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). In 2025, he won the Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor for Night Call (2024). 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. His father was a tennis teacher and his mother was a civil servant at the European Commission. He has a brother.
Bloquet started playing tennis as a child, having his father as his teacher. 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. Coincidentally, Bloquet's father had been a tennis teacher for the director, Joachim Lafosse, years before. His mother died of cancer eight months after the film's release.
Bloquet speaks French, Dutch and English.
He moved to Paris in 2010, where he studied acting at the Eva Saint-Paul Theatre School for three years. He then studied filmmaking at Luc Besson's .
Career In 2008, Bloquet made his film debut at the age of 15 as a young tennis player in the Belgian drama Private Lessons, directed by Joachim Lafosse, which earned him a Magritte Award nomination for Most Promising Actor.
In 2013, he had a small role in Luc Besson's black comedy film The Family, his first English-language film, and appeared in Guillaume Brac's drama Tonnerre. In 2014, he appeared in McG's action thriller 3 Days to Kill.
Between 2015 and 2016, Bloquet directed four short films; , Max, , and .
In 2016, he played Vincent Leblanc, the son of Isabelle Huppert's character in the French-German psychological thriller Elle, directed by Paul Verhoeven, for which Bloquet was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actor. That same year, he also had a role in Arnaud des Pallières's drama Orphan. In 2017, he played K-Tron Warrior in Luc Besson's space opera film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.
In 2018, Bloquet played French-Canadian farmer Maurice "Frenchie" Theriault in the American horror film The Nun by Corin Hardy, a role he reprised in the sequel, The Nun II, directed by Michael Chaves and released in 2023.
In 2021, he portrayed French military officer Jules Brunet in the Japanese film Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai, directed by Masato Harada.
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. He also starred in the Netflix mystery-science fiction series 1899. In 2023, he portrayed Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor in the French historical drama television series Marie Antoinette, broadcast by Canal+.
In 2024, he starred in Michiel Blanchart's feature debut, the action thriller Night Call, for which he won the 2025 Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor.
His upcoming projects include David Hourrègue's aquatic science-fiction series .
Personal life Since 2015, Bloquet has been in a relationship with actress Claire Boyé, with whom he co-directed and co-starred in the 2015 short film . The couple's first child, a son, was born in July 2023. They live in Paris.
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 Thomas Mathieu Tuffreau Short 2010 Elena Adrien Yannick Muller Short 2012 Nicolas Arthur Valverde Short 2013 The Family André Luc Besson Kévin Valérie Boucher Short Tonnerre Ivan Guillaume Brac 2014 3 Days to Kill Hugh McG Paul Camille Vidal-Naquet Short2015 Lucas Jonas Bloquet Short Max Max Jonas Bloquet Short2016 Elle Vincent Leblanc Paul Verhoeven Orphan Patrick Arnaud des Pallières 2017 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 () Hargrold Jonathan Delerue & Guillaume Enard Short 2019 Vincent Vincent Mariette Cloé Bailly Short2020 Working Girls Jean-Fi Frédéric Fonteyne & Anne Paulicevich One and Thousand Nights Victor Élie Girard Short2021 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 Notes2015 Short Max 2016
Television Year Title Role Notes2013 R.I.S, police scientifique Alexandre Bouvier TV series (1 episode) Jérémy Karevski TV series (1 episode) 2016 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) 2025 Rivages Maréchal Vital Prigent TV series (2 episodes)
Theater Year Title Author Director 2012 Popcorn Ben Elton Claire Boyé 2013 Jean-Claude Grumberg Dalia Bonnet & Coralie Paquelier 2016 Child's Play Robert Marasco Dorothée Deblaton Bernard-Marie Koltès Jules Rouklos Angels in America Tony Kushner
Awards and nominations Year Association Category Work Result 2011 Magritte Awards Most Promising Actor Private Lessons 2016 Entr'2 Marches International Film Festival Best Screenplay Max 2017 César Awards Most Promising Actor Elle 2018 Queen Palm International Film Festival Silver Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Short FilmBy Blood South Film and Arts Academy Festival Best Supporting Actor in a Short Film - Honorable Mention 2025 Magritte Awards Best Supporting Actor Night Call
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