Harris Dickinson

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Harris Dickinson
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Dickinson at the 2017 Montclair Film Festival
Born (1996-06-24) 24 June 1996 (age 28)
London, England
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
Partner Rose Gray

Harris Dickinson (born 24 June 1996) is an English actor. He began his career in British television and had his first starring role in the drama film Beach Rats (2017), for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. He played John Paul Getty III in the FX drama series Trust (2018).

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Dickinson has since starred in the films Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019), The King's Man (2021), Triangle of Sadness (2022), Where the Crawdads Sing (2022), The Iron Claw (2023), and Babygirl (2024), along with the miniseries A Murder at the End of the World (2023). He has received nominations for two BAFTA Awards.

Early life

Dickinson was born 24 June 1996 [1] in Whipps Cross University Hospital, East London, [2] [3] and grew up in Highams Park. [4] At 17, he dropped out of school, where he was studying film and theatre. [3] Dickinson almost opted for a career in the Royal Marines, before being persuaded to return to the theatre by his coach at RAW Academy in London.[ citation needed ]

Career

2010s

In 2016, Dickinson was cast as Frankie, a young man struggling with his sexuality, in Eliza Hittman's film Beach Rats . The Times critic Ed Potton highlighted Dickinson for having "perfected a south Brooklyn accent" as Frankie. [5] For his performance, Dickinson was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead and the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor. [6] [7]

In 2018, Dickinson starred in the FX drama television series Trust as John Paul Getty III. In 2019, he voiced the character Gurjin in the Netflix series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance . He also starred in The Darkest Minds .

2020s

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Dickinson in 2023

In 2021, Dickinson starred in the third installment of the Kingsman film series, The King's Man , as Conrad Oxford. The role gained him his first BAFTA Film Award nomination for the EE Rising Star Award. [8]

In 2022, he starred in Triangle of Sadness as a model on a cruise. The film premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and won the Palme d'Or. [9] [10] Reviewing the film, Variety 's Peter Debruge wrote Dickinson "brings a kind of fragile vulnerability to the Abercrombie frat-boy type". [11] Dickinson co-starred in Where the Crawdads Sing , a film adaptation of Delia Owens' novel of the same name, which was released in July 2022. [12]

In 2023, he starred in the FX on Hulu limited series A Murder at the End of the World . [13] For his role in it, Dickinson was nominated for a British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor. [14] He then starred in Scrapper as Jason, an estranged father who reconnects with his daughter. The film was written and directed by Charlotte Regan, and premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. [15] [16] In the same year, he portrayed David Von Erich in the sports drama The Iron Claw , about the Von Erich family. David Ehrlich of IndieWire found "the endlessly surprising Harris Dickinson [to be] warm and brilliant" in his part. [17]

The following year, he had a supporting role in the period drama film Blitz . [18] [19] He then starred alongside Nicole Kidman in the erotic drama film Babygirl . [20] David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Dickinson's unforced intensity makes him a magnetic screen presence", adding that "he hasn't exuded this much undiluted sexuality since Beach Rats". [21]

As of February 2025, Dickinson will make his directorial debut with Urchin , starring Frank Dillane. [22] He has also been cast as John Lennon in Sam Mendes's four-part biopic of the Beatles. [23]

Personal life

Dickinson has been in a long term relationship with musical artist Rose Gray since secondary school. [24] He directed Gray’s music videos, 'Blue' and 'Afraid of Nothing'. [25]

Filmography

†Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Beach Rats Frankie
2018 The Darkest Minds Liam Stewart
Postcards from London Jim
2019County LinesSimon
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Prince Phillip
Matthias & Maxime Kevin McAfee
2021 The King's Man Conrad Oxford
The Souvenir Part II Pete
2022 Don't Look at the Demon Ben
See How They Run Richard Attenborough
Triangle of Sadness Carl
Where the Crawdads Sing Chase Andrews
2023 Scrapper Jason
The Iron Claw David Von Erich
2024 Babygirl Samuel
Blitz Jack
2028 The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event John Lennon Four musical biopics
TBA Urchin † –Director and screenwriter

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Some Girls Tonka2 episodes
2016HomeP.K. BellTelevision film
2017 Clique SamRecurring role (series 1)
Silent Witness Aaron LoganEpisode: "Remembrance" (2 parts)
2018 Trust J. Paul Getty III Main role
2019 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Gurjin (voice)8 episodes
2023 A Murder at the End of the World BillMiniseries

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2017 Gotham Independent Film Awards Breakthrough Actor Beach Rats Nominated [26]
Independent Spirit Awards Best Male Lead Beach RatsNominated [27]
2018 London Film Critics Circle Awards Young British/Irish PerformerBeach RatsWon [28]
2020 British Independent Film Awards Best Supporting Actor County LinesNominated [29]
2022 BAFTA Awards EE Rising Star Award —Nominated [8]
2023 British Independent Film Awards Best Joint Lead Performance (shared with Lola Campbell) Scrapper Nominated [30]
London Film Critics' Circle British/Irish Actor of the Year —Nominated [31]
2024 BAFTA Television Awards Best Supporting Actor A Murder at the End of the World Nominated [14]
2025 Santa Barbara International Film Festival Virtuoso Award Babygirl Won [32]

References

  1. ↑ "UPI Almanac for Wednesday, June 24, 2020". UPI. 24 June 2020. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  2. ↑ Herman, James Patrick. "Verge List: Sundance 2017 – Harris Dickinson". Verge. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 Heller, Nathan (23 August 2017). "Harris Dickinson, Star of Beach Rats, Eases Into the Spotlight". Vogue . Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Local 'rising star' nominated for BAFTA". Waltham Forest Echo. 2 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Potton, Ed (24 November 2017). "Film review: Beach Rats" . The Times . Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "2018 Independent Spirit Award Nominations: Get Out and Call Me by Your Name Dominate". IndieWire. 10 October 2017. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  7. ↑ Gettell, Oliver (27 November 2017). "Call Me By Your Name takes top prize at 2017 Gotham Awards". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  8. 1 2 "2022 EE British Academy Film Awards: The Winners". BAFTA . 13 March 2022. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  9. ↑ Galuppo, Mia (21 May 2022). "Cannes Gives Triangle of Sadness a Warm Embrace With 7 Minute-Plus Standing Ovation". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Palme d'Or: Triangle of Sadness wins top prize in Cannes for Ruben Ostlund". BBC News. 28 May 2022. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  11. ↑ Debruge, Peter (21 May 2022). "Triangle of Sadness Review: Putting Privilege Through the Wringer". Variety . Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  12. ↑ Brody, Caitlin (14 March 2022). "Where the Crawdads Sing: Your First Look at the Lush Adaptation" . Vanity Fair . Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  13. ↑ Petski, Denise (11 February 2022). "Clive Owen Among 10 Cast In FX Limited Series Retreat". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  14. 1 2 "Bafta TV Awards 2024: The list of nominations". BBC . 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  15. ↑ "Scrapper". Sundance Film Festival . Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  16. ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (20 January 2023). "Harris Dickinson, Big Screen Debutant Lola Campbell Talk 'Fun' Scrapper Shoot Ahead Of UK Indie Drama's Sundance Debut". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  17. ↑ Ehrlich, David (12 December 2023). "'The Iron Claw' Review: Zac Efron Gives the Performance of a Lifetime in Sean Durkin's Heart-Shattering Wrestling Epic". IndieWire . Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  18. ↑ Kroll, Justin (6 December 2022). "Harris Dickinson, Elliott Heffernan, Erin Kellyman Among Those Joining Ensemble Of Steve McQueen's Blitz At Apple". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  19. ↑ Yossman, K. J. (13 December 2022). "Steve McQueen's World War 2 Feature Blitz Rounds Out Cast With Benjamin Clementine, Leigh Gill and More (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  20. ↑ Grobar, Matt; Wiseman, Andreas (21 November 2023). "A24 Confirms Cast For Halina Reijn's Erotic Thriller Babygirl: Nicole Kidman, Antonio Banderas, Harris Dickinson, Sophie Wilde And Jean Reno Aboard". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  21. ↑ Rooney, David (30 August 2024). "'Babygirl' Review: Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson Embrace Every Dangerous Turn in a Dark Thriller About Unruly Desire". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  22. ↑ Ritman, Alex; Keslassy, Elsa (12 February 2025). "Harris Dickinson's Directorial Debut 'Urchin' Starring Frank Dillane Heads to EFM With Charades (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  23. ↑ Rubin, Brent Lang,Rebecca (1 April 2025). "Sam Mendes' Beatles Biopics Set Release: All Four Movies to Open in April 2028". Variety. Retrieved 1 April 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  24. ↑ "Is Harris Dickinson In A Relationship? An Important Investigation | marie claire". web.archive.org. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  25. ↑ https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a63537930/who-is-harris-dickinson-girlfriend-rose-gray/
  26. ↑ Luers, Erik (27 November 2017). "Nominations Announced for 27th Annual IFP Gotham Awards" (Press release). Independent Filmmaker Project (published 28 November 2017). Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  27. ↑ "2018 Independent Spirit Award Nominations: Get Out and Call Me by Your Name Dominate". Indiewire . 10 October 2017. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  28. ↑ "Three Billboards Leads London Critics' Awards". 28 January 2018. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  29. ↑ Grater, Tom (18 February 2021). "Rocks & His House Win Big At British Independent Film Awards". Deadline . Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  30. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (2 November 2023). "Jodie Comer, Paul Mescal Score Nods as Rye Lane, Scrapper, All of Us Strangers Lead British Independent Film Awards Nominations". Variety. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  31. ↑ "The Banshees of Inisherin leads pack as London film critics announce nominations". the Guardian. 21 December 2022. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  32. ↑ Feinberg, Scott (19 November 2024). "Santa Barbara Film Fest: Mikey Madison, Ariana Grande and Selena Gomez Among Eight Tapped for Virtuoso Award". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 19 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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