 2 episodes
Thanked in the credits2
2020s
- 2024
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
Thanks
1970s
- 1970





