In 2010, Schnetzer appeared in an episode of
Law & Order, the longest-running live-action scripted American primetime series and had a supporting role in the
ABC series
Happy Town. As he began appearing in British films, Schnetzer was praised for his "superb mastery of accents". During his final year at Guildhall, he landed the role of Max Vandenburg in the film adaptation of
The Book Thief (2013). The following year, he starred as activist
Mark Ashton in the historical film
Pride, for which he received critical acclaim and two
BIFA nominations. That same year, he played British-Greek
Oxford University student Dimitri Mitropoulos in
The Riot Club. Schnetzer starred as Brad Land alongside
Nick Jonas in
Goat, a 2016 film about college hazing. That same year, he starred as Ross in ''
Punk's Dead as well as appearing in Warcraft and Snowden. He played British-Kenyan journalist Dan Eldon in the biopic The Journey Is the Destination''. Schnetzer returned to television in 2018 with a role as Marcus Goldman in the
Epix miniseries adaptation of
Joël Dicker's
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair. He made his
Broadway debut in
The Nap at
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. He had film roles in
Entebbe,
The Grizzlies,
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan, and
Saint Judy in 2018 as well as
The Giant in 2019. Nell Meadow of
RogerEbert.com called Schnetzer's performances "exceptional" in a 2020 review of
The Grizzlies and praised ability to disappear into his roles in
The Book Thief,
Snowden, and
Pride. In 2020, Schnetzer was cast as protagonist Yorick Brown in the 2021
FX on Hulu adaptation of the post-apocalyptic comic
Y: The Last Man. In 2024, he played the role of young Mike Evans in the
Netflix science fiction series
3 Body Problem. In September 2022, Schnetzer played Eli in the European premiere of
Eureka Day at
The Old Vic in London. ==Personal life==