Jean-Pierre Léaud
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The 400 Blows
as Antoine Doinel
1959
Stolen Kisses
as Antoine Doinel
1968
Love on the Run
as Antoine Doinel
1979
Antoine and Colette
as Antoine Doinel
1962
Bed and Board
as Antoine Doinel
1970
36 Fillette
as Boris Golovine
1988
The Dreamers
as Jean-Pierre Léaud
2003
La Chinoise
as Guillaume
1967
Last Tango in Paris
as Tom
1972
Day for Night
as Alphonse
1973
Pierrot le Fou
as Young Man in Cinema (uncredited)
1965
Vivement Truffaut
as Self / Doinel (archive footage)
1985
Masculin Féminin
as Paul
1966
What Time Is It There?
as Man at Cemetery
2001
I Hired a Contract Killer
as Henri
1990
Weekend
as Saint-Just / Le Jeune Minet du 16ème (uncredited)
1967
Love at Twenty
as Antoine Doinel (segment "Antoine et Colette")
1962
Irma Vep
as René Vidal
1996
La Vie de Bohème
as Blancheron
1992
Made in U.S.A
as Donald Siegel
1967
