Niels Schneider

Niels Schneider

Born 1987-06-18 (age 38) 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

Agent Zero
Agent Zero

2025

as Alex

De Gaulle: Tilting Iron
De Gaulle: Tilting Iron

2026

as Général Leclerc

Curiosa
Curiosa

2019

as Pierre Louÿs

Sibyl
Sibyl

2019

as Gabriel

Quantum Love
Quantum Love

2014

as Hugo

Gemma Bovery
Gemma Bovery

2014

as Hervé de Bressigny

De Gaulle: The Sovereign Edge
De Gaulle: The Sovereign Edge

2026

as Général Leclerc

Coup de Chance
Coup de Chance

2023

as Alain Aubert

You and the Night
You and the Night

2013

as Matthias

I Killed My Mother
The Unknown
The Unknown

2026

as David Zimmerman

Dalida
Dalida

2017

as Jean Sobieski

Apaches: Gang of Paris
The Howling: Reborn
The Howling: Reborn

2011

as Roland

An Impossible Love
An Impossible Love

2018

as Philippe

Haunted Minds
Haunted Minds

2025

as Skender

Polina
Polina

2016

as Adrien

Heartbeats
Heartbeats

2010

as Nicolas

One Nation, One King
One Nation, One King

2018

as Saint-Just

Love Affair(s)
Love Affair(s)

2020

as Maxime