Actor
Niels Schneider
39 years · Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France · 58 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 58
Think Good
2026 · Jacques
The Unknown
2026 · David Zimmerman / Malia
De Gaulle: Liberté
2026 · Général Leclerc
De Gaulle: Résistance
2026 · Général Leclerc
Haunted Minds
2025 · Skender
Agent Zero
2025 · Alex
On Plex
Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024
2024 · Niels Schneider
Spirit of Ecstasy
2023 · Augustin
Coup de chance
2023 · Alain Aubert
On Plex
Before We Collapse
2023 · Tristan
Apaches: Gang of Paris
2023 · Jésus
On Tubi TV
South Sentinel
2022 · Christian Lafayette
Icarus
2022 · Thésée (voice)
Futura
2021 · Louis
Suzanna Andler
2021 · Michel
On OVID
Altered Innocence Vol. 1
2021 · The Cheating Boyfriend
On Strand Releasing Amazon Channel
Love Affair(s)
2020 · Maxime
Back Home
2020 · Thomas
On Plex
Sympathy for the Devil
2019 · Paul
A Brother’s Love
2019 · Alex
Sibyl
2019 · Gabriel
On OVID
Curiosa
2019 · Pierre Louÿs
Bad Poems
2018 · Henri
An Impossible Love
2018 · Philippe
On Kanopy