Niels Schneider
Actor
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).
As Director
Filmography
I Killed My Mother
as Eric 2009
Heartbeats
as Nicolas 2010
Fatal
as Lawyer in the car 2010
Sibyl
as Gabriel 2019
Coup de Chance
as Alain Aubert 2023
Gemma Bovery
as Hervé de Bressigny 2014
Dalida
as Jean Sobieski 2017
Quantum Love
as Hugo 2014
Curiosa
as Pierre Louÿs 2019
An Impossible Love
as Philippe 2018
Love Affair(s)
as Maxime 2020
One Nation, One King
as Saint-Just 2018
The Howling: Reborn
as Roland 2011
Apaches: Gang of Paris
as Jésus 2023
Polina
as Adrien 2016
The Most Assassinated Woman in the World
as Jean 2018
A Brother’s Love
as Alex 2019