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

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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 ''

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'' (2016), for which he was nominated for a

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, and Maurice "Frenchie" Theriault in the horror film '' The Nun'' (2018) and its sequel ''

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'' (2023). In 2025, he won the

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for '' Night Call'' (2024). On television, he has starred in the mystery-science fiction series ''

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'' (2022), and portrayed

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in the historical drama series ''

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'' (2023).

Early life and education

Bloquet was born in Brussels, Belgium on 10 July 1992. His father was a

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teacher and his mother was a

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at the

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. 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,

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, 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

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'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

, which earned him a

nomination for Most Promising Actor. In 2013, he had a small role in

's black comedy film '' The Family'', his first English-language film, and appeared in Guillaume Brac's drama '' Tonnerre''. In 2014, he appeared in

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's action thriller ''

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''. Between 2015 and 2016, Bloquet directed four short films; , ''Max'', , and . In 2016, he played Vincent Leblanc, the son of

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's character in the French-German psychological thriller ''

'', directed by

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, for which Bloquet was nominated for a

. That same year, he also had a role in

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's drama ''

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''. In 2017, he played K-Tron Warrior in Luc Besson's

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''. 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, ''

'', directed by

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and released in 2023. In 2021, he portrayed French military officer

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in the Japanese film '' Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai'', directed by

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. In 2022, he played Lieutenant Chambreau in the French-Senegalese war drama '' Father & Soldier'', directed by Mathieu Vadepied, which premiered at the

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. He also starred in the

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mystery-science fiction series ''

''. In 2023, he portrayed

in the French historical drama television series ''

'', broadcast by

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. 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

Film

As actor

As director

Television

Theater

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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