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Jean-Pierre Léaud
Acting
Born: May 28, 1944
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.
Known For
The Dreamers
as Jean-Pierre Léaud
Elizabeth
as (uncredited)
Last Tango in Paris
as Tom
Alphaville
as Breakfast Waiter (uncredited)
The Pornographer
as Jacques Laurent
The 400 Blows
as Antoine Doinel
Masculin Féminin
as Paul
Pierrot le Fou
as Young Man in Cinema (uncredited)
Stolen Kisses
as Antoine Doinel
The Mother and the Whore
as Alexandre
