Matthias Schoenaerts — Belgian Actor born on December 08, 1977,

Matthias Schoenaerts is a Belgian actor and graffiti artist. He made his film debut at the age of 13 in Daens, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He is best known for his roles as Filip in Loft, Jacky Vanmarsenille in Bullhead, Ali in Rust and Bone, Eric Deeds in The Drop, Bruno von Falk in Suite Française, Gabriel Oak in Far from the Madding Crowd and Hans Axgil in The Danish Girl. In 2013, he won the César Award for Most Promising Actor for Rust and Bone... (wikipedia)

Being human is being a lot of things at the same time.
Your appearance shouldn't define who you are, and that's what I like, the contrast between people looking like the opposite of what they truly are deep inside.
I like underdogs, I like anti-heroes - people that have a hard time overcoming things in life.
I hooked up with director Jacques Audiard for this film called 'Rust & Bone' with Marion Cotillard. I loved that experience so much I'm truly sad that it's over!
We all get damned in our lives, and there are ripple effects. One thing can determine a life, and it's hard to overcome that if the event is really traumatic. Your life is completely condemned by it.