Jean-Pierre Léaud

Acting

Jean-Pierre Léaud

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May 28, 1944 (81 years old)

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Known For

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
1h 3m
Movie 2024

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

A portrait of the legendary actor Jean-Pierre Léaud, icon of...

Godard Cinema
1h 41m
Movie 2023

Godard Cinema

Jean-Luc Godard is synonymous with cinema. With the release of...

Les secrets de François Truffaut
Movie 2020

Les secrets de François Truffaut

André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
0h 54m
Movie 2019

André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

Writer, journalist, explorer, filmmaker, communist militant, freedom fighter. Truths and...

C'è tempo
1h 47m
Movie 2019

C'è tempo

After the death of his estranged father, professional rainbow-watcher Stefano...

Alien Crystal Palace
1h 37m
Movie 2018

Alien Crystal Palace

A scientist finds the secret that predispose to the formation...

The Lion Sleeps Tonight
1h 43m
Movie 2018

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

An aging movie actor who is preparing to shoot a...

M
1h 40m
Movie 2017

M

Lila and Mo meet at a bus stop. Lila has...

The Death of Louis XIV
1h 55m
Movie 2016

The Death of Louis XIV

August 1715. After going for a walk, Louis XIV feels...

François Truffaut l'insoumis
0h 52m
Movie 2014

François Truffaut l'insoumis

This portrait of the world-famous French director based on his...

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.