Niels Schneider
Date of birth: 1987-06-18
Place of birth: Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Known for: Acting
Also known as: 니엘스 슈나이더
Biography
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).
Movie Credits
Collisions
2014-02-20
After a violent car crash, alone and unable to move, Henri must face the ultimate fear.
I Killed My Mother
2009-06-05
Hubert, a brash 17-year-old, is confused and torn by a love-hate relationship with his mother that c
South Sentinel
2022-04-13
The journey of Christian Lafayette, a French soldier who, in the aftermath of a murderous ambush in
Before We Collapse
2023-04-19
In a dystopia Paris, this is about a campaign manager named Tristan who is knocked sideways when he
Everything Is Fine
2008-03-01
Josh is an ordinary teen living in an ordinary suburb. One morning he finds his friend's dead body.
Heartbeats
2010-06-11
Francis is a young gay man, Marie is a young straight woman and the two of them are best friends --
Icarus
2022-03-30
On the island of Crete, a day-dreamy boy named Icarus befriends a mysterious creature with the body
Apaches: Gang of Paris
2023-03-29
Paris, 1884. The lives of three orphaned children wandering the streets dominated by ruthless crimin
Atomic Age
2012-08-16
Two young boys, Victor and Rainer, take the commuter train to spend the evening in Paris. In a night
Chaos
2012-10-06
Vincent, Marie and their son have just moved from Paris into a farm near a small town in the south o
You and the Night
2013-09-08
Around midnight, a young couple and their transvestite maid prepare for an orgy. Their guests will b
Opium
2013-10-02
The frustrated loves of Jean Cocteau and Raymond Radiguet at the beginning of the 1920s. The death o
La Bataille De Gaulle, film 1 : L'âge de fer
2026-06-10
Part one of a two-part biopic following French army officer Charles De Gaulle's life and political c
La Bataille De Gaulle, film 2 : J'écris ton nom
2026-07-03
Part two of a two-part biopic following French army officer Charles De Gaulle's life and political c
Cardiocleptomania
A music video that addresses homophobia in sports.
Snow Hides the Shade of Fig Trees
2009-12-27
It is through the voice of Salim, newly arrived in Canada, that we follow the journey of six immigra
Le petit oiseau va sortir
2006-12-27
Built around 3 portrait sessions where young people become photographers before giving their lives d
Spirit of Ecstasy
2023-11-22
A gender-questioning stock market trader is determined to make it in the world of finance — not for
The Perfect Boyfriend
The film is set in a world where androids have replaced humans for menial tasks, leading unskilled h
Another World
2011-11-01
1915. Louis, aged 17, arrives on Reunion Island to find his father, Count Kerdiguen. He has built hi
Coup de Chance
2023-09-15
Fanny and Jean have everything of an ideal couple: fulfilled in their professional life, they live i
Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible
2016-09-20
Actors Anne Dorval, Suzanne Clément, Monia Chokri, Gaspard Ulliel, Vincent Cassel, Niels Schneider a
Miao Shan and the Minotaur
2012-06-16
A young girl wanders the streets in a foreign country.
Gemma Bovery
2014-09-10
Martin, an ex-Parisian well-heeled hipster passionate about Gustave Flaubert who settled into a Norm
Dark Diamond
2016-06-08
Pier Ulmann lives from hand-to-mouth in Paris, between construction work and petty theft that he com
Dalida
2017-01-11
Based on the true story of acclaimed music icon "Dalida" born in Cairo, who gained celebrity in the
Kokoro
2016-03-30
After her brother's death, Alice leave France for Japan and takes refuge in a small village just abo
Polina
2016-11-16
Polina is a young dancer from a modest family. After years of ballet academy, she is accepted by the
The Art Dealer
2015-03-18
A young woman is searching, today, in Paris, the collection of paintings stolen from her Jewish fami
Quantum Love
2014-04-23
Pierre has been happily married for fifteen years and a good father. Still in love with his wife, he
Voice Over
2014-09-06
A married woman — seeking to purify herself through a "disconnection vow" — leaves her husband and r
Métamorphoses
2014-01-20
Intimacy and entertainment, melancholy and fury, modesty and drive, birth and disappearance. Four gi
2 Frogs in the West
2010-10-28
Marie Deschamps has her whole life ahead of her but isn't sure what to do with it. To the disappoint
Fatal
2010-06-16
Fatal... short for Fatal Bazooka, a hardcore bling-bling rapper. A huge music star. Millions of fans
The Howling: Reborn
2011-10-18
On the eve of his high school graduation, unremarkable Will Kidman finally bonds with the girl he ha
Taking the Plunge 2
2009-06-17
Gaby and Fred are preparing for the world swimming championships which will be held in Quebec City t
Sleeping Beauty
2017-01-18
In the kingdom of Letonia, the young prince Égon spends his nights playing the drums. During the day
An Impossible Love
2018-11-07
A chronicle of the unconditional love between a mother and her daughter, from 1958 to the present da
The Most Assassinated Woman in the World
2018-07-09
Set against the backdrop of the infamous Theatre Grand Guignol the story revolves around iconic actr
One Nation, One King
2018-09-26
„Un peuple et son roi" crosses the destinies of the men and women of the population, and those of hi
Curiosa
2019-04-03
A passionate love story set against a backdrop of sexual freedom, loosely based on the relationship
The Black Book
2018-10-03
The story of the adventures, in the twilight of the eighteenth century, of a singular couple formed
Bad Poems
2018-12-27
33-years old Tamás Merthner is heartbroken, after his girlfriend Anna, who is on a scholarship in Pa
Phratry
2018-08-16
Four brothers live in the shadow of their repressive father who claims to be the leader of a sect, t
Sibyl
2019-05-24
Sibyl, a jaded psychotherapist, returns to her first passion: writing. But her newest patient Margot
Futura
2021-06-17
Louis is a talented jazz musician who, after giving up music, now makes ends meet by working as a ta
Val d'or
2011-11-14
Two teenagers meet one Saturday evening to hang out together. While they cross Paris, meetings and d
Back Home
2020-01-29
The prodigal son of a family in turmoil returns home to his French rural home to reconnect with his
Les vacances continuent
2015-01-26
Rose (Kate Moran) performs a series of gruesome acts on sleazy men.
A Brother’s Love
2019-06-07
Sophia, a brilliant doctoral student, has always maintained a symbiotic relationship with her brothe
Sympathy for the Devil
2019-11-27
In an urban war zone where everything that moves is a target, Paul tries to live, love and inform.
Suzanna Andler
2021-06-02
Accompanied by her lover, Suzanna, 40, views a Riviera beach house for her family's summer vacation.
Love Affair(s)
2020-09-16
Vacations in the French countryside. Daphne, three months pregnant, finds herself alone to welcome M
The Taste of Nothingness
2007-05-18
The Taste of Nothingness is a meditative exploration of the deliberate self-destruction of a seeming
Altered Innocence Vol. 1
2021-05-25
A vibrant anthology of LGBTQ+ short films and music videos that delve into the complexities of youth
The Raptures
2012-05-24
At the beginning of the main holidays. Étienne dies, leaving his father, Patrick, and his young girl
Haunted Minds
2025-09-17
A homeless veteran with PTSD gets offered money by his ex-sergeant to be hunted for sport. If he sur
Badh
2025-08-06
When police officer Ilias is shot and left in a coma, Alma must reconnect with her former identity a
The Unknown
See you soon 40 years old, David Zimmerman is a photographer but no one knows. While he almost never