Niels Schneider
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June 3, 2026 HistoryDrama
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).
Filmography
I Killed My Mother
as Eric
Heartbeats
as Nicolas
Fatal
as Lawyer in the car
Sibyl
as Gabriel
Coup de Chance
as Alain Aubert
Gemma Bovery
as Hervé de Bressigny
Dalida
as Jean Sobieski
Quantum Love
as Hugo
Curiosa
as Pierre Louÿs
An Impossible Love
as Philippe
Love Affair(s)
as Maxime
One Nation, One King
as Saint-Just
The Howling: Reborn
as Roland
Apaches: Gang of Paris
as Jésus
Polina
as Adrien
A Brother’s Love
as Alex
You and the Night
as Matthias
Sympathy for the Devil
as Paul
Back Home
as Thomas