Matthias Schoenaerts

Schoenaerts in 2013, photo by Prphotos.com

Place of Birth: Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

Date of Birth: 8 December, 1977

Ethnicity: Belgian [Flemish, Walloon]

Matthias Schoenaerts is a Belgian actor, film producer, and graffiti artist.

He is the son of actor Julian Schoenaerts and costume designer Dominique Wiche. He was raised by his grandparents in Brussels.

His surname is of Flemish (or Belgian Dutch) origin. Matthias is fluent in English and French in addition to Flemish, his native language.

His maternal grandmother is from Liège, Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium.