Cast

Niels Schneider

1987

Active years (films on this site)

2009–2019

Genres

DramaRomanceComedy

Schools and movements

Canadian CinemaContemporary European Art CinemaWomen Directors

Directors worked with

Xavier Dolan2 filmsJustine Triet1 film

Biography

Niels Schneider is a French-Canadian actor. He had his breakthrough role in Xavier Dolan's film I Killed My Mother (2009), and gained international recognition in Dolan's Heartbeats (2010). In 2011, he won the Trophée Chopard Award for Male Revelation of the Year at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2017, he won the César Award for Most Promising Actor for his performance in Dark Inclusion (2016). In 2019, he was named a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in France. He has been living and working based in Paris for most of his career.

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Awards and honours

International

• César Award for Best Male Revelation 2017

National / local

• Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 2019
• Trophée Chopard

3 films on this site

1. I Killed My Mother 2009 · Xavier Dolan · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
2. Heartbeats 2010 · Xavier Dolan · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
3. Sibyl 2019 · Justine Triet · IMDb 6.0 · Cast