 He is best known for his roles as Filip in "Loft" (2008), Jacky Vanmarsenille in the Oscar-nominated "Bullhead" (2011), Ali in the BAFTA and Golden Globe-nominee "Rust and Bone" (2012), for which he won the César Award for Most Promising Actor, 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 also 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.