Niels Schneider Actor -
Born January 18, 1987 in Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Height 5' 11" (1.8 m)
Mini Bio (1) Niels Schneider was born on January 18, 1987 in Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is an actor and director, known for Heartbeats (2010), Sympathy for the Devil (2019) and I Killed My Mother (2009).
Jean-Paul Schneider
Vadim Schneider (sibling)
Volodia Schneider (sibling)
Aliocha Schneider (sibling)
Vassili Schneider (sibling)
Son of Jean-Paul Schneider.
Brother of Vadim Schneider and Volodia Schneider.
He won the Chopard Trophy (for emerging talent) at Festival de Cannes in 2011. Actors who have previously won this prize are: Marion Cotillard, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Audrey Tautou, Diane Kruger and Gael Garcia-Bernal.
Brother of Vassili Schneider and Aliocha Schneider.
Niels Schneider (French: [nils ʃnɛdɛʁ]; 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.
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.
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Date of birth | 18 June 1987
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Place of birth | Paris, France
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Niels Schneider is known for his role in the film An Impossible Love (2018) as Philippe.
He is also known for his role in the film Heartbeats (2010) as performer: "Every Breath You Take".
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