
Actor
Niels Schneider
Born 1987 · Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France
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).
Directed
Acting

I Killed My Mother
Eric · 2009

Heartbeats
Nicolas · 2010

Fatal
Lawyer in the car · 2010

Coup de Chance
Alain Aubert · 2023

Dalida
Jean Sobieski · 2017

An Impossible Love
Philippe · 2018

Gemma Bovery
Hervé de Bressigny · 2014

Sibyl
Gabriel · 2019

Love Affair(s)
Maxime · 2020

Sympathy for the Devil
Paul · 2019

Polina
Adrien · 2016

Curiosa
Pierre Louÿs · 2019

Quantum Love
Hugo · 2014

Of Money and Blood
Jérôme Attias · 2023

A Brother’s Love
Alex · 2019

Apaches: Gang of Paris
Jésus · 2023

One Nation, One King
Saint-Just · 2018

Icarus
Thésée (voice) · 2022

You and the Night
Matthias · 2013

Ad Vitam
Virgil Berti - Alias Caron · 2018

Back Home
Thomas · 2020

Dark Diamond
Pier Ulmann · 2016

The Most Assassinated Woman in the World
Jean · 2018

The Howling: Reborn
Roland · 2011
