
Niels Schneider
Known for Acting · 76 credits
- Born
- 1987-06-18 (age 38)
- Place of birth
- Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Also known as
- 니엘스 슈나이더
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).
Known For
TV Shows (15)

C à vous
2009
as Self - Guest

The Man from Snowy River
1994
as Delivery Man

Beau geste
2023
as Self

Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
as Self - Guest

Dans les médias
2017

Of Money and Blood
2023
as Jérôme Attias

We're Live
2020
as Self

Odysseus
2013
as Telemaco

Ad Vitam
2018
as Virgil Berti - Alias Caron

Paris etc.
2017
as Léo

Totems
2022
as Francis Mareuil

Clash
2012
as Raphaël
Solange
as Gabriel Roche

The World Doesn’t Exist
2024
as Adam

Tout simplement fan
2026
as Niels Schneider
Movies (61)

Agent Zero
2025
as Alex

Curiosa
2019
as Pierre Louÿs

De Gaulle: Tilting Iron
2026
as Général Leclerc

Quantum Love
2014
as Hugo

Sibyl
2019
as Gabriel

Gemma Bovery
2014
as Hervé de Bressigny

Coup de Chance
2023
as Alain Aubert

De Gaulle: The Sovereign Edge
2026
as Général Leclerc

You and the Night
2013
as Matthias

I Killed My Mother
2009
as Eric

The Unknown
2026
as David Zimmerman

Dalida
2017
as Jean Sobieski

An Impossible Love
2018
as Philippe

Polina
2016
as Adrien

Apaches: Gang of Paris
2023
as Jésus

The Howling: Reborn
2011
as Roland

Opium
2013
as Maurice Sachs

Fatal
2010
as Lawyer in the car

One Nation, One King
2018
as Saint-Just

Kokoro
2016
as Nathan

Haunted Minds
2025
as Skender

Heartbeats
2010
as Nicolas

Love Affair(s)
2020
as Maxime

Icarus
2022
as Thésée (voice)

Suzanna Andler
2021
as Michel

Dark Diamond
2016
as Pier Ulmann

Before We Collapse
2023
as Tristan

Back Home
2020
as Thomas

The Most Assassinated Woman in the World
2018
as Jean

A Brother’s Love
2019
as Alex

Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible
2016
as Self

Sympathy for the Devil
2019
as Paul

Altered Innocence Vol. 1
2021
as The Cheating Boyfriend

Chaos
2012
as Thibaut

Think Good
2026
as Jacques

Voice Over
2014
as Antoine

Les vacances continuent
2015

South Sentinel
2022
as Christian Lafayette

Spirit of Ecstasy
2023
as Augustin

Atomic Age
2012
as Theo

The Black Book
2018
as Marquis Lusault

Sleeping Beauty
2017
as Le prince Egon de Létonia

Phratry
2018

2 Frogs in the West
2010
as Max

The Art Dealer
2015
as Klaus

Bad Poems
2018
as Henri

Everything Is Fine
2008
as Sacha

The Raptures
2012
as Etienne

Taking the Plunge 2
2009
as Anna's Brother

Futura
2021
as Louis

Collisions
2014
as Henri

Métamorphoses
2014
as The Disenchanted / The Monster

Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024
2024
as Niels Schneider

Miao Shan and the Minotaur
2012
as Magician

Another World
2011
as Louis

The Taste of Nothingness
2007
as Ami de Julien

Val d'or
2011
as Théo

Snow Hides the Shade of Fig Trees
2009
as Sacha (soldat)
The Perfect Boyfriend

Cardiocleptomania

Le petit oiseau va sortir
2006
as Soldier
About Niels Schneider
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 Woo… With 76 credits spanning from 1994 to 2026, Niels Schneider has appeared in 61 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Niels Schneider Movies
- Agent Zero (2025) — as Alex
- Curiosa (2019) — as Pierre Louÿs
- De Gaulle: Tilting Iron (2026) — as Général Leclerc
- Quantum Love (2014) — as Hugo
- Sibyl (2019) — as Gabriel
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