Niels Schneider
Acting
Biography
Niels Schneider (born June 18, 1987) is a French-Canadian actor. He had his breakthrough role in Xavier Dolan's film I Killed My Mother (2009), and gained international recognition in Dolan's Heartbeats (2010). In 2011, he won the Trophée Chopard Award for Male Revelation of the Year at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2017, he won the César Award for Most Promising Actor for his performance in Dark Inclusion (2016). In 2019, he was named a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in France. He has been living and working based in Paris for most of his career.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Niels Schneider
Filmography
Acting (60)
2026
Think Goodas Jacques
7.2
2026
The Unknownas David Zimmerman / Malia
5.9
2026
De Gaulle: Libertéas Général Leclerc
7.8
2026
De Gaulle: Résistanceas Général Leclerc
7.8
2025
Haunted Mindsas Skender
5.3
2025
Agent Zeroas Alex
5.6
2024
Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024as Niels Schneider
2023
Spirit of Ecstasyas Augustin
5.5
2023
Coup de chanceas Alain Aubert
6.2
2023
Before We Collapseas Tristan
5.4
2023
Apaches: Gang of Parisas Jésus
6.0
2022
South Sentinelas Christian Lafayette
5.7
2022
Icarusas Thésée (voice)
6.7
2021
Futuraas Louis
6.3
2021
Suzanna Andleras Michel
4.8
2021
Altered Innocence Vol. 1as The Cheating Boyfriend
4.0
2020
Love Affair(s)as Maxime
6.3
2020
Back Homeas Thomas
5.8
2019
Sympathy for the Devilas Paul
7.6
2019
A Brother’s Loveas Alex
6.4
2019
Sibylas Gabriel
5.7
2019
Curiosaas Pierre Louÿs
5.8
2018
Bad Poemsas Henri
6.5
2018
An Impossible Loveas Philippe
6.6
2018
The Black Bookas Marquis Lusault
5.4
2018
One Nation, One Kingas Saint-Just
5.6
2018
2018
5.3
2017
Sleeping Beautyas Le prince Egon de Létonia
4.7
2017
Dalidaas Jean Sobieski
6.6
2016
Polinaas Adrien
6.6
2016
6.0
2016
Dark Diamondas Pier Ulmann
5.9
2016
Kokoroas Nathan
5.7
2015
The Art Dealeras Klaus
3.6
2014
Gemma Boveryas Hervé de Bressigny
6.2
2014
Voice Overas Antoine
4.6
2014
Quantum Loveas Hugo
5.7
2014
Collisionsas Henri
2014
Métamorphosesas The Disenchanted / The Monster
2013
Opiumas Maurice Sachs
4.0
2013
You and the Nightas Matthias
5.9
2012
Chaosas Thibaut
5.5
2012
Atomic Ageas Theo
5.0
2012
Miao Shan and the Minotauras Magician
2012
The Rapturesas Etienne
3.0
2011
Val d'oras Théo
2011
Another Worldas Louis
2.9
2011
The Howling: Rebornas Roland
4.7
2010
2 Frogs in the Westas Max
5.3
2010
Fatalas Lawyer in the car
6.0
2010
Heartbeatsas Nicolas
7.1
2009
Snow Hides the Shade of Fig Treesas Sacha (soldat)
2009
Taking the Plunge 2as Anna's Brother
4.1
2009
I Killed My Motheras Eric
7.4
2008
Everything Is Fineas Sacha
5.7
2007
The Taste of Nothingnessas Ami de Julien
2006
Le petit oiseau va sortiras Soldier