2012–2019: Breakthrough and independent cinema Laheurte made his television debut in 2012 in the
Arte television film
Punk, directed by
Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, playing a young, rebellious punk named Vincent. In 2013, he garnered significant attention for his role in
Abdellatif Kechiche's coming-of-age drama
Blue Is the Warmest Colour (''La Vie d'Adèle''). He played Thomas, the high school boyfriend of the protagonist Adèle (played by
Adèle Exarchopoulos). The film was a critical success, winning the
Palme d'Or at the
2013 Cannes Film Festival. Following this breakthrough, Laheurte focused on arthouse cinema. He appeared in
The Stopover (
Voir du pays, 2016), a drama about French soldiers returning from
Afghanistan dealing with
PTSD, and played a supporting role in the biographical war film
A Private War (2018), portraying French photojournalist
Rémi Ochlik. In 2019, he starred as the male lead in
You Deserve a Love (
Tu mérites un amour), the directorial debut of actress
Hafsia Herzi, which premiered at
International Critics' Week at Cannes.
2020–present: Paris Police and mainstream success In 2021, Laheurte secured his most prominent role to date as the lead in the
Canal+ original series
Paris Police 1900, created by
Fabien Nury. He portrayed Antoine Jouin, an idealistic young police inspector investigating crimes in
Belle Époque Paris. The series was praised for its gritty, "visceral" tone, and was broadcast internationally, including on the
BBC in the UK. For the role, Laheurte underwent significant physical preparation, performed his own stunts, and grew a moustache that he kept for eight months to stay in character. He reprised the role in the sequel season,
Paris Police 1905, released in 2022. Simultaneously, he appeared in major film productions, such as
Jean-Jacques Annaud's disaster film
Notre-Dame on Fire (
Notre-Dame brûle, 2022), where he played Chief Warrant Officer Joël of the
Paris Fire Brigade. In 2024, he starred in the action film
GTMAX directed by Olivier Schneider and the drama
Le Beau rôle. In 2025, he appeared in the music video for "Tant pis pour elle" by Canadian singer
Charlotte Cardin. He is set to portray the Georgian revolutionary
Kote Tsintsadze in the upcoming biopic
The Young Stalin (
Le Jeune Staline), directed by
Gela Babluani, scheduled for 2026. == Personal life ==