Jean-Pierre Léaud

Acting · Born 1944-05-28 in Paris, 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.

Filmography

• The 400 Blows as Antoine Doinel
• Stolen Kisses as Antoine Doinel
• Love on the Run as Antoine Doinel
• Antoine and Colette as Antoine Doinel
• Bed and Board as Antoine Doinel
• 36 Fillette as Boris Golovine
• The Dreamers as Jean-Pierre Léaud
• La Chinoise as Guillaume
• Last Tango in Paris as Tom
• Day for Night as Alphonse