Matthias Schoenaerts
Biography
Matthias Schoenaerts is a Belgian actor born in Antwerp. He appeared at age nine in a stage production of The Little Prince and made his film debut in Daens. After drama school in Antwerp, he worked in Belgian and Dutch films, including Any Way the Wind Blows (2003) and Black Book (2006). His performance in Bullhead (2011) won the Magritte Award for Best Actor, and Rust and Bone (2012), opposite Marion Cotillard, brought him the César Award for Most Promising Actor. He went on to appear in The Drop (2014), Suite Française (2015), Far from the Madding Crowd (2015), The Danish Girl (2015), A Bigger Splash (2015), and Red Sparrow (2018). Critics praised his work in Disorder (2015) and The Mustang (2019). In 2015, France made him a knight in the Order of Arts and Letters.
48years old
Turns 49 on December 8in 55 days
- Born Antwerp
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 19
- Career span
- 23 years2003 to 2026
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Behind the camera
Schoenaerts both produced and acted in Death of a Shadow, a Belgian short directed by Tom Van Avermaet. The film earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
A change of course
Schoenaerts nearly turned professional in association football and was registered with the Belgian club Beerschot AC, but he quit at the age of 16.
Behind the camera
On 24 August 2015, it was reported that Schoenaerts had become a co-owner of Hakuna Casting, a Belgian casting agency that focuses on people of ethnic origin.
Matthias Schoenaerts movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Michaël R. Roskam directed two of these films. Thirteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Michaël R. RoskamDirector, 2 films, 2011 to 2014
Also two films together7 more actors
- Sam LouwyckBullhead (2011) and Any Way the Wind Blows (2003)
- Frank LammersBullhead (2011) and Black Book (2006)
- Veronica NgoThe Old Guard 2 (2025) and The Old Guard (2020)
- Luca MarinelliThe Old Guard 2 (2025) and The Old Guard (2020)
- KiKi LayneThe Old Guard 2 (2025) and The Old Guard (2020)
- Waldemar KobusA Hidden Life (2019) and Black Book (2006)
- Richard DixonFar from the Madding Crowd (2015) and The Danish Girl (2015)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Matthias Schoenaerts's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$508 million
14 of the 19 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 19 films: 14 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 14Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$152M29.8% of the total
- 2$126M24.9% of the total
- 3$64M12.6% of the total
- 4$31M6.1% of the total
- 5$30M6.0% of the total
- 6$27M5.3% of the total
- 7$26M5.1% of the total
- 8$19M3.7% of the total
$33.0 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2015 | Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres | Won | |
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