Matthias Schoenaerts (/ΛΚoΚnΙΛrts/ SHOH-narts, Dutch: [ΛmΙtjΙs ΛsxunaΛrts]; 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), and Ali in the BAFTA and Golden Globe-nominated Rust and Bone (2012), for which he won the CΓ©sar Award for Most Promising Actor. He pla...
