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Nicholas Galitzine
English actor (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nicholas Dimitri Constantine Galitzine (/ˈɡælɪtsiːn/ GAL-it-seen;[1] born 29 September 1994) is an English actor. After appearing in an episode of the television series Legends in 2015, he had lead roles in the 2016 teen films High Strung and Handsome Devil. He later starred in the supernatural horror film The Craft: Legacy (2020) and the musical film Cinderella (2021), also contributing to the latter's accompanying soundtrack.
Galitzine gained wider recognition for starring in the romantic streaming films Purple Hearts (2022), Red, White & Royal Blue (2023), and The Idea of You (2024), as well as the comedy film Bottoms (2023) and the period drama series Mary & George (2024).
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Early life
Nicholas Dimitri Constantine Galitzine[2] was born on 29 September 1994 in Hammersmith, London.[3][4] His father, Geoffrey Leo Alexander Galitzine, is a co-founder of a glass recycling company and a former financier in the City of London.[5][6] Nicholas's grandfather, Edward Ralph Alexander Tier, changed his surname to Galitzine on 9 April 1956; Nicholas's traceable paternal ancestors are British, and he has no known relation to the Golitsyn family.[7][8] His mother, Lora Maria Konstantina Papayanni, is an American of Greek descent.[9] Growing up, Galitzine visited his relatives in the Peloponnese, Athens, and the islands during the holidays, which helped him connect with his Greek heritage.[5][10] His elder sister, Lexi Galitzine, is an illustrator and interior stylist.[5][11] Galitzine attended Dulwich College.[12] In his childhood, he played rugby and football, and participated in county-level athletics competitions. He played for the Harlequins Academy until an injury to his rotator cuff made him stop playing sports.[13][14]
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Early career (2010s)
Galitzine got his first role in the film The Beat Beneath My Feet in 2014, starring alongside Luke Perry.[15] He also performed several songs for the original soundtrack of the film.[16]
In 2015 he appeared in one episode of the TV series Legends. He was named "Star of Tomorrow" by Screen International.[17] In 2016 he starred in the American drama High Strung, in which he played a young violinist who performs in a subway station.[18] He played a young closeted gay student in the Irish comedy-drama Handsome Devil, which was later nominated for five awards at the 15th Irish Film & Television Awards.[19]
In 2017 he took part in the New Zealand mystery drama The Changeover.[20] In The Watcher in the Woods, he played opposite the Academy Award-winning American actress, Anjelica Huston.[21] Galitzine was cast for his first major TV role in the Netflix horror drama series Chambers.[22] In 2019 he played in the drama film Share.[23]
Breakthrough and recognition (2020s)
In 2020 he played the bisexual teenager Timmy in The Craft: Legacy, which is a sequel to The Craft.[24] In 2021 he played Prince Robert in the musical film Cinderella, appearing on seven songs on the soundtrack of film.[25] His debut single "Comfort" was released on 24 June 2022. He also starred in the Netflix film Purple Hearts, which was released on 29 July 2022.[26]
In 2023 Galitzine portrayed high-school football player Jeff in Emma Seligman's sex comedy film Bottoms.[27] He also starred as one of the leads in the romantic comedy film Red, White & Royal Blue, based on the 2019 novel of the same name; he portrays the fictional Prince Henry of Britain opposite Taylor Zakhar Perez.[28][29] In 2024 Galitzine starred as George Villiers in the Sky Studios historical psychodrama series Mary & George, alongside Julianne Moore.[30][31][32] The 7-episode series released on Sky Atlantic in the UK and Binge in Australia on 5 March 2024,[33] and released for streaming on Starz in the US on 5 April 2024.[34]
He also stars alongside Anne Hathaway in the film The Idea of You, based on the book of the same name: he portrays a member of a fictional boy band[35] who enters into a relationship with Hathaway's character. The film was released to worldwide streaming on Amazon Prime Video on 2 May 2024.[36] On 6 March 2024, Amazon released a single from the film's fictitious boy band, entitled "Dance Before We Walk".[37]
On 29 May 2024, it was announced that he has been cast as He-Man for the upcoming live action film reboot of Masters of the Universe.[38]
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Other ventures
In 2023 Galitzine was named the first global menswear ambassador for the luxury fashion house Fendi.[39] In the same year, he modeled for the brand's Menswear Fall/Winter 2023–24 global campaign.[40] In 2025 he was named global fragrance embassador for Emporio Armani.[41][42][43]
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Notes
- Cinderella did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the UK Album Downloads Chart.[45]
- The Idea of You did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 1 on the UK Soundtrack Albums.[46]
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