US Edition'Supergirl' Actor Matthias Schoenaerts Sentenced to 6 Months in Jail: Reports
Schoenaerts received a €4,000 fine and a one-year driving ban after 11 driving convictions including riding without a valid license and failing remedial exams.
- On December 1, 2025, Flemish actor Matthias Schoenaerts was sentenced in absentia to six months in prison, fined €4,000, and given a one-year driving ban by the police court in Beringen, Belgium.
- The case stems from two 2024 motorbike stops in Pelt after a 2021 driving ban, with police reporting he had not completed remedial exams.
- Police reported he refused a breath test and `behaved aggressively` during a stop in Pelt last month, was detained for hours, and has 11 prior driving convictions, Belga says.
- The police court in Beringen issued the sentence over a year and a half after the offence, and Axel De Schampheleire, Schoenaerts' lawyer, said the summons was missed and they will be appealing.
- Schoenaerts, one of Belgium's best known actors, is due in Supergirl next year and is one of Belgium's most internationally recognised actors.
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The Independent (US)Supergirl actor Matthias Schoenaerts sentenced to six months in prison
The actor has faced more than 10 convictions on driving-related offenses in Belgium
'Supergirl' and 'Rust and Bone' actor Matthias Schoenaerts sentenced to 6 months in prison
Belgian outlet Belga reported that the "Danish Girl" star has 11 prior convictions.Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty Matthias Schoenaerts in Rome on Oct. 16, 2022Key pointsMatthias Schoenaerts has reportedly been sentenced to six months in prison, a 4,000 euro fine, and a one-year driving ban in Belgium.Belgian outlet Belga said that the Supergirl actor was convicted of driving without a license and driving without valid insurance.The Old Guard star r…
Matthias Schoenaerts Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison Amid Multiple Driving Offenses (Report) | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Matthias Schoenaerts has been sentenced to prison, according to a new report. The 47-year-old actor, who is set to appear in Supergirl in 2026, is going to jail amid multiple driving offences, and was sentenced after failing to appear in court in Belgium. Keep reading to find out more… The ruling is linked to two incidents from last year, during which he reportedly drove a motorbike without a valid license, despite being banned because of a prev…
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