# Jonas Bloquet
**Jonas Bloquet** is a Belgian actor and director, born in 1992 in Brussels, Belgium, known internationally for playing Frenchie in the horror films *The Nun* (2018) and *The Nun II* (2023) and for his César-nominated role as Vincent in [Paul Verhoeven](https://www.edgepedia.org/paul-verhoeven)'s *[Elle](https://www.edgepedia.org/elle-film)* (2016).[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jonas-bloquet) • [2](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-201629/biographie/) He works in French, English, and Belgian productions, dividing his career between auteur cinema, large commercial films, and television series.[3](https://www.cinergie.be/actualites/jonas-bloquet-un-belge-a-la-conquete-du-monde)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1992, Brussels, Belgium; French and Belgian nationalities[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jonas-bloquet) • [2](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-201629/biographie/) |
| First role | Lead in Joachim Lafosse's *Élève libre* (2008) at age 15, found through a casting notice seeking a decent tennis player; earned a Magritte nomination for most promising male actor[2](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-201629/biographie/) |
| Breakthrough | Vincent, son of Isabelle Huppert's character, in Paul Verhoeven's *Elle* (2016); César nomination for Best Male Newcomer at the 42nd César ceremony[2](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-201629/biographie/) |
| Horror franchise role | Frenchie, whose real name is Maurice, in *The Nun* (2018) and *The Nun II* (2023); the character was originally written to die but was kept alive because of his popularity with audiences[4](https://www.pollenmag.com/stories/1h22-avec-jonas-bloquet) |
| Cannes | *Tirailleurs* (*Father & Soldier*), in which he played Lieutenant Chambreau, opened the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes 2022[5](https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/p/jonas-bloquet/) • [1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jonas-bloquet) |
| Recent acclaim | Theo in Michiel Blanchart's *La Nuit se traîne* (*Night Call*, 2024); the film carried Magritte 2025 nominations including Best Supporting Actor for Bloquet[6](https://www.ubba.eu/fiche/acteur/jonas-bloquet) |
| Directing | Short films *Conte sur moi*, *Max*, *Le Comble du bourreau*, and *De l'au-delà* (2025)[6](https://www.ubba.eu/fiche/acteur/jonas-bloquet) |
## Early life and training
Bloquet grew up in Brussels, where his father was a tennis teacher; the sport gave him, in his own telling, combativeness, concentration, and confidence, and a casting notice looking for someone who played tennis reasonably well led to his first screen test.[3](https://www.cinergie.be/actualites/jonas-bloquet-un-belge-a-la-conquete-du-monde) • [2](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-201629/biographie/) At 15 he won the lead in Joachim Lafosse's *Élève libre* (released 2008), playing an adolescent receiving a blunt sexual education alongside Jonathan Zaccaï; the performance brought a Magritte nomination for most promising male actor.[2](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-201629/biographie/)
He moved to Paris at 18 and trained as an actor at the Cours Eva Saint-Paul, while studying directing at the Cité du cinéma in Saint-Denis, the school founded by [Luc Besson](https://www.edgepedia.org/luc-besson).[3](https://www.cinergie.be/actualites/jonas-bloquet-un-belge-a-la-conquete-du-monde) • [2](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-201629/biographie/) He met his partner, also an actor, at the school, and has described cinema as an essentially collective craft centered on discussion with the director, the screenwriter, and the other actors.[3](https://www.cinergie.be/actualites/jonas-bloquet-un-belge-a-la-conquete-du-monde)
## Film career
**Auteur cinema and Besson productions.** After early television appearances in series such as *R.I.S.*, *A tort ou à raison*, and *Enquêtes réservées*, Bloquet appeared in Guillaume Brac's *Tonnerre* (2013), then joined Luc Besson's productions: *Malavita* (*The Family*, 2013) with [Robert De Niro](https://www.edgepedia.org/robert-de-niro) and [Michelle Pfeiffer](https://www.edgepedia.org/michelle-pfeiffer), the [Kevin Costner](https://www.edgepedia.org/kevin-costner) thriller *3 Days to Kill* (2014), and a brief appearance in *Valérian and the City of a Thousand Planets* (2017).[2](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-201629/biographie/) • [6](https://www.ubba.eu/fiche/acteur/jonas-bloquet) In the art-film register he worked with Arnaud des Pallières on *Orpheline* (2016), a film selected at the San Sebastián and Toronto festivals.[6](https://www.ubba.eu/fiche/acteur/jonas-bloquet)
**Elle.** Paul Verhoeven cast him as Vincent, the son of [Isabelle Huppert](https://www.edgepedia.org/isabelle-huppert)'s character, in *Elle* (2016), which competed at Cannes and won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film.[2](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-201629/biographie/) • [6](https://www.ubba.eu/fiche/acteur/jonas-bloquet) The role earned Bloquet a César nomination for Best Male Newcomer (Meilleur espoir masculin) at the 42nd ceremony.[2](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-201629/biographie/) On Rotten Tomatoes, *Elle* remains his highest-rated film at 91 percent with critics.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jonas-bloquet)
**The Nun.** A single audition in Los Angeles, followed by a self-taped audition from France and a Skype meeting with director Corin Hardy, won him the role of Frenchie in *The Nun* (2018), a spin-off of [James Wan](https://www.edgepedia.org/james-wan)'s *The Conjuring* universe set in a Romanian abbey.[7](https://dailydead.com/interview-with-the-nuns-jonas-bloquet/) Frenchie is a villager who delivers the nuns' food supplies and discovers a hanged nun, then guides Father Burke (Demián Bichir) and Sister Irene ([Taissa Farmiga](https://www.edgepedia.org/taissa-farmiga)) to the abbey.[8](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-nun-review/5132296.article) Bloquet asked Hardy not to make Frenchie merely the funny sidekick, and the two worked out a trio dynamic of one father, one daughter, and the boyfriend.[7](https://dailydead.com/interview-with-the-nuns-jonas-bloquet/) He returned as the character, now named Maurice, in *The Nun II* (2023), directed by Michael Chaves, in which Maurice tries to build a new life at a boarding school in the south of France.[9](https://apnews.com/article/d43b83fc3f0c1a7dbab868803d7cc477) In a 2024 interview Bloquet said the character was initially supposed to die but was kept alive because test audiences liked him.[4](https://www.pollenmag.com/stories/1h22-avec-jonas-bloquet)
**French and Belgian cinema.** He played opposite [Lily-Rose Depp](https://www.edgepedia.org/lily-rose-depp) in *Les fauves* (2018) and Sara Forestier in *Filles de joie* (2020), and appeared in Mathieu Vadepied's *Tirailleurs* (*Father & Soldier*, 2022), which opened Un Certain Regard at Cannes.[2](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-201629/biographie/) • [5](https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/p/jonas-bloquet/) In Michiel Blanchart's Brussels-set thriller *La Nuit se traîne* (*[Night Call](https://www.edgepedia.org/night-call-film)*, 2024) he played Theo; the film received ten Magritte 2025 nominations, including Best Supporting Actor for Bloquet and Best Film.[6](https://www.ubba.eu/fiche/acteur/jonas-bloquet) • [1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jonas-bloquet) Upcoming projects listed by his agency include Daniele Vicari's *Bianco* and Anthony Dechaux's *La Guerre des prix* (2026).[6](https://www.ubba.eu/fiche/acteur/jonas-bloquet)
## Television
Bloquet's series work spans French and international platforms. He played the fiery miner Antoine Chaval in *Germinal* ([France 2](https://www.edgepedia.org/france-2), 2020), David Hourrègue's adaptation of [Émile Zola](https://www.edgepedia.org/emile-zola)'s novel, and appeared in Canal+'s *Marie-Antoinette* (2021, directed by Pete Travis).[2](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-201629/biographie/) • [6](https://www.ubba.eu/fiche/acteur/jonas-bloquet) In 2022 he joined *1899*, the Netflix mystery series from *Dark* creators [Jantje Friese](https://www.edgepedia.org/jantje-friese) and Baran bo Odar, about passengers on a ship bound for the New World.[2](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-201629/biographie/) Later credits include *Rivages* (2023) and *37 Secondes* (2024), the latter winning Best Series in the French competition at Séries Mania 2025.[6](https://www.ubba.eu/fiche/acteur/jonas-bloquet)
## Directing
Bloquet has directed several short films, including *Le Comble du bourreau* and *Max* (both 2014), *Conte sur moi* (2015), and *De l'au-delà* (2025).[6](https://www.ubba.eu/fiche/acteur/jonas-bloquet) Around the release of *The Nun* he reported that he was developing his first feature film as a director, in French.[7](https://dailydead.com/interview-with-the-nuns-jonas-bloquet/) His short film *Beyond* (*De l'au-delà*) was selected for the Belgian Short Films Competition at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.[10](https://www.bifff.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Press-File-BIFFF-2026.pdf)
## References
1. [Jonas Bloquet Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jonas-bloquet)
2. [Jonas Bloquet : Sa biographie, AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-201629/biographie/)
3. [Jonas Bloquet : un Belge à la conquête du monde, Cinergie (2023)](https://www.cinergie.be/actualites/jonas-bloquet-un-belge-a-la-conquete-du-monde)
4. [1h22 avec Jonas Bloquet, POLLEN](https://www.pollenmag.com/stories/1h22-avec-jonas-bloquet)
5. [Jonas BLOQUET, Festival de Cannes](https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/p/jonas-bloquet/)
6. [Jonas BLOQUET, Actor, UBBA](https://www.ubba.eu/fiche/acteur/jonas-bloquet)
7. [Interview with THE NUN's Jonas Bloquet, Daily Dead (2018)](https://dailydead.com/interview-with-the-nuns-jonas-bloquet/)
8. ['The Nun': Review, Screen Daily](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-nun-review/5132296.article)
9. [Movie Review: 'The Nun II', AP News](https://apnews.com/article/d43b83fc3f0c1a7dbab868803d7cc477)
10. [Press File BIFFF 2026, Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival](https://www.bifff.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Press-File-BIFFF-2026.pdf)
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