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Niels Schneider

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jun 18, 1987 (39 years old)

Place of Birth

Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Biography

Niels Schneider (born 18 June 1987) is a Franco-Canadian actor. He gained early recognition for his roles in Xavier Dolan's acclaimed films I Killed My Mother (2009) and Heartbeats (2010), which earned him the Trophée Chopard for Male Revelation of the Year at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. In 2013, he starred in Yann Gonzalez's provocative surreal film You and the Night. Schneider's performance in Dark Inclusion (2016) earned him the César Award for Most Promising Actor in 2017. He also starred in Of Money and Blood (2023) and appeared in Woody Allen's Coup de Chance (2023).

Known For

Acting
2026De Gaulle: Tilting Iron (Film 1)Général Leclerc
2026De Gaulle: The Sovereign Edge (Film 2)Général Leclerc
2026The UnknownDavid Zimmerman
2026Tout simplement fanNiels Schneider
2025Haunted MindsSkender
2025Agent ZeroAlex
2024Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024Niels Schneider
2024The World Doesn’t ExistAdam
2023Before We CollapseTristan
2023Apaches: Gang of ParisJésus
2023Spirit of EcstasyAugustin
2023Coup de ChanceAlain Aubert
2023Beau gesteSelf
2023Of Money and BloodJérôme Attias
2023Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinémaSelf - Guest
2022South SentinelChristian Lafayette
2022IcarusThésée
2022TotemsFrancis Mareuil
2021FuturaLouis
2021Suzanna AndlerMichel
2021Altered Innocence Vol. 1The Cheating Boyfriend
2020Back HomeThomas
2020Love Affair(s)Maxime
2020We're LiveSelf
2019CuriosaPierre Louÿs
2019SibylGabriel
2019A Brother’s LoveAlex
2019Sympathy for the DevilPaul
2018An Impossible LovePhilippe
2018The Most Assassinated Woman in the WorldJean
2018One Nation, One KingSaint-Just
2018The Black BookMarquis Lusault
2018Bad PoemsHenri
2018Phratry
2018Ad VitamVirgil Berti - Alias Caron
2017DalidaJean Sobieski
2017Sleeping BeautyLe prince Egon de Létonia
2017Paris etc.Léo
2017Dans les médias
2016Xavier Dolan: Bound to ImpossibleSelf
2016Dark DiamondPier Ulmann
2016KokoroNathan
2016PolinaAdrien
2015The Art DealerKlaus
2015Les vacances continuent
2014CollisionsHenri
2014Gemma BoveryHervé de Bressigny
2014Quantum LoveHugo
2014Voice OverAntoine
2014MétamorphosesThe Disenchanted / The Monster
2013You and the NightMatthias
2013OpiumMaurice Sachs
2013OdysseusTelemaco
2012Atomic AgeTheo
2012ChaosThibaut
2012Miao Shan and the MinotaurMagician
2012The RapturesEtienne
2012ClashRaphaël
2011Another WorldLouis
2011The Howling: RebornRoland
2011Val d'orThéo
2010HeartbeatsNicolas
20102 Frogs in the WestMax
2010FatalLawyer in the car
2009I Killed My MotherEric
2009Snow Hides the Shade of Fig TreesSacha (soldat)
2009Taking the Plunge 2Anna's Brother
2009C à vousSelf - Guest
2008Everything Is FineSacha
2007The Taste of NothingnessAmi de Julien
2006Le petit oiseau va sortirSoldier
1994The Man from Snowy RiverDelivery Man
-Cardiocleptomania
-The Perfect Boyfriend
-Si tu penses bienJacques
-SolangeGabriel Roche
Directing
2022The RiteDirector
Writing
2022The RiteWriter