Niels Schneider

Niels Schneider

Born 1987-06-18 (age 39) Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France
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Biography

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).

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Known For

De Gaulle: Résistance
De Gaulle: Résistance

2026

as Général Leclerc

Agent Zero
Agent Zero

2025

as Alex

Curiosa
Curiosa

2019

as Pierre Louÿs

De Gaulle: Liberté
De Gaulle: Liberté

2026

as Général Leclerc

Haunted Minds
Haunted Minds

2025

as Skender

Heartbeats
Heartbeats

2010

as Nicolas

Quantum Love
Quantum Love

2014

as Hugo

Gemma Bovery
Gemma Bovery

2014

as Hervé de Bressigny

I Killed My Mother
Sibyl
Sibyl

2019

as Gabriel

Coup de chance
Coup de chance

2023

as Alain Aubert

The Unknown
The Unknown

2026

as David Zimmerman

Polina
Polina

2016

as Adrien

An Impossible Love
An Impossible Love

2018

as Philippe

Love Affair(s)
Love Affair(s)

2020

as Maxime

The Howling: Reborn
The Howling: Reborn

2011

as Roland

Dalida
Dalida

2017

as Jean Sobieski

Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty

2017

as Le prince Egon de Létonia

Apaches: Gang of Paris
Kokoro
Kokoro

2016

as Nathan