- - “Supergirl ”Actor Matthias Schoenaerts Sentenced to Prison for Driving Without a License Following 11 Prior Convictions: Report

Liza EsquibiasDecember 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM

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Belgian actor Matthias Schoenaerts has reportedly been sentenced to six months in prison following 11th prior convictions for driving violations

According to a press release from the Limburg Police Court, a man — reported by local news to be Schoenaerts — was repeatedly found driving without a license

This comes ahead of the release of the actor's latest project, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, which is slated to premiere in June 2026

Matthias Schoenaerts has reportedly been sentenced to six months in prison.

On Monday, Dec. 1, the Limburg Police Court announced in a press release that a man in Beringen, Belgium, was sentenced to six months in prison for repeatedly driving without a valid license. According to the local Belga News Agency and Deadline Schoenaerts, 47, is the subject of the conviction.

Representatives for Schoenaerts did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

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Per the release, the offenses occurred between April 5 and April 21, 2024. On one occasion, police claim he was stopped while driving a loaned motorcycle without a valid permit or documentation on his person, although the bike was later registered and insured.

Further investigation found that the man had been disqualified from driving since September 2021, after failing to complete the proper exams. The release stated that his license had been in the court’s possession since January 2023.

Belga also reported that Schoenaerts was recently detained by authorities in Pelt, on Nov. 21, after allegedly driving without a license and refusing a breath test.

He was ultimately found guilty of driving without a valid driver’s license on two different occasions — “both with aggravating circumstances due to previous serious traffic violations” — as well as failure to provide proof of insurance on April 5. He also has 11 previous police service records, the release stated.

In addition to his prison sentence, the man has been ordered to a one-year driving ban, a series of remedial, medical and psychological exams, and a fine of 4,000 euros. However, Court spokesperson Luc De Cleir told Belgian outlet Belgia that it is highly unlikely that the man will actually spend time in prison.

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Matthias began his acting career in 1992, in the Belgian film Daens, alongside his father Julien Schoenaerts. He went on to star in other projects in his native country before his breakthrough role in Jacques Audiard's French romance Rust and Bone, in which he starred opposite Marion Cotillard in 2012.

He later took on roles in English films, such as Francis Lawrence's Red Sparrow (starring Jennifer Lawrence), Tom Hooper's The Danish Girl (starring Eddie Redmayne), Luca Guadagnino's A Bigger Splash (starring Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes), Thomas Vinterberg's Far From the Madding Crowd (starring Carey Mulligan) and Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life.

In 2020, he appeared in Gina Prince-Bythewood's 2020 action film The Old Guard with Charlize Theron, as well as its sequel, The Old Guard 2, which came out earlier this year. He can also be seen in David O. Russell's Amsterdam (starring Christian Bale and Margot Robbie) and the HBO series The Regime (starring Kate Winslet).

Most recently, Matthias joined the cast of DC Studios' upcoming action movie Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, which is slated to be released on June 26, 2026. Other upcoming projects include French drama Changer l'eau des fleurs from Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amélie) and The Way of the Wind.

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