Niels Schneider
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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
Credits
De Gaulle: Résistance (2026)
as Général Leclerc
De Gaulle: Liberté (2026)
as Général Leclerc
Agent Zero (2025)
as Alex
Curiosa (2019)
as Pierre Louÿs
Gemma Bovery (2014)
as Hervé de Bressigny
Sibyl (2019)
as Gabriel
Haunted Minds (2025)
as Skender
Quantum Love (2014)
as Hugo
The Howling: Reborn (2011)
as Roland
I Killed My Mother (2009)
as Eric
Dalida (2017)
as Jean Sobieski
Heartbeats (2010)
as Nicolas
Apaches: Gang of Paris (2023)
as Jésus
An Impossible Love (2018)
as Philippe
The Unknown (2026)
as David Zimmerman
Sleeping Beauty (2017)
as Le prince Egon de Létonia
Coup de chance (2023)
as Alain Aubert
Polina (2016)
as Adrien
Icarus (2022)
as Thésée (voice)
Back Home (2020)
as Thomas
Love Affair(s) (2020)
as Maxime
Kokoro (2016)
as Nathan
Bad Poems (2018)
as Henri
A Brother’s Love (2019)
as Alex
Chaos (2012)
as Thibaut
You and the Night (2013)
as Matthias
One Nation, One King (2018)
as Saint-Just
Dark Diamond (2016)
as Pier Ulmann
The Most Assassinated Woman in the World (2018)
as Jean
Fatal (2010)
as Lawyer in the car
Opium (2013)
as Maurice Sachs
Spirit of Ecstasy (2023)
as Augustin
The Black Book (2018)
as Marquis Lusault
Atomic Age (2012)
as Theo
Suzanna Andler (2021)
as Michel
Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible (2016)
as Self
South Sentinel (2022)
as Christian Lafayette
Sympathy for the Devil (2019)
as Paul
Everything Is Fine (2008)
as Sacha
Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024 (2024)
as Niels Schneider
Métamorphoses (2014)
as The Disenchanted / The Monster
Altered Innocence Vol. 1 (2021)
as The Cheating Boyfriend
Voice Over (2014)
as Antoine
Think Good (2026)
as Jacques
The Art Dealer (2015)
as Klaus
Val d'or (2011)
as Théo
The Raptures (2012)
as Etienne
2 Frogs in the West (2010)
as Max
Miao Shan and the Minotaur (2012)
as Magician
Collisions (2014)
as Henri
Taking the Plunge 2 (2009)
as Anna's Brother
Before We Collapse (2023)
as Tristan
The Taste of Nothingness (2007)
as Ami de Julien
Another World (2011)
as Louis
Phratry (2018)
Actor
Les vacances continuent (2015)
Actor
The Perfect Boyfriend (—)
Actor
Snow Hides the Shade of Fig Trees (2009)
as Sacha (soldat)
Cardiocleptomania (—)
Actor
Futura (2021)
as Louis
Le petit oiseau va sortir (2006)
as Soldier