Niels Schneider
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1987 (age 39)
Born in
Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Credits
View on IMDb70 acting credits
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.
Known For
I Killed My Mother
05 Jun 2009
Heartbeats
11 Jun 2010
Fatal
16 Jun 2010
Sibyl
24 May 2019
Coup de chance
15 Sep 2023
Gemma Bovery
10 Sep 2014
Dalida
11 Jan 2017
Curiosa
03 Apr 2019
Photos
Filmography
2026
- The Unknownas David Zimmerman
- De Gaulle: Libertéas Général Leclerc
- De Gaulle: Résistanceas Général Leclerc
- Tout simplement fanas Niels Schneider2 episodes
2025
- Haunted Mindsas Skender
- Agent Zeroas Alex
2024
- The World Doesn’t Existas Adam4 episodes
- Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024as Niels Schneider
2023
- Spirit of Ecstasyas Augustin
- Of Money and Bloodas Jérôme Attias12 episodes
- Coup de chanceas Alain Aubert
- Before We Collapseas Tristan
- Apaches: Gang of Parisas Jésus
2022
- South Sentinelas Christian Lafayette
- Icarusas Thésée (voice)
- Totemsas Francis Mareuil8 episodes
2021
- Futuraas Louis
- Suzanna Andleras Michel
- Altered Innocence Vol. 1as The Cheating Boyfriend
2020
- Love Affair(s)as Maxime
- Back Homeas Thomas
2019
- Sympathy for the Devilas Paul
- A Brother’s Loveas Alex
- Sibylas Gabriel
- Curiosaas Pierre Louÿs
2018
- Bad Poemsas Henri
- Ad Vitamas Virgil Berti - Alias Caron6 episodes
- An Impossible Loveas Philippe
- The Black Bookas Marquis Lusault
- One Nation, One Kingas Saint-Just
- Phratry
- Konbini Vidéo Club1 episode
- The Most Assassinated Woman in the Worldas Jean
2017
- Paris etc.as Léo12 episodes
- Dans les médias1 episode
- Sleeping Beautyas Le prince Egon de Létonia
- Dalidaas Jean Sobieski
2016
- Polinaas Adrien
- Dark Diamondas Pier Ulmann
- Kokoroas Nathan
2015
- The Art Dealeras Klaus
2014
- Gemma Boveryas Hervé de Bressigny
- Voice Overas Antoine
- Quantum Loveas Hugo
- Collisionsas Henri
- Métamorphosesas The Disenchanted
2013
- Opiumas Maurice Sachs
- You and the Nightas Matthias
- Odysseusas Telemaco12 episodes
2012
- Chaosas Thibaut
- Atomic Ageas Theo
- Miao Shan and the Minotauras Magician
- The Rapturesas Etienne
- Clashas Raphaël6 episodes
2011
- Val d'oras Théo
- Another Worldas Louis
- The Howling: Rebornas Roland
2010
- 2 Frogs in the Westas Max
- Fatalas Lawyer in the car
- Heartbeatsas Nicolas
2009
- Snow Hides the Shade of Fig Treesas Sacha (soldat)
- Taking the Plunge 2as Anna's Brother
- I Killed My Motheras Eric
2008
- Everything Is Fineas Sacha
2007
- The Taste of Nothingnessas Ami de Julien
2006
- Le petit oiseau va sortiras Soldier
1994
- The Man from Snowy Riveras Delivery Man1 episode