Niels Schneider
Known for Acting
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
Agent Zero
2025
as Alex
Curiosa
2019
as Pierre Louÿs
Dalida
2017
as Jean Sobieski
Gemma Bovery
2014
as Hervé de Bressigny
Sibyl
2019
as Gabriel
I Killed My Mother
2009
as Eric
De Gaulle: Tilting Iron (Film 1)
2026
as Général Leclerc
Coup de Chance
2023
as Alain Aubert
Heartbeats
2010
as Nicolas
Apaches: Gang of Paris
2023
as Jésus
Haunted Minds
2025
as Skender
An Impossible Love
2018
as Philippe
The Howling: Reborn
2011
as Roland
Quantum Love
2014
as Hugo
The Unknown
2026
as David Zimmerman
Polina
2016
as Adrien
De Gaulle: The Sovereign Edge (Film 2)
2026
as Général Leclerc
Love Affair(s)
2020
as Maxime
One Nation, One King
2018
as Saint-Just
Fatal
2010
as Lawyer in the car