Matthias Schoenaerts
Though he came to prominence playing menacing brutes in "Bullhead" (2011) and "Rust and Bone" (2012), the ruggedly handsome Matthias Schoenaerts was more than what met the eye. The son of Flemish actor and artist Julien Schoenaerts, Schoenaerts showed an interest in performance early, appearing in his first film, the Oscar-nominated "Daens" (1992), at age 15. After cutting his teeth in short films and guest roles on popular Belgian television series, he landed his first lead role in the Belgian film, "Love Belongs to Everyone" (2006), in which he played a mentally-challenged ex-convict. But it was his role as an intelligent and manipulative womanizer in "Loft" (2008) - the highest-grossing Flemish film - that made him a star in his homeland. Schoenaerts brought his intensely focused talent to the attention of the world at large with an amazing cinematic one-two punch: his physically transformative role as a cattle farmer undone by his ties to the illegal hormone trade in the Oscar-nominated "Bullhead" (2011), and his deeply empathetic performance in the tragic romance "Rust and Bone" (2012) opposite Marion Cotillard. With his unusual combination of formal training, physical stature, and brooding good looks, the charismatic Matthias Schoenaerts became one of Hollywood's favorite Belgian imports.
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Matthias Schoenaerts
Filmography
Movies
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32% |
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Amsterdam | Unknown (Character) | $14.9M | 2022 |
24% |
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Brothers by Blood | Peter (Character) | - | 2020 |
80% |
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The Old Guard | Booker (Character) | - | 2020 |
82% |
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A Hidden Life | Herder (Character) | $1.7M | 2019 |
95% |
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The Mustang | Roman Coleman (Character) | $5.0M | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Hidden Life | Captain Herder (Character) | - | 2019 |
55% | No Score Yet | Close Enemies | Manuel Marco (Character) | - | 2018 |
72% |
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The Command | Mikhail Averin (Character) | - | 2018 |
45% |
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Red Sparrow | Ivan Egorov (Character) | $46.7M | 2018 |
37% |
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Racer and the Jailbird | Gigi Vanoirbeek (Character) | $22.6K | 2017 |
91% |
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Our Souls at Night | Gene (Character) | - | 2017 |
73% |
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Disorder | Vincent Loreau (Character) | $39.7K | 2015 |
89% |
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A Bigger Splash | Paul De Smedt (Character) | $2.0M | 2015 |
65% |
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The Danish Girl | Hans Axgil (Character) | $11.1M | 2015 |
85% |
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Far From the Madding Crowd | Gabriel Oak (Character) | $12.1M | 2015 |
75% |
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Suite Française | Bruno von Falk (Character) | - | 2014 |
49% |
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A Little Chaos | André Le Nôtre (Character) | $551.6K | 2014 |
15% |
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The Loft | Philip Williams (Character) | $6.0M | 2014 |
88% |
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The Drop | Eric Deeds (Character) | $10.7M | 2014 |
54% |
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Blood Ties | Scarfo (Character) | $41.2K | 2013 |
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Death of a Shadow | Nathan (Character) | - | 2012 |
82% |
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Rust and Bone | Ali (Character) | $2.1M | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Gang of Oss | Ties van Heesch (Character) | - | 2011 |
87% |
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Bullhead | Jacky Vanmarsenille (Character) | $118.1K | 2011 |
No Score Yet |
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The Gangs of OSS (De Bende van Oss) | Unknown (Character) | - | 2011 |
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Pulsar | Samuel Verbist (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Pack | Le Gothique en toc (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Injury Time | Van Dessel (Character) | - | 2010 |
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My Queen Karo | Raven (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tunnelrat | John Atkins (Character) | - | 2008 |
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Loft | Filip Willems (Character) | - | 2008 |
83% |
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Left Bank | Bob (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Muse | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
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Dennis van Rita | Dennis (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Retour | Unknown (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The One Thing to Do | Edward Monskii (Character) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ellektra | Unknown (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Message From Outer Space | Frits (Character) | - | 2004 |
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Any Way the Wind Blows | Chouki (Character) | - | 2003 |
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Meisje | Oscar (Character) | - | 2002 |
TV
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51% | 53% | The Regime | Corporal Herbert Zubak (Character) | 2024 |