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Niels Schneider

Niels Schneider

Acting

Born: June 18, 1987Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France

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
Filmography
De Gaulle: The Sovereign Edge (Film 2)

De Gaulle: The Sovereign Edge (Film 2)

Général Leclerc

2026
De Gaulle: Tilting Iron (Film 1)

De Gaulle: Tilting Iron (Film 1)

Général Leclerc

2026
Haunted Minds

Haunted Minds

Skender

2025
Agent Zero

Agent Zero

Alex

2025
Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024

Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024

Niels Schneider

2024
Spirit of Ecstasy

Spirit of Ecstasy

Augustin

2023
Coup de Chance

Coup de Chance

Alain Aubert

2023
Before We Collapse

Before We Collapse

Tristan

2023
Apaches: Gang of Paris

Apaches: Gang of Paris

Jésus

2023
South Sentinel

South Sentinel

Christian Lafayette

2022
Icarus

Icarus

Thésée

2022
Futura

Futura

Louis

2021
Suzanna Andler

Suzanna Andler

Michel

2021
Altered Innocence Vol. 1

Altered Innocence Vol. 1

The Cheating Boyfriend

2021
Love Affair(s)

Love Affair(s)

Maxime

2020
Back Home

Back Home

Thomas

2020
Sympathy for the Devil

Sympathy for the Devil

Paul

2019
A Brother’s Love

A Brother’s Love

Alex

2019
Sibyl

Sibyl

Gabriel

2019
Curiosa

Curiosa

Pierre Louÿs

2019
Bad Poems

Bad Poems

Henri

2018
An Impossible Love

An Impossible Love

Philippe

2018
The Black Book

The Black Book

Marquis Lusault

2018
One Nation, One King

One Nation, One King

Saint-Just

2018
Phratry

Phratry

2018
The Most Assassinated Woman in the World

The Most Assassinated Woman in the World

Jean

2018
Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty

Le prince Egon de Létonia

2017
Dalida

Dalida

Jean Sobieski

2017
Polina

Polina

Adrien

2016
Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible

Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible

Self

2016
Dark Diamond

Dark Diamond

Pier Ulmann

2016
Kokoro

Kokoro

Nathan

2016
The Art Dealer

The Art Dealer

Klaus

2015
Les vacances continuent

Les vacances continuent

2015
Gemma Bovery

Gemma Bovery

Hervé de Bressigny

2014
Voice Over

Voice Over

Antoine

2014
Quantum Love

Quantum Love

Hugo

2014
Collisions

Collisions

Henri

2014
Métamorphoses

Métamorphoses

The Disenchanted / The Monster

2014
Opium

Opium

Maurice Sachs

2013
You and the Night

You and the Night

Matthias

2013
Chaos

Chaos

Thibaut

2012
Atomic Age

Atomic Age

Theo

2012
Miao Shan and the Minotaur

Miao Shan and the Minotaur

Magician

2012
The Raptures

The Raptures

Etienne

2012
Val d'or

Val d'or

Théo

2011
Another World

Another World

Louis

2011
The Howling: Reborn

The Howling: Reborn

Roland

2011
2 Frogs in the West

2 Frogs in the West

Max

2010
Fatal

Fatal

Lawyer in the car

2010
Heartbeats

Heartbeats

Nicolas

2010
Snow Hides the Shade of Fig Trees

Snow Hides the Shade of Fig Trees

Sacha (soldat)

2009
Taking the Plunge 2

Taking the Plunge 2

Anna's Brother

2009
I Killed My Mother

I Killed My Mother

Eric

2009
Everything Is Fine

Everything Is Fine

Sacha

2008
The Taste of Nothingness

The Taste of Nothingness

Ami de Julien

2007
Le petit oiseau va sortir

Le petit oiseau va sortir

Soldier

2006