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Jean-Pierre Léaud

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.

Known for

Léaud et les Bas
Léaud et les Bas
2026 • Self (Footage)
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
2024 • Self - Actor (archive footage)
Godard Cinema
Godard Cinema
2023 • Self (archive footage)
Quando a Coisa Vira Outra
Quando a Coisa Vira Outra
2022 • Self (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Les secrets de François Truffaut
Les secrets de François Truffaut
2020 • Self
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
2019 • Self (Archive Footage)
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
2019 • Self - Actor (archive footage)

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Léaud et les Bas
Léaud et les Bas
2026 • Self (Footage)
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Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
2024 • Self - Actor (archive footage)
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Godard Cinema
Godard Cinema
2023 • Self (archive footage)
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Quando a Coisa Vira Outra
Quando a Coisa Vira Outra
2022 • Self (archive footage)
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André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
2019 • Self - Actor (archive footage)
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M
M
2017 • Le père de Lila
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François Truffaut l'insoumis
François Truffaut l'insoumis
2014 • Self (archive footage)
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Camille Rewinds
Camille Rewinds
2012 • Monsieur Dupont - l'horloger
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Le Havre
Le Havre
2011 • The Whistleblower
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Visage
Visage
2009 • Antoine / King Herode
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Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water
Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water
2009 • Self / Antoine / King Herode
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On the Trail of the New Wave
2009 • Self (archive footage)
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The Dreamers
The Dreamers
2003 • Jean-Pierre Léaud
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In the Darkness of Time
In the Darkness of Time
2002 • (archive footage) (uncredited)
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The War in Paris
The War in Paris
2002 • Haut Placé
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The Pornographer
The Pornographer
2001 • Jacques Laurent
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What Time Is It There?
What Time Is It There?
2001 • Man at Cemetery
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The Marcorelle Affair
The Marcorelle Affair
2000 • François Marcorelle
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A Matter of Taste
A Matter of Taste
2000 • Investigating judge
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Innocent
Innocent
1999 • Le poète
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Elizabeth
Elizabeth
1998 • (uncredited)
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Just for Laughs
Just for Laughs
1997 • Nicolas Gardinier
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Irma Vep
Irma Vep
1996 • René Vidal
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My Man
My Man
1996 • Client
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One Hundred and One Nights
One Hundred and One Nights
1995 • The Second Jean-Pierre (uncredited)
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François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
1993 • Self (archive footage)
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La Vie de Bohème
La Vie de Bohème
1992 • Blancheron
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Paris Awakens
Paris Awakens
1991 • Clément
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Out 1
Out 1
1990 • Colin
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36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988 • Boris Golovine
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Jane B. by Agnès V.
Jane B. by Agnès V.
1988 • The Angry Lover
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Lady Cops
Lady Cops
1987 • Commissaire Bouvreuil
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Just a Movie
Just a Movie
1985 • Péter - a rendezõ
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Detective
Detective
1985 • Inspector Neveu
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Vivement Truffaut
Vivement Truffaut
1985 • Self / Doinel (archive footage)
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Rebelote
Rebelote
1984 • Rémi Chauveau
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La cassure
La cassure
1984 • Police Commissioner Rauffast
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Mersonne ne m'aime
Mersonne ne m'aime
1982 • Daniel Flipo-Risq
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Pour Bonnie
Pour Bonnie
1982 • Charles Blaine
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Parano
Parano
1981 • Ignazio
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Le petit Pommier
Le petit Pommier
1981 • Le vendeur de La Belle Aubaine
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Love on the Run
Love on the Run
1979 • Antoine Doinel
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Lola's Lolos
Lola's Lolos
1976 • Bernard Dubois
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Day for Night
Day for Night
1973 • Alphonse
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Two English Girls
Two English Girls
1971 • Claude Roc
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A Girl Is a Gun
A Girl Is a Gun
1971 • Billy le Kid
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The Heirs
The Heirs
1970 • Danton
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Bed and Board
Bed and Board
1970 • Antoine Doinel
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Paul
Paul
1969 • Paul
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Pigsty
Pigsty
1969 • Julian Klotz
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Le Gai Savoir
Le Gai Savoir
1969 • Émile Rousseau (uncredited)
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Bad Company
Bad Company
1969 • Daniel (archive footage)
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Dialogue 20-40-60
Dialogue 20-40-60
1968 • Adamík (segment "The Twenty-Year-Olds")
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Stolen Kisses
Stolen Kisses
1968 • Antoine Doinel
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Weekend
Weekend
1967 • Saint-Just / Le Jeune Minet du 16ème (uncredited)
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La Chinoise
La Chinoise
1967 • Guillaume
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The Oldest Profession
The Oldest Profession
1967 • The Bellhop (segment "Anticipation") (uncredited)
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Made in U.S.A
Made in U.S.A
1967 • Donald Siegel
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Pierrot le Fou
Pierrot le Fou
1965 • Young Man in Cinema (uncredited)
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Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 • Breakfast Waiter (uncredited)
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Love at Sea
Love at Sea
1965 • The Boy at the Exit of the Cinema
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Love at Twenty
Love at Twenty
1962 • Antoine Doinel (segment "Antoine et Colette")
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Antoine and Colette
Antoine and Colette
1962 • Antoine Doinel
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Boulevard
Boulevard
1960 • Georges Castagnier, dit "Jojo"
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Testament of Orpheus
Testament of Orpheus
1960 • Dargelos, l'écolier
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The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows
1959 • Antoine Doinel
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El Brujo
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Jean-Pierre Léaud – Biography, Known For & Filmography