Niels Schneider

Niels Schneider

🎂 18th June 1987 (39 yrs) 📍 Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Known For

Collisions

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.

Niels Schneider

Movies Featuring Niels Schneider

Think Good

Think Good (2026)

as Jacques
The Unknown

The Unknown (2026)

as David Zimmerman / Malia
De Gaulle: Liberté

De Gaulle: Liberté (2026)

as Général Leclerc
De Gaulle: Résistance

De Gaulle: Résistance (2026)

as Général Leclerc
Haunted Minds

Haunted Minds (2025)

as Skender
Agent Zero

Agent Zero (2025)

as Alex
Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024

Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024 (2024)

as Niels Schneider
Spirit of Ecstasy

Spirit of Ecstasy (2023)

as Augustin
Coup de chance

Coup de chance (2023)

as Alain Aubert
Before We Collapse

Before We Collapse (2023)

as Tristan
Apaches: Gang of Paris

Apaches: Gang of Paris (2023)

as Jésus
South Sentinel

South Sentinel (2022)

as Christian Lafayette
Icarus

Icarus (2022)

as Thésée (voice)
Futura

Futura (2021)

as Louis
Suzanna Andler

Suzanna Andler (2021)

as Michel
Altered Innocence Vol. 1

Altered Innocence Vol. 1 (2021)

as The Cheating Boyfriend
Love Affair(s)

Love Affair(s) (2020)

as Maxime
Back Home

Back Home (2020)

as Thomas
Sympathy for the Devil

Sympathy for the Devil (2019)

as Paul
A Brother’s Love

A Brother’s Love (2019)

as Alex
Sibyl

Sibyl (2019)

as Gabriel
Curiosa

Curiosa (2019)

as Pierre Louÿs
Bad Poems

Bad Poems (2018)

as Henri
An Impossible Love

An Impossible Love (2018)

as Philippe
The Black Book

The Black Book (2018)

as Marquis Lusault
One Nation, One King

One Nation, One King (2018)

as Saint-Just
Phratry

Phratry (2018)

The Most Assassinated Woman in the World

The Most Assassinated Woman in the World (2018)

as Jean
Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty (2017)

as Le prince Egon de Létonia
Dalida

Dalida (2017)

as Jean Sobieski
Polina

Polina (2016)

as Adrien
Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible

Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible (2016)

as Self
Dark Diamond

Dark Diamond (2016)

as Pier Ulmann
Kokoro

Kokoro (2016)

as Nathan
The Art Dealer

The Art Dealer (2015)

as Klaus
Gemma Bovery

Gemma Bovery (2014)

as Hervé de Bressigny
Voice Over

Voice Over (2014)

as Antoine
Quantum Love

Quantum Love (2014)

as Hugo
Collisions

Collisions (2014)

as Henri
Métamorphoses

Métamorphoses (2014)

as The Disenchanted / The Monster
Opium

Opium (2013)

as Maurice Sachs
You and the Night

You and the Night (2013)

as Matthias
Chaos

Chaos (2012)

as Thibaut
Atomic Age

Atomic Age (2012)

as Theo
Miao Shan and the Minotaur

Miao Shan and the Minotaur (2012)

as Magician
The Raptures

The Raptures (2012)

as Etienne
Val d'or

Val d'or (2011)

as Théo
Another World

Another World (2011)

as Louis
The Howling: Reborn

The Howling: Reborn (2011)

as Roland
2 Frogs in the West

2 Frogs in the West (2010)

as Max
Fatal

Fatal (2010)

as Lawyer in the car
Heartbeats

Heartbeats (2010)

as Nicolas
Snow Hides the Shade of Fig Trees

Snow Hides the Shade of Fig Trees (2009)

as Sacha (soldat)
Taking the Plunge 2

Taking the Plunge 2 (2009)

as Anna's Brother
I Killed My Mother

I Killed My Mother (2009)

as Eric
Everything Is Fine

Everything Is Fine (2008)

as Sacha
The Taste of Nothingness

The Taste of Nothingness (2007)

as Ami de Julien
Le petit oiseau va sortir

Le petit oiseau va sortir (2006)

as Soldier
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The Perfect Boyfriend (N/A)

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Au nom du père (N/A)

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Spiritual World (N/A)