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Jonas Bloquet
Jonas Bloquet
	Bloquet in 2017
Born	Jonas Jean Bloquet; 10 July 1992 (age 32); Brussels, Belgium
Alma mater	Eva Saint-Paul; Ecole de la Cité;
Occupations	Actor; film director;
Years active	2008–present
Partner	Claire Boyé (2015–present)
Children	1

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
2014	Mauvaise tête	Paul	Camille Vidal-Naquet	Short
2015	Conte sur moi	Lucas	Jonas Bloquet	Short
2015	Max	Max	Jonas Bloquet	Short
2016	Elle	Vincent Leblanc	Paul Verhoeven
2016	Orphan	Patrick	Arnaud des Pallières
2017	Des revolvers dans les yeux		Pierre Comas	Short
2017	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
2019	La paix intérieure		Cloé Bailly	Short
2020	Working Girls	Jean-Fi	Frédéric Fonteyne & Anne Paulicevich
2020	One and Thousand Nights	Victor	Élie Girard	Short
2021	Dans les parages	Jonas	Paul Lefevre	Short
2021	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)
2013	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]
2018	South Film and Arts Academy Festival	Best Supporting Actor in a Short Film - Honorable Mention	By Blood	Won	^[27]

References

^ Lefebvre, Guillaume Jean (24 November 2023). "Behind the Lens: Jonas Bloquet's Journey from The Nun 2 to La Nuit Se Traîne". Eclair Magazine. Vol. 49, no. 222. p. 25. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Jonas Bloquet". Canal Plus (in French). Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Eschapasse, Baudouin (3 October 2023). "Cinéma : Jonas Bloquet, l'étoile montante" [Cinema: Jonas Bloquet, the rising star]. Le Point (in French). Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ Wagner, Julien (15 November 2020). "Les coups de coeur du comédien Jonas Bloquet". Fille de Paname (in French). Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Elève Libre" (PDF). Haut et Court. (in French). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
^ "Taissa Farmiga & Jonas Bloquet on the New Horror Movie "The Nun"". KTLA. 4 September 2018. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023 – via YouTube.
^ ^a ^b "Jonas Bloquet". Mamers en Mars (in French). Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b Wagner, Julien (22 February 2017). "Rencontre avec Jonas Bloquet". Grand Écart (in French). Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b Engelen, Aurore (14 January 2011). "Magritte Awards shine spotlight on Belgian Francophone cinema". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
^ "Jonas Bloquet: "We can't allow ourselves to remain silent"". Cafebabel. 21 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
^ Bloquet, Jonas (3 April 2019). "A Moment With: Jonas Bloquet". Dsection. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Jonas Bloquet". UBBA. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ "Je suis un troc". Nikon Film Festival (in French). 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via Dailymotion.
^ ^a ^b "Jonas Bloquet | Académie des César". Académie des César. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
^ James, Jonathan (11 September 2018). "Interview with THE NUN's Jonas Bloquet". Daily Dead. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ Ettenhofer, Valerie (5 August 2023). "How Frenchie's Return In The Nun 2 Fits Into The Conjuring Universe Timeline". Slash Film. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ "Father & Soldier by Mathieu Vadepied, starring Omar Sy, Alassane Diong and Jonas Bloquet to open Un Certain Regard". Cannes Film Festival (in French). 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ Soares, Isabella (20 November 2022). "1899 Cast and Character Guide". Collider. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ 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.
^ Engelen, Aurore (21 April 2023). "Michiel Blanchart shoots his feature debut, La nuit se traine". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ "Tournage série Rivages". France Télévisions (in French). 29 September 2023. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ "Conte sur moi". KissKissBankBank (in French). Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
^ "Conte sur moi - Bande-annonce" (in French). Grand Film Palace. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Vimeo.
^ ^a ^b Irjud, Anne (4 September 2023). "Papa, le plus beau rôle de Jonas Bloquet" [Dad, Jonas Bloquet's most beautiful role]. La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest (in French). Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
^ "Festival Entr'2 Marches à Cannes 2016". Retour d'image (in French). 20 May 2016. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ "October 2018 Tech Category Silver | Queen Palm Film Fest". Queen Palm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
^ "South Film and Arts Academy Festival | Winners April 2018". South Film and Arts Academy Festival. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.

External links

[1] Lefebvre, Guillaume Jean (24 November 2023). "Behind the Lens: Jonas Bloquet's Journey from The Nun 2 to La Nuit Se Traîne". Eclair Magazine. Vol. 49, no. 222. p. 25. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

[canalplus-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Jonas Bloquet". Canal Plus (in French). Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2017.

[lepoint-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Eschapasse, Baudouin (3 October 2023). "Cinéma : Jonas Bloquet, l'étoile montante" [Cinema: Jonas Bloquet, the rising star]. Le Point (in French). Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[4] Wagner, Julien (15 November 2020). "Les coups de coeur du comédien Jonas Bloquet". Fille de Paname (in French). Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[hautetcourt-5] "Elève Libre" (PDF). Haut et Court. (in French). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

[6] "Taissa Farmiga & Jonas Bloquet on the New Horror Movie "The Nun"". KTLA. 4 September 2018. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023 – via YouTube.

[mamers-7] "Jonas Bloquet". Mamers en Mars (in French). Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

[grand-ecart-8] Wagner, Julien (22 February 2017). "Rencontre avec Jonas Bloquet". Grand Écart (in French). Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[magritte-9] Engelen, Aurore (14 January 2011). "Magritte Awards shine spotlight on Belgian Francophone cinema". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.

[10] "Jonas Bloquet: "We can't allow ourselves to remain silent"". Cafebabel. 21 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2017.

[11] Bloquet, Jonas (3 April 2019). "A Moment With: Jonas Bloquet". Dsection. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

[ubba-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Jonas Bloquet". UBBA. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

[13] "Je suis un troc". Nikon Film Festival (in French). 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via Dailymotion.

[césar-14] "Jonas Bloquet | Académie des César". Académie des César. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.

[15] James, Jonathan (11 September 2018). "Interview with THE NUN's Jonas Bloquet". Daily Dead. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

[16] Ettenhofer, Valerie (5 August 2023). "How Frenchie's Return In The Nun 2 Fits Into The Conjuring Universe Timeline". Slash Film. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[17] "Father & Soldier by Mathieu Vadepied, starring Omar Sy, Alassane Diong and Jonas Bloquet to open Un Certain Regard". Cannes Film Festival (in French). 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

[18] Soares, Isabella (20 November 2022). "1899 Cast and Character Guide". Collider. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[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.

[20] Engelen, Aurore (21 April 2023). "Michiel Blanchart shoots his feature debut, La nuit se traine". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[21] "Tournage série Rivages". France Télévisions (in French). 29 September 2023. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[22] "Conte sur moi". KissKissBankBank (in French). Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

[23] "Conte sur moi - Bande-annonce" (in French). Grand Film Palace. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023 – via Vimeo.

[Irjud-24] Irjud, Anne (4 September 2023). "Papa, le plus beau rôle de Jonas Bloquet" [Dad, Jonas Bloquet's most beautiful role]. La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest (in French). Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

[25] "Festival Entr'2 Marches à Cannes 2016". Retour d'image (in French). 20 May 2016. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[26] "October 2018 Tech Category Silver | Queen Palm Film Fest". Queen Palm International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2023.

[27] "South Film and Arts Academy Festival | Winners April 2018". South Film and Arts Academy Festival. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.

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Jonas Bloquet

Early life and education

Career

Personal life

Filmography

Film

As actor

As director

Television

Theater

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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