In 2007, he starred in Ben van Lieshout's film "De Muze", and in Erik Bruyn's "Nadine". In 2008, he played Bob in Pieter van Hees's horror film "Left Bank" ("Linkeroever"), and most notably played the role of Filip in Erik Van Looy's "Loft", which became the most successful Flemish film at the Belgian box-office, earning over $7,075,161. In the same year, Schoenaerts also starred in the mini-series "The Emperor of Taste" ("De smaak van De Keyser"), playing a Belgian soldier in World War II.