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Matthias Schoenaerts

Matthias Schoenaerts

Actor, also producer · Born December 8, 1977 (48) · Antwerp, Belgium

Berlinale award winner · Independent Spirit Award nominee

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matthias Schoenaerts, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
December 8, 1977 (48)
From
Antwerp, Belgium
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 70 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 24% in 30 days

What are Matthias Schoenaerts' films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Morality
25%
Survival
17%
Self
14%
Power
8%
Ideas
4%
Society
2%
Betrayal10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 6 · Dark 18

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 11 · Intense 15

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 7

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 16

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 15 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

24 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 9 of 24 analyzed roles.

Hero
9 of 24
Shadow
6 of 24
Shapeshifter
2 of 24
Mentor
2 of 24
Ally
2 of 24
Herald
2 of 24
Trickster
1 of 24
Show the 24 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Melancholic
19
Dread
8
Romantic
5
Hopeful
8
Other
18

How their films linger

Bittersweet22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Matthias Schoenaerts' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matthias Schoenaerts' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

70 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Violette(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Supergirl(2026)

    as Krem

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Old Guard 2(2025)

    as Sebastien Le Livre / Booker

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Regime(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Corporal Herbert Zubak

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Django(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Django

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows

  • Amsterdam(2022)

    as Detective Lem Getweiler

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Brothers by Blood(2020)

    as Peter Flood

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Lockdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Jurgen

  • Zuur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • The Old Guard(2020)

    as Sebastien Le Livre / Booker

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Laundromat(2019)

    as Maywood

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • A Hidden Life(2019)

    as Captain Herder

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Mustang(2019)

    Associate Producer · as Roman Coleman

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Command(2018)

    as Mikhail Averin

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Close Enemies(2018)

    as Manuel Marco

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Red Sparrow(2018)

    as Vanya Egorov

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Racer and the Jailbird(2017)

    as Gino 'Gigi'

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Our Souls at Night(2017)

    as Gene

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Danish Girl(2015)

    as Hans

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • A Bigger Splash(2015)

    as Paul De Smedt

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Disorder(2015)

    as Vincent

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Far from the Madding Crowd(2015)

    as Gabriel Oak

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • A Little Chaos(2014)

    as Andre Le Notre

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Suite Française(2014)

    as Lieutenant Bruno Von Falk

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Loft(2014)

    as Philip Trauner

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Drop(2014)

    as Eric Deeds

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Blood Ties(2013)

    as Anthony Scarfo

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Death of a Shadow(2012)

    Associate Producer · as Nathan Rijckx

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Rust and Bone(2012)

    as Alain 'Ali' van Versch

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Gang of Oss(2011)

    as Ties van Heesch

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Boyko

  • Bullhead(2011)

    as Jacky Vanmarsenille

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Injury Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Van Dessel

  • The Pack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as The Gothic Sham

  • Pulsar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Samuel Verbist

  • My Queen Karo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Raven

  • Los Zand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 13 episodes · as Vincent Vandeweghe

  • Afterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Jef

  • The Emperor of Taste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 10 episodes · as Alfred Lenaerts

  • Loft(2008)

    as Filip Willems

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Tunnelrat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as John Atkins

  • Left Bank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Bobby

  • Nadine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Cornee

  • The Muse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Black Book(2006)

    as Joop

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Love Belongs to Everyone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Dennis

  • Retour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Maxime

  • The One Thing to Do (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Edward Monskii

  • The End of the Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Samuel

  • Exit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Anthony

  • Another Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Man

  • Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Matthias

  • Gender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • A Message from Outer Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Frits

  • Ellektra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as DJ Cosmonaut X

  • I Want Something And I Do Not Know What (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Jaap

  • Any Way the Wind Blows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Chouki

  • See (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Man

  • Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Oscar

  • The Blue Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Lover

  • Stille Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Rechercheur

  • Flikken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Jens Goossens

  • Daens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Wannes Scholliers

  • Animal Sauvage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Eldorado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Fleur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Le Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Phénix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Johnny Hallyday

  • Ruin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Way of the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Peter

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 70 titles, 62 of them dated from 1992 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Red Sparrow (2018)

$152M worldwide

Highest rated

Black Book (2006)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Supergirl (2026)

Film career

19922026

Peak 2014 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 24 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1992Screen debut· Daens
  • 2011First top-billed film· Bullhead
  • 2018Career best· Kursk
  • 2023Career best· Django

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting70 of 70: 68 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stProducing2 of 70: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s26 · acting2010s25 · 25 acting · 2 crew2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 24% of 33 roles
921217

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

1 major award from 2 major nominations, 2003–2020.

WinNomination
  1. 2020
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead
  2. 2003
    • Berlinale award, won

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Matthias Schoenaerts' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Django (2022)

77th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Black Book (2006)

Midcredits 95th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Matthias Schoenaerts' work okay for kids?

Across up to 21 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore19 titles34–88 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity21 titles9–75 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity20 titles19–76 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs18 titles29–58 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense18 titles34–72 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Matthias Schoenaerts work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matthias Schoenaerts' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nicolas Karakatsanis shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers