Jonas Bloquet

Jonas Bloquet
Bloquet in 2017
Born
Jonas Jean Bloquet[1]

(1992-07-10) 10 July 1992 (age 32)[2]
Brussels, Belgium[2]
Alma mater
  • Eva Saint-Paul
  • Ecole de la Cité
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film director
Years active2008–present
PartnerClaire Boyé (2015–present)
Children1

Jonas Jean Bloquet (born 10 July 1992) is a Belgian actor and film director. He made his film debut at the age of 15 in the drama Private Lessons (2008), which earned him a Magritte Award nomination for Most Promising Actor. He has starred in Belgian, French, and American films and is known for his roles such as Vincent Leblanc in the psychological thriller Elle (2016), for which he was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actor, and Maurice "Frenchie" Theriault in the horror film The Nun (2018) and its sequel The Nun II (2023). On television, he has starred in the mystery-science fiction series 1899 (2022), and portrayed Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor in the historical drama series Marie Antoinette (2023).

Early life and education

Bloquet was born in Brussels, Belgium on 10 July 1992.[2] His father was a tennis teacher and his mother was a civil servant at the European Commission.[3] He has a brother.[3]

Bloquet started playing tennis as a child, having his father as his teacher.[4] He wanted to be an engineer until his mother encouraged him to audition for the film Private Lessons after seeing an ad looking for a teenager who knew how to play tennis.[3] Coincidentally, Bloquet's father had been a tennis teacher for the director, Joachim Lafosse, years before.[3][5] His mother died of cancer eight months after the film's release.[3]

Bloquet speaks French, Dutch and English.[6]

He moved to Paris in 2010, where he studied acting at the Eva Saint-Paul Theatre School for three years.[7] He then studied filmmaking at Luc Besson's Ecole de la Cité.[3][7]

Career

In 2008, Bloquet made his film debut at the age of 15 as a young tennis player in the Belgian drama Private Lessons,[5] directed by Joachim Lafosse,[8] which earned him a Magritte Award nomination for Most Promising Actor.[9]

In 2013, he had a small role in Luc Besson's black comedy film The Family, his first English-language film,[10] and appeared in Guillaume Brac's drama Tonnerre.[2] In 2014, he appeared in McG's action thriller 3 Days to Kill.[2][11]

Between 2015 and 2016, Bloquet directed four short films; Conte sur moi,[12] Max,[12] Je suis un troc,[13] and Le Comble du bourreau.[12]

In 2016, he played Vincent Leblanc, the son of Isabelle Huppert's character in the French-German psychological thriller Elle, directed by Paul Verhoeven,[8] for which Bloquet was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actor.[14] That same year, he also had a role in Arnaud des Pallières's drama Orphan.[2] In 2017, he played K-Tron Warrior in Luc Besson's space opera film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.[12]

In 2018, Bloquet played French-Canadian farmer Maurice "Frenchie" Theriault in the American horror film The Nun by Corin Hardy,[15] a role he reprised in the sequel, The Nun II, directed by Michael Chaves and released in 2023.[16]

In 2021, he portrayed French military officer Jules Brunet in the Japanese film Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai, directed by Masato Harada.[12]

In 2022, he played Lieutenant Chambreau in the French-Senegalese war drama Father & Soldier, directed by Mathieu Vadepied, which premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.[17] He also starred in the Netflix mystery-science fiction series 1899.[18] In 2023, he portrayed Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor in the French historical drama television series Marie Antoinette, broadcast by Canal+.[19]

In 2024, he stars in Michiel Blanchart's feature debut, the action thriller Night Call.[20]

His upcoming projects include David Hourrègue's aquatic science-fiction series Rivages.[3][21]

Personal life

Since 2015,[22] Bloquet has been in a relationship with actress Claire Boyé,[3] with whom he co-directed and co-starred in the 2015 short film Conte sur moi.[23] The couple's first child, a son, was born in July 2023.[24] They live in Paris.[24]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film

As actor

Year Title Role Director Notes
2008 Private Lessons Jonas Joachim Lafosse
2009 Noctambules Thomas Mathieu Tuffreau Short
2010 Elena Adrien Yannick Muller Short
2012 Trois coeurs pour battre Nicolas Arthur Valverde Short
2013 The Family André Luc Besson
Longue distance Kévin Valérie Boucher Short
Tonnerre Ivan Guillaume Brac
2014 3 Days to Kill Hugh McG
Mauvaise tête Paul Camille Vidal-Naquet Short
2015 Conte sur moi Lucas Jonas Bloquet Short
Max Max Jonas Bloquet Short
2016 Elle Vincent Leblanc Paul Verhoeven
Orphan Patrick Arnaud des Pallières
2017 Des revolvers dans les yeux Pierre Comas Short
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets K-Tron Warrior / Control Room Soldier Luc Besson
2018 The Nun Maurice "Frenchie" Theriault Corin Hardy
Alone at My Wedding Jean-Loup Marta Bergman
By Blood (Par le sang) Hargrold Jonathan Delerue & Guillaume Enard Short
2019 Les fauves Vincent Vincent Mariette
La paix intérieure Cloé Bailly Short
2020 Working Girls Jean-Fi Frédéric Fonteyne & Anne Paulicevich
One and Thousand Nights Victor Élie Girard Short
2021 Dans les parages Jonas Paul Lefevre Short
Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai Jules Brunet Masato Harada Japanese film
2022 Father & Soldier Lieutenant Chambreau Mathieu Vadepied
2023 The Nun II Maurice "Frenchie" Theriault Michael Chaves
2024 Night Call Theo Michiel Blanchart

As director

Year Title Notes
2015 Conte sur moi Short[12]
Max
Le Comble du bourreau
2016 Je suis un troc

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 R.I.S, police scientifique Alexandre Bouvier TV series (1 episode)
Enquêtes réservées Jérémy Karevski TV series (1 episode)
2016 Commissaire Magellan Stanislas Perrot TV series (1 episode)
2017 Transferts Bao TV series (1 episode)
2018 eLegal Etienne Lombard TV series (1 episode)
2021 Germinal Chaval TV series (6 episodes)
2022 1899 Lucien TV series; Main role
2023 Marie Antoinette Joseph II TV series (5 episodes)
TBA Rivages †

Theater

Year Title Author Director Ref.
2012 Popcorn Ben Elton Claire Boyé [12]
2013 L'Atelier Jean-Claude Grumberg Dalia Bonnet & Coralie Paquelier
2016 Child's Play Robert Marasco Dorothée Deblaton
— Quai Ouest Bernard-Marie Koltès Jules Rouklos
— Angels in America Tony Kushner

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Work Result Ref.
2011 Magritte Awards Most Promising Actor Private Lessons Nominated [9]
2016 Entr'2 Marches International Film Festival Best Screenplay Max Won [25]
2017 César Awards Most Promising Actor Elle Nominated [14]
2018 Queen Palm International Film Festival Silver Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Short Film By Blood Won [26]
South Film and Arts Academy Festival Best Supporting Actor in a Short Film - Honorable Mention Won [27]

References

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  19. ^ Berny, Laura (31 October 2022). "Marie-Antoinette en reine rebelle". Les Echos (in French). Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
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