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Jean-Pierre Léaud

Acting

Born: 1944-05-28
From: Paris, France
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.1

Also Known As

Jean Pierre Leaud

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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Awards & Nominations6 won · 3 nominated

🏆 Won

Honorary Palme d'Or

2016
Nominated

FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes

The Pornographer

2001
🏆 Won

Honorary César

2000
Nominated

César Award for Best Supporting Actor

Lady Cops

1988
🏆 Won

Silver Bear for Best Actor

Masculin Féminin

1964
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

The 400 Blows

1961
🏆 Won

Commander of the Order of Merit of Portugal

🏆 Won

Silver Bear

🏆 Won

Knight of the Legion of Honour

Acting115 titles

Léaud l'unique
10.0
Movie

Léaud l'unique

2001Drama
Mersonne ne m'aime
10.0
Movie

Mersonne ne m'aime

1982Comedy
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
10.0
Movie

Introducing My Father, François Truffaut

2019Documentary
Léaud et les Bas
New10.0
Movie

Léaud et les Bas

2026Documentary
Out 1
10.0
Series

Out 1

1971Drama
Spécial cinéma
9.5
Series

Spécial cinéma

1974-1997Documentary
Concentration
8.7
Movie

Concentration

1968Drama
Cinépanorama
8.7
Series

Cinépanorama

1956-1965Documentary
The 400 Blows
8.0
Movie

The 400 Blows

1959Drama
Innocent
8.0
Movie

Innocent

1999Drama
Boran -Time to Aim
8.0
Movie

Boran -Time to Aim

1987Thriller
Les secrets de François Truffaut
8.0
Movie

Les secrets de François Truffaut

2020Documentary
Day for Night
7.8
Movie

Day for Night

1973Comedy
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
7.7
Movie

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

2024Documentary
Testament of Orpheus
7.6
Movie

Testament of Orpheus

1960Sci-Fi
Vivement Truffaut
7.5
Movie

Vivement Truffaut

1985Documentary
La Vie de Bohème
7.5
Movie

La Vie de Bohème

1992Comedy
In the Darkness of Time
7.5
Movie

In the Darkness of Time

2002Drama
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
7.5
Movie

Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit

1965Documentary
The Mother and the Whore
7.4
Movie

The Mother and the Whore

1973Drama
Stolen Kisses
7.3
Movie

Stolen Kisses

1968Comedy
Pierrot le Fou
7.3
Movie

Pierrot le Fou

1965Drama
The Ministries of Art
7.3
Movie

The Ministries of Art

1989Documentary
Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’
7.3
Movie

Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’

2004Documentary
Antoine and Colette
7.2
Movie

Antoine and Colette

1962Romance
The Dreamers
7.2
Movie

The Dreamers

2003Drama
Masculin Féminin
7.2
Movie

Masculin Féminin

1966Drama
Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes
7.2
Movie

Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes

1966Drama
Elizabeth
7.2
Movie

Elizabeth

1998Drama
Bed and Board
7.1
Movie

Bed and Board

1970Comedy
Out 1
7.1
Movie

Out 1

1990Thriller
The Chalk Circle Man
7.1
Movie

The Chalk Circle Man

2009Thriller
Love at Sea
7.1
Movie

Love at Sea

1965Romance
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
7.1
Movie

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

2018Drama
Help Me Dream
7.1
Movie

Help Me Dream

1981Comedy
Love on the Run
7.0
Movie

Love on the Run

1979Romance
What Time Is It There?
7.0
Movie

What Time Is It There?

2001Drama
Two English Girls
7.0
Movie

Two English Girls

1971Drama
Pigsty
7.0
Movie

Pigsty

1969Drama
Le Havre
7.0
Movie

Le Havre

2011Drama
1968 - Without Losing Tenderness
7.0
Movie

1968 - Without Losing Tenderness

2001Documentary
L'Herbe rouge
7.0
Movie

L'Herbe rouge

1985Sci-Fi
Just a Movie
7.0
Movie

Just a Movie

1985Drama
Série noire
7.0
Series

Série noire

1984-1991Drama
La Chinoise
6.9
Movie

La Chinoise

1967Drama
Last Tango in Paris
6.9
Movie

Last Tango in Paris

1972Drama
Weekend
6.9
Movie

Weekend

1967Comedy
Alphaville
6.9
Movie

Alphaville

1965Drama
I Hired a Contract Killer
6.8
Movie

I Hired a Contract Killer

1990Comedy
Love at Twenty
6.8
Movie

Love at Twenty

1962Drama
L'Éducation sentimentale
6.8
Series

L'Éducation sentimentale

1973Drama
Irma Vep
6.7
Movie

Irma Vep

1996Comedy
Jane B. by Agnès V.
6.7
Movie

Jane B. by Agnès V.

1988Sci-Fi
The Departure
6.6
Movie

The Departure

1967Comedy
Just for Laughs
6.6
Movie

Just for Laughs

1997Comedy
Out 1: Spectre
6.6
Movie

Out 1: Spectre

1973Thriller
The Death of Louis XIV
6.5
Movie

The Death of Louis XIV

2016Drama
Nadja in Paris
6.5
Movie

Nadja in Paris

1964Documentary
Treasure Island
6.4
Movie

Treasure Island

1986Drama
Rebelote
6.4
Movie

Rebelote

1984Drama
M
6.4
Movie

M

2017Drama
The Heirs
6.4
Movie

The Heirs

1970Drama
Bunker Palace Hotel
6.3
Movie

Bunker Palace Hotel

1989Sci-Fi
A Matter of Taste
6.3
Movie

A Matter of Taste

2000Drama
A Wonderful Spell
6.3
Movie

A Wonderful Spell

2004Drama
The Birth of Love
6.3
Movie

The Birth of Love

1993Drama
Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company
6.3
Movie

Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company

1986Drama
C'è tempo
6.2
Movie

C'è tempo

2019Comedy
Camille Rewinds
6.2
Movie

Camille Rewinds

2012Comedy
Bad Company
6.2
Movie

Bad Company

1969Drama
Made in U.S.A
6.1
Movie

Made in U.S.A

1967Thriller
Paul
6.1
Movie

Paul

1969Drama
Joy of Learning
6.1
Movie

Joy of Learning

1969Drama
One Hundred and One Nights
6.1
Movie

One Hundred and One Nights

1995Comedy
Paris Awakens
6.0
Movie

Paris Awakens

1991Drama
Boulevard
6.0
Movie

Boulevard

1960Comedy
The Lion Has Seven Heads
6.0
Movie

The Lion Has Seven Heads

1971Drama
La cassure
6.0
Movie

La cassure

1984Drama
King on Horseback
6.0
Movie

King on Horseback

1958Action
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
6.0
Movie

André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

2019Documentary
Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000
6.0
Movie

Anticipation, or Love in the Year 2000

1967Drama
The Color of the Wind
5.8
Movie

The Color of the Wind

1988Drama
Dialogue 20-40-60
5.8
Movie

Dialogue 20-40-60

1968Drama
I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
5.8
Movie

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed

2005Drama
My Man
5.8
Movie

My Man

1996Romance
François Truffaut l'insoumis
5.7
Movie

François Truffaut l'insoumis

2014Documentary
Mata Hari, Agent H21
5.7
Movie

Mata Hari, Agent H21

1964Drama
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
5.6
Movie

François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits

1993Documentary
Godard Cinema
5.5
Movie

Godard Cinema

2023Documentary
The War in Paris
5.5
Movie

The War in Paris

2002Drama
Visage
5.4
Movie

Visage

2009Comedy
Diary of a Seducer
5.4
Movie

Diary of a Seducer

1996Comedy
Lola's Lolos
5.3
Movie

Lola's Lolos

1976Comedy
Detective
5.3
Movie

Detective

1985Comedy
A Girl Is a Gun
5.2
Movie

A Girl Is a Gun

1971Action
The Pornographer
5.0
Movie

The Pornographer

2001Drama
The Oldest Profession
5.0
Movie

The Oldest Profession

1967Comedy
Reflets de Cannes
5.0
Series

Reflets de Cannes

1954-1971Drama
36 Fillette
4.9
Movie

36 Fillette

1988Drama
The Marcorelle Affair
4.9
Movie

The Marcorelle Affair

2000Drama
Lady Cops
4.7
Movie

Lady Cops

1987Romance
Paris Seen By... 20 Years After
4.6
Movie

Paris Seen By... 20 Years After

1984Drama
Parano
4.4
Movie

Parano

1981Horror
Nobody Loves Me
4.3
Movie

Nobody Loves Me

1994Comedy
Hugs and Other Things
4.3
Movie

Hugs and Other Things

1976Thriller
Le petit Pommier
4.0
Movie

Le petit Pommier

1981Drama
Alien Crystal Palace
2.8
Movie

Alien Crystal Palace

2018Drama
Morceaux de Cannes
2.0
Movie

Morceaux de Cannes

2021Documentary
Pour Bonnie
0
Movie

Pour Bonnie

1982Drama
Jean Eustache's Wasted Breath
0
Movie

Jean Eustache's Wasted Breath

1997Documentary
Quando a Coisa Vira Outra
0
Movie

Quando a Coisa Vira Outra

2022Documentary
El Brujo
0
Movie

El Brujo

2016Drama
Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water
0
Movie

Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water

2009Documentary
I shot Antoine Doinel
0
Movie

I shot Antoine Doinel

2019Comedy
The Twenty-Year-Olds
0
Movie

The Twenty-Year-Olds

1968Drama

Directing6 titles

Pierrot le Fou
7.3
Movie

Pierrot le Fou

1965Drama
The Soft Skin
7.1
Movie

The Soft Skin

1964Drama
Alphaville
6.9
Movie

Alphaville

1965Drama
The Married Woman
6.9
Movie

The Married Woman

1964Drama
Made in U.S.A
6.1
Movie

Made in U.S.A

1967Thriller
Mata Hari, Agent H21
5.7
Movie

Mata Hari, Agent H21

1964Drama

Crew2 titles

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
7.7
Movie

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

2024Documentary
The Wild Child
7.1
Movie

The Wild Child

1970Drama