This Belgian Flemish actor, who made his film debut at the age of 13 in "Daens" also starred in a film adaptation of the 1874 novel by who?
Matthias Schoenaerts Matthias Schoenaerts (] ; born 8 December 1977) is a Belgian Flemish actor, film producer and graffiti artist. He made his film debut at the age of 13 in "Daens" (1992), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He is best known for his roles as Filip in "Loft" (2008), Jacky Vanmarsenille in the Oscar-nominated "Bullhead" (2011), Ali in the BAFTA and Golden Globe-nominee "Rust and Bone" (2012), for which he won the César Award for Most Promising Actor, Eric Deeds in "The Drop" (2014), Bruno von Falk in "Suite Française" (2015), Gabriel Oak in "Far from the Madding Crowd" (2015) and Hans Axgil in "The Danish Girl" (2015). Schoenaerts received critical acclaim for his portrayal of an ex-soldier suffering from PTSD in "Disorder" (2015).
The Man Who Laughs The Man Who Laughs (also published under the title "By Order of the King") is a novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title "L'Homme qui rit". It was adapted into a popular 1928 film, directed by Paul Leni and starring Conrad Veidt, Mary Philbin and Olga Baclanova. It was recently adapted for the 2012 French film "L'Homme Qui Rit", directed by Jean-Pierre Améris and starring Gérard Depardieu, Marc-André Grondin and Christa Theret.