Biography and filmography

Matthias Schoenaerts

Matthias Schoenaerts (/ˈʃoʊnɑːrts/ SHOH-narts, Dutch: [ˈmɑtjɑs ˈsxunaːrts]; born 8 December 1977) is a Belgian actor. He made his film debut at the age of 14 in Daens (1992), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He is best known for his roles as Filip in Loft (2008), Jacky Vanmarsenille in the Oscar-nominated Bullhead (2011), and Ali in the BAFTA and Golden Globe-nominee Rust and Bone (2012), for which he won the César Award for Most Promising Actor. He played Eric Deeds in The Drop (2014), Bruno von Falk in Suite Française (2015), Gabriel Oak in Far from the Madding Crowd (2015), Hans Axgil in The Danish Girl (2015), and Uncle Vanya in Red Sparrow (2018).

Schoenaerts received critical acclaim for his portrayal of an ex-soldier suffering from PTSD in Disorder (2015), and for his performance as an inmate training a wild horse in The Mustang (2019).

In 2015, he was named Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in France.

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Movies (64)

Violette

Violette

2026 · Philippe Toussaint

Supergirl

Supergirl

2026 · Krem

La vieja guardia 2

La vieja guardia 2

2025 · Sebastien Le Livre / Booker

Ámsterdam

Ámsterdam

2022 · Detective Lem Getweiler

Hermanos de Sangre

Hermanos de Sangre

2021 · Peter Flood

Zuur

Zuur

2021

La vieja guardia

La vieja guardia

2020 · Sebastien Le Livre / Booker

La lavandería

La lavandería

2019 · Maywood

Una vida oculta

Una vida oculta

2019 · Captain Herder

Mustang: La rehabilitación

Mustang: La rehabilitación

2019 · Roman Coleman, Associate Producer

Atrapados: Una historia verdadera

Atrapados: Una historia verdadera

2018 · Mikhail Averin

Close Enemies

Close Enemies

2018 · Manuel Marco

Operación Red Sparrow

Operación Red Sparrow

2018 · Vanya Egorov

Racer and the Jailbird

Racer and the Jailbird

2017 · Gino 'Gigi'

Nosotros en la noche

Nosotros en la noche

2017 · Gene

La Chica Danesa

La Chica Danesa

2015 · Hans

A Bigger Splash

A Bigger Splash

2015 · Paul De Smedt

Disorder

Disorder

2015 · Vincent

Lejos del mundanal ruido

Lejos del mundanal ruido

2015 · Gabriel Oak

A Little Chaos

A Little Chaos

2015 · Andre Le Notre

Suite Française

Suite Française

2015 · Lieutenant Bruno Von Falk

El penthouse

El penthouse

2014 · Philip Trauner

La Entrega (The Drop)

La Entrega (The Drop)

2014 · Eric Deeds

Antwerp - The City Game

Antwerp - The City Game

2014 · Self

Lazos de Sangre

Lazos de Sangre

2013 · Anthony Scarfo

Gritty Melodrama: The Making of “Rust and Bone” by Jacques Audiard

Gritty Melodrama: The Making of “Rust and Bone” by Jacques Audiard

2012 · Self

Death of a Shadow

Death of a Shadow

2012 · Nathan Rijckx, Associate Producer

Rust and Bone

Rust and Bone

2012 · Alain 'Ali' van Versch

The Gang of Oss

The Gang of Oss

2011 · Ties van Heesch

The President

The President

2011 · Boyko

Bullhead

Bullhead

2011 · Jacky Vanmarsenille

Injury Time

Injury Time

2010 · Van Dessel

The Pack

The Pack

2010 · The Gothic Sham

Pulsar

Pulsar

2010 · Samuel Verbist

My Queen Karo

My Queen Karo

2009 · Raven

Afterday

Afterday

2009 · Jef

Loft

Loft

2008 · Filip Willems

Tunnelrat

Tunnelrat

2008 · John Atkins

Left Bank

Left Bank

2008 · Bobby

Nadine

Nadine

2007 · Cornee

The Muse

The Muse

2007

Black Book

Black Book

2006 · Joop

Love Belongs to Everyone

Love Belongs to Everyone

2006 · Dennis

Retour

Retour

2006 · Maxime

The One Thing to Do

The One Thing to Do

2005 · Edward Monskii

The End of the Ride

The End of the Ride

2005 · Samuel

Exit

Exit

2005 · Anthony

Another Day

Another Day

2005 · Man

Daughter

Daughter

2005 · Matthias

Gender

Gender

2004

A Message from Outer Space

A Message from Outer Space

2004 · Frits

Ellektra

Ellektra

2004 · DJ Cosmonaut X

I Want Something And I Do Not Know What

I Want Something And I Do Not Know What

2004 · Jaap

Any Way the Wind Blows

Any Way the Wind Blows

2003 · Chouki

See

See

2003 · Man

Girl

Girl

2002 · Oscar

The Blue Rose

The Blue Rose

2002 · Lover

Daens

Daens

1992 · Wannes Scholliers

Phénix

Phénix

· Johnny Hallyday

The Way of the Wind

The Way of the Wind

· Peter

Ruin

Ruin

Le Cowboy

Le Cowboy

Fleur

Fleur

Eldorado

Eldorado

TV shows (11)