Vassili Schneider

Vassili Schneider (born January 9, 1999) is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Albert in The Count of Monte Cristo. He made his professional acting debut in the 2009 film The Master Key. He was in The Vourdalak (2023).

Background Born in Montreal, he is the younger brother of Niels Schneider, who was born in Paris before his parents moved the family to Canada. They are among five sons, including Vadim, Aliocha and born to parents who were an actor and a model. His paternal grandmother was a Russian Jewish immigrant to France, who came with her family as a child when they fled the Russian Revolution in 1920. Each of the sons went into acting.

Schneider achieved his breakthrough role in the 2024 epic film The Count of Monte Cristo playing Albert de Morcerf. His on-screen chemistry with Anamaria Vartolomei earned praise from critics. He joined Cédric Klapisch's upcoming film Colours of Time.

Filmography Les Misérables (2026) Colours of Time (2025) The Count of Monte Cristo (2024) as Albert de Morcerf The Vourdalak (2023) as Piotr Voltaire High (2021) as Joseph Descamps Notre-Dame (2022) Forever Young Slut in a Good Way (2019)

Television The Story of Annette Zelman (2022) Agatha Christie's Little Murders (2021) Voltaire High (2021) HPI (2021) Possessions (2020) States of Emergency (2019) Ad Vitam (2018) We'll see that in post-production (2017) Adulthood