Franco-Canadian actor (born 1987)

Niels Schneider (born 18 June 1987) is a Franco-Canadian actor who has appeared in more than thirty films since 2007. Born in Paris, naturalized Canadian, Schneider moved to Montreal at the age of 9 to start his career doing voice-over jobs. 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.

Contents

• 1 Personal life
• 2 Filmography
• 3 Decorations
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Personal life

He is the brother of actor Aliocha Schneider. On September 8, 2003 his eldest brother, actor Vadim Schneider, died alongside actress Jaclyn Linetsky in a road accident while they were driving to the filming of an episode of 15/Love when the minivan lost control and collided with oncoming traffic. Both actors were killed in the accident.

Filmography

Decorations

• Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (2019)

References

External links

• Official website
• Niels Schneider at IMDb