Portrait of Jean-Pierre Léaud

Acting

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Career

Active from 1959 to 2018, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
53
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Day for Night
Day for Night
GoodWatch score90/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • César Awards · Honorary César

    2000 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Supporting Actor

    1988 · Nominated

    Lady Cops

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

    1961 · Nominated

    The 400 Blows

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

12

The characters Jean-Pierre Léaud played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 47 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jean-Pierre Léaud Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.7, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Crime
    2.4, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French New Wave 10
  • Character Study 9
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Melancholy 6
  • Social Realism 4
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Tragic Romance 3
  • Melancholic Romance 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • French Cinema 3
  • Dialogue-Driven 3
  • Melancholic Tone 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

97
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema (2024)

Thanks

2010s

6 titles · average score 61
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (2018)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jean

Alien Crystal Palace
Alien Crystal Palace (2018)
GoodWatch score 27

as Horus

M
M (2017)
GoodWatch score 69

as Le père de Lila

The Death of Louis XIV
The Death of Louis XIV (2016)
GoodWatch score 67

as Louis XIV

Camille Rewinds
Camille Rewinds (2012)
GoodWatch score 62

as Monsieur Dupont - l'horloger

Le Havre
Le Havre (2011)
GoodWatch score 77

as The Whistleblower

2000s

11 titles · average score 62
Visage
Visage (2009)
GoodWatch score 64

as Antoine / King Herode

The Chalk Circle Man
The Chalk Circle Man (2009)

as Le Nermord

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed (2005)
GoodWatch score 60

as Georges Franju

A Wonderful Spell
A Wonderful Spell (2004)

as Fernand

The Dreamers
The Dreamers (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

as Jean-Pierre Léaud

In the Darkness of Time
In the Darkness of Time (2002)
GoodWatch score 73

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

The War in Paris
The War in Paris (2002)

as Haut Placé

The Pornographer
The Pornographer (2001)
GoodWatch score 41

as Jacques Laurent

What Time Is It There?
What Time Is It There? (2001)
GoodWatch score 75

as Man at Cemetery

The Marcorelle Affair
The Marcorelle Affair (2000)
GoodWatch score 54

as François Marcorelle

A Matter of Taste
A Matter of Taste (2000)
GoodWatch score 62

as Investigating judge

1990s

13 titles · average score 67
Innocent
Innocent (1999)

as Le poète

Elizabeth
Elizabeth (1998)
GoodWatch score 77

as (uncredited)

Just for Laughs
Just for Laughs (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

as Nicolas Gardinier

Irma Vep
Irma Vep (1996)
GoodWatch score 78

as René Vidal

Diary of a Seducer
Diary of a Seducer (1996)
GoodWatch score 52

as Hugo

One Hundred and One Nights
One Hundred and One Nights (1995)
GoodWatch score 64

as The Second Jean-Pierre (uncredited)

Nobody Loves Me
Nobody Loves Me (1994)

as Lucien

The Birth of Love
The Birth of Love (1993)
GoodWatch score 66

as Marcus

La Vie de Bohème
La Vie de Bohème (1992)
GoodWatch score 78

as Blancheron

Paris Awakens
Paris Awakens (1991)
GoodWatch score 63

as Clément

I Hired a Contract Killer
I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)
GoodWatch score 75

as Henri

Out 1
Out 1 (1990)
GoodWatch score 81

as Colin

1980s

23 titles · average score 65
36 Fillette
36 Fillette (1988)
GoodWatch score 73

as Boris Golovine

Jane B. by Agnès V.
Jane B. by Agnès V. (1988)
GoodWatch score 79

as The Angry Lover

Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel
Ossegg oder Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel (1987)

as Georg Ossegg

Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company
Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

as Gaspard Bazin

Treasure Island
Treasure Island (1986)
GoodWatch score 63

as Midas

With All Hands
With All Hands (1986)

as Marcel

Detective
Detective (1985)
GoodWatch score 74

as Inspector Neveu

Rebelote
Rebelote (1984)

as Rémi Chauveau

La cassure
La cassure (1984)

as Police Commissioner Rauffast

Mersonne ne m'aime
Mersonne ne m'aime (1982)

as Daniel Flipo-Risq

Parano
Parano (1981)

as Ignazio

Help Me Dream
Help Me Dream (1981)

as Mario

1970s

16 titles · average score 74
Love on the Run
Love on the Run (1979)
GoodWatch score 66

as Antoine Doinel

Hugs and Other Things
Hugs and Other Things (1976)

as Tom

The Mother and the Whore
The Mother and the Whore (1973)
GoodWatch score 84

as Alexandre

Day for Night
Day for Night (1973)
GoodWatch score 90

as Alphonse

Out 1: Spectre
Out 1: Spectre (1973)
GoodWatch score 68

as Colin

L'Éducation sentimentale
L'Éducation sentimentale (1973)

TV show · as Frédéric Moreau

Last Tango in Paris
Last Tango in Paris (1972)
GoodWatch score 73

as Tom

Two English Girls
Two English Girls (1971)
GoodWatch score 81

as Claude Roc

Out 1
Out 1 (1971)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Colin

The Lion Has Seven Heads
The Lion Has Seven Heads (1971)
GoodWatch score 61

as Preacher

A Girl Is a Gun
A Girl Is a Gun (1971)
GoodWatch score 43

as Billy le Kid

Bed and Board
Bed and Board (1970)
GoodWatch score 75

as Antoine Doinel

1960s

25 titles · average score 72
Pigsty
Pigsty (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

as Julian Klotz

Stolen Kisses
Stolen Kisses (1968)
GoodWatch score 87

as Antoine Doinel

Dialogue 20-40-60
Dialogue 20-40-60 (1968)

as Adamík (segment "The Twenty-Year-Olds")

La Chinoise
La Chinoise (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

as Guillaume

Made in U.S.A
Made in U.S.A (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

as Donald Siegel

The Departure
The Departure (1967)
GoodWatch score 64

as Marc

Masculin Féminin
Masculin Féminin (1966)
GoodWatch score 84

as Paul

Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes
Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes (1966)
GoodWatch score 75

as Daniel

Pierrot le Fou
Pierrot le Fou (1965)
GoodWatch score 75

as Young Man in Cinema (uncredited)

Antoine and Colette
Antoine and Colette (1962)
GoodWatch score 77

as Antoine Doinel

Love at Twenty
Love at Twenty (1962)
GoodWatch score 71

as Antoine Doinel (segment "Antoine et Colette")

Boulevard
Boulevard (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

as Georges Castagnier, dit "Jojo"

1950s

2 titles · average score 69
The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows (1959)
GoodWatch score 81

as Antoine Doinel

King on Horseback
King on Horseback (1958)
GoodWatch score 56

as Pierrot