Denis Lavant
Denis Lavant
Denis Lavantis a French actor known for his distinctive face and the physically demanding aspects of the roles he plays, which often involve slapstick, acrobatics or dance, as well as for his long-standing association with director Leos Carax. Lavant has played the lead role in all but one of Carax's films. Lavant is also known for his roles in Claire Denis' Beau Travail, and Harmony Korine's Mister Lonely...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth17 June 1961
CountryFrance
There's no doubt that I owe a lot to my training of stage acting.
For a long time, I debated about whether I would make movies or join the circus and work as a clown.
Physical expression was my first language: Before I was an actor, I was a dancer, an acrobat, a mime and a street performer.
It's something that I learned even before I started acting: the movement, the dance of the body, is very important, and it comes before words.