Actor Schoenaerts Sentenced to 6 Months for No License

Belgian actor Matthias Schoenaerts, known for roles in films such as Bullhead and Rust and Bone, has been sentenced in absentia to six months in prison for driving a motorbike without a valid license on two occasions earlier this year. The ruling, handed down by the police court in Beringen, Belgium, also includes a 4,000 euro fine, a one-year driving ban, and a requirement to retake all driving tests. The 47-year-old actor, who is set to portray the villain Krem of the Yellow Hills in the upcoming DC Universe film Supergirl, did not appear for the hearing.

The conviction stems from incidents on April 5 and April 21, 2024, in Pelt, Limburg, where Schoenaerts was stopped by police while riding without a license. This violated a prior driving ban imposed in Antwerp in September 2021 after authorities found he had been operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs. Following that ban, Schoenaerts was ordered to complete remedial recovery tests and retake his driving exams but failed to do so, according to court records reported by Belgian news agency Belga and broadcaster VRT NWS.

Court spokesperson Luc De Cleir stated that the prison sentence is unlikely to be enforced, noting...