Aliocha Schneider (; born 21 September 1993) is a French-Canadian actor and musician who was born in Paris, France, but grew up in Quebec, Canada.Cédric Bélanger, "La France dans la mire d’Aliocha Schneider" . Le Journal de Québec, July 22, 2020. He is most noted for his roles in the films Aurelie Laflamme's Diary (Le Journal d'Aurélie Laflamme),Marie-Claude Girard, "Le journal d'Aurélie Laflamme: un film qui vous veut du bien". La Presse, April 16, 2010. Closet MonsterKen Jaworowski, "Review: In ‘Closet Monster,’ a Teenager’s Self-Discovery Is Tinged With Danger" . The New York Times, September 22, 2016. and Pompei., "70e Berlinale: Aliocha Schneider, La déesse verte et A-ha" . La Presse, February 24, 2020.
He acted in several plays including the role of Momo in the stage adaptation of The Life Before Us with the Théâtre du Rideau Vert.
As a musician, he released his debut album, Eleven Songs, in 2017.Philippe Papineau, "Aliocha, la vérité des sentiments" . Le Devoir, March 21, 2020. His second album, Naked, followed in 2020.
Personal life
He was born as one of five sons in an acting family. Their father, Jean-Claude Schneider, was an actor, and mother Isabella was a model. His younger brother, Vassili Schneider, and three older brothers, Vadim, Volodia (also a drummer), and Niels Schneider, are also actors.His paternal grandmother was a Russian Jewish immigrant to France, who came with her family as a child when they fled the Russian Revolution in 1920.
In September 2003, his eldest brother, actor Vadim Schneider, died alongside his co-star Jaclyn Linetsky in a road accident while driving to the filming of an episode of 15/Love. Their minivan lost control and collided with oncoming traffic. Both were 17 years old.
Selected filmography Year Title Role Notes 2009 Snow Hides the Shade of Fig Trees (La neige cache l'ombre des figuiers) Sacha 2010 The Last Escape (La dernière fugue) Sam Aurelie Laflamme's Diary (Le Journal d'Aurélie Laflamme) Nicolas Dubuc 2013 The Four Soldiers (Les 4 soldats) Kevin 2015 The Tournament Anthony Aurelie Laflamme: Somewhat Grounded (Aurélie Laflamme: Les pieds sur terre) Nicolas Dubuc Ville-Marie Thomas Closet Monster Wilder 2016 The New Life of Paul Sneijder (La Nouvelle Vie de Paul Sneijder) Hugo 2019 Pompei Victor Thanks for Everything (Merci pour tout) Bruno 2020 Vampires (Netflix series) Ladislas Nemeth 2023 Music Greek Salad (Amazon Prime Video series)Tom 2024 Family Therapy Julien
Music Discography Eleven Songs (2017) Naked (2020) Aliocha Schneider (2023)
Awards and achievements EP Sorry Eyes nominated for the best Folk EP at GAMIQ, 2017 Sorry Eyes nominated for the best Folk/Singer-songwriter song at The IMAs
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