Matthias Schoenaerts

Matthias Schoenaerts

  • Born: 1977-12-8
  • Birthplace: Antwerp, Belgium
  • Height: 6' 1½" (1.87 m)
  • Profession: Actor, producer, director, screenwriter
  • Nationality: Belgium
  • Representative Works: Rust and Bone, The Danish Girl, Red Sparrow, The Mustang, The Old Guard
  • Matthias Schoenaerts (Matthias Schoenaerts), born on December 8, 1977 in Antwerp, Belgium, is a Belgian actor, producer, director, and screenwriter.
    In 2002, he participated in his first movie " Meisje ". In 2006, starred in the thriller war movie " Zwartboek ". In 2012, starring in the romantic movie " Rust and Bone " [5]  . In 2015, the love biographical film " The Danish Girl " starred by him was released [12]  . In 2017, starring in the crime movie " Le Fidèle " [15]  . In 2018, he participated in the thriller film " Frères ennemis "; in the same year, the thriller and suspense film " Red Sparrow " starring him was released [8]  . In 2019, the drama film " The Mustang " starring him was released [4]  , and he was nominated for the best actor in the 35th Independent Spirit Awards [2] with this film   . In 2020, starring in the action fantasy movie " The Old Guard " [3]  .

    Performing Experience

    In 2002, he participated in his first film " Meisje ". In 2003, he participated in the comedy film " The Day of the Wind ". In 2006, starred in the thriller war movie " Zwartboek " directed by Paul Verhoeven . In 2008, the thriller film " Left Bank " starred by him was released; in the same year, he co-starred in the love suspense film " Loft " with Koen De Bouw and Philip Peters .
    In 2009, he co-starred in the drama " My Queen Karo " with Maria Karakman and others . In 2010, he participated in the horror movie " La meute ". In 2011, he co-starred with Jenny Dandoy and Jeroen Perceval in the drama film "The Diehard "; in the same year, he co-starred with Sylvia Hoeks in the crime film " The Gangs Of Oss ".
    In 2012, co-starring with Marion Cotillard in the romantic movie " Rust and Bone ", the film was adapted from a collection of short stories of the same name by Canadian novelist Craig Davidson. He played sincere, frank, but homeless and poor in the film. Ali who has no friends yet   .
    In 2014, the crime film " The Drop " he participated in was released; in September, the romantic comedy film " A Little Chaos " starred by him was released; in November, the love war film " Suite française " co-starring with Michelle Ingrid Williams Released.
    In 2015, he co-starred with Carey Mulligan in the romantic movie " Far from the Madding Crowd ", in which he played Le Fidèle's capable Gabrick   ; in the same year, the love biographical film " The Danish Girl " starred by him was released. The film plays the role of Hans Exger   , the director of the Etienne Dufour Museum of Art ; on May 16, the thriller film " Maryland " co-starring with Diane Kruger was released. He played the role of suffering from post-traumatic stress in the film. Afghan war veteran Vincent at the obstacle . In 2017, the drama film " Our Souls at Night " starred by him was released ; in the same year, he starred in the crime film " Le Fidèle " with Adele Exarchopoulos .   
    In 2018, he starred in the thriller film " Frères ennemis " directed by David Oelhoffen . In the film, he played Dries’ childhood playmate. When he grew up, he became the drug dealer leader Manuel; on March 2, with Jennifer Lawrence , The thriller and suspense film " Red Sparrow " co-starring Joel Edgerton was released. In the film, he played Wanya Yegorov , a senior leader of the Russian spy organization ; on November 7, he joined with Colin Firth and Léa Hélène Seydoux-Fornier de Clausonne . The starring disaster movie " The Command " was released, in which he played the heroic captain of The Command submarine Mikhail Avelin; in the same year, he wrote and directed the documentary "Frankie". 
    In 2019, the drama film "Laundromat" starred by him was released; in the same year, the drama film " The Mustang " co-starring with Gideon Adlon was released. He played in the film because of a momentary impulse, which severely injured his wife and caused unrest. Roman , the prisoner who saved the evil , was shortlisted for the best actor in the 35th Independent Spirit Awards with the film ; on May 19, the biographical war movie " A Hidden Life " co-starring with August Diehl and Valerie Pachner was released. The story of the film is taken from Real historical events .   
    In 2020, co-starring with Charlize Theron and KiKi Layne in the action fantasy film " The Old Guard ", which was adapted from the comic of the same name co-created by Greg Luca and Leandro Fernandez. He played in the film in the Napoleonic Wars of 1812 Booker who discovered his special abilities   ; on December 30, the crime thriller film " The Sound of Philadelphia " co-starring with Joel Kinnaman was released in France . 

    Character Evaluation

    Matthias Schoenaerts is a talented actor   . In the movie "Rust and Bone", Matthias Schoenaerts's performance is particularly commendable. Under Marion Cotillard 's excellent acting, Matthias also shines,   and his performance is very eye-catching   . In the movie "The Danish Girl", he has an outstanding performance   . In the movie "Red Sparrow", he performed the role of the senior leader of the Russian espionage organization in a creepy manner. Under the gentle appearance, he hides a very sinister and twisted soul, which is impressive   . In the movie "The Old Guard", he has a good performance . 
    Extended Reading

    Suite Française quotes

    • Lucile Angellier: Hardly a word of our true feelings had ever been spoken. Not a single word about love.

    • Madeleine Labarie: My father always said, if you want to see what people are truly made of, start a war.