Matthias Schoenaerts
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Matthias Schoenaerts (/ˈʃoʊnɑːrts/;[1] Dutch: [ˈmɑtiɑs ˈsxunaːrts];[2] born 8 December 1977) is a Belgian actor. He made his film debut at the age of 13 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), Ali in the BAFTA and Golden Globe-nominee Rust and Bone (2012), for which he won the César Award for Most Promising Actor, 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).
Matthias Schoenaerts | |
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Born | (1977-12-08) 8 December 1977 (age 46) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1992–present |
In 2015, he was named Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in France.[3]