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Quick facts for kids Jonas Bloquet
Bloquet in 2017
Born	Jonas Jean Bloquet (1992-07-10) 10 July 1992 (age 33) Brussels, Belgium
Alma mater	Eva Saint-Paul Ecole de la Cité
Occupation	Actor film director
Years active	2008–present
Partner(s)	Claire Boyé (2015–present)
Children	1

Jonas Jean Bloquet (born on July 10, 1992) is a talented actor and film director from Belgium. He started his acting career at just 15 years old. His first movie was a drama called Private Lessons (2008). This role earned him a nomination for a Magritte Award for Most Promising Actor.

Jonas has acted in movies from Belgium, France, and the United States. He is well-known for playing Vincent Leblanc in the thriller Elle (2016). For this role, he was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actor. He also played Maurice "Frenchie" Theriault in the horror films The Nun (2018) and The Nun II (2023). In 2025, he won a Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Night Call (2024). On TV, he appeared in the mystery series 1899 (2022). He also played Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor in the historical drama Marie Antoinette (2023).

Early Life and How He Started Acting

Jonas Bloquet was born in Brussels, Belgium, on July 10, 1992. His father was a tennis teacher. His mother worked for the European Commission. Jonas also has a brother.

When he was a child, Jonas played a lot of tennis. His father was his coach. He first wanted to become an engineer. But then his mother saw an advertisement looking for a teenager who could play tennis for a movie. She encouraged him to try out. It turned out that Jonas's father had taught tennis to the movie's director, Joachim Lafosse, years before.

Jonas speaks French, Dutch, and English. In 2010, he moved to Paris to study acting. He spent three years at the Eva Saint-Paul Theatre School. After that, he studied filmmaking at Luc Besson's Ecole de la Cité.

Jonas Bloquet's Acting Career

Jonas Bloquet began his film career in 2008 at age 15. He played a young tennis player in the Belgian film Private Lessons. This movie was directed by Joachim Lafosse. His performance earned him a nomination for a Magritte Award for Most Promising Actor.

In 2013, Jonas had a small part in Luc Besson's movie The Family. This was his first film in English. He also appeared in the drama Tonnerre. The next year, in 2014, he was in the action thriller 3 Days to Kill.

Between 2015 and 2016, Jonas also directed four short films. These included Max and Le Comble du bourreau.

In 2016, Jonas played Vincent Leblanc in the French-German thriller Elle. He played the son of the main character, played by Isabelle Huppert. This role led to a nomination for a César Award for Most Promising Actor. That same year, he was also in the drama Orphan. In 2017, he appeared in Luc Besson's science fiction film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.

A big role for Jonas came in 2018. He played Maurice "Frenchie" Theriault in the American horror film The Nun. He returned to this role in the sequel, The Nun II, which came out in 2023.

In 2021, he played a French military officer, Jules Brunet, in the Japanese film Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai. In 2022, he was Lieutenant Chambreau in the war drama Father & Soldier. This movie was shown at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. He also starred in the Netflix mystery series 1899. In 2023, he played Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor in the French TV series Marie Antoinette.

In 2024, Jonas starred in the action thriller Night Call. For this movie, he won the 2025 Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor. His future projects include a science-fiction TV series called Rivages.

Personal Life

Jonas Bloquet has been with actress Claire Boyé since 2015. They even worked together on the 2015 short film Conte sur moi. Their first child, a son, was born in July 2023. Jonas and Claire live in Paris.

Filmography

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Film Roles

As an Actor

As a Director

Television Roles

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Jonas Bloquet para niños