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Jean-Pierre Léaud
ActingBORN: 1944-05-28Paris, France
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.
Top Filmography
7.2
The Dreamers
2003 // MOVIE
8.0
The 400 Blows
1959 // MOVIE
7.2
Elizabeth
1998 // MOVIE
6.9
Last Tango in Paris
1972 // MOVIE
7.3
Pierrot le Fou
1965 // MOVIE
7.8
Day for Night
1973 // MOVIE
6.9
Alphaville
1965 // MOVIE
7.0
Le Havre
2011 // MOVIE
7.3
Stolen Kisses
1968 // MOVIE
7.2
Masculin Féminin
1966 // MOVIE
6.9
Weekend
1967 // MOVIE
7.1
Bed and Board
1970 // MOVIE
7.2
Antoine and Colette
1962 // MOVIE
6.7
Irma Vep
1996 // MOVIE
6.2
Camille Rewinds
2012 // MOVIE