Niels Schneider
Actor
- Born
- June 18, 1987 (age 39) · Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France
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
June 5, 2009
Heartbeats
June 11, 2010
Fatal
June 16, 2010
Sibyl
May 24, 2019
Coup de chance
September 15, 2023
Gemma Bovery
September 10, 2014
Dalida
January 11, 2017
Curiosa
April 3, 2019
Quantum Love
April 23, 2014
An Impossible Love
November 7, 2018
De Gaulle: Résistance
June 3, 2026
Love Affair(s)
September 16, 2020
Acting61
- 2026Think Good as Jacques
- 2026The Unknown as David Zimmerman / Malia
- 2026De Gaulle: Liberté as Général Leclerc
- 2026De Gaulle: Résistance as Général Leclerc
- 2025Haunted Minds as Skender
- 2025Agent Zero as Alex
- 2024Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024 as Niels Schneider
- 2023Spirit of Ecstasy as Augustin
- 2023Coup de chance as Alain Aubert
- 2023Before We Collapse