Nicholas Galitzine | |
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 Galitzine in 2020 | |
| Born | Nicholas Dimitri Constantine Galitzine (1994-09-29)29 September 1994 (age 30) Hammersmith, London, England |
| Education | Dulwich College |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2014–present |
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 seriesLegends in 2015, he had lead roles in the 2016 teen filmsHigh Strung andHandsome Devil. He later starred in the supernatural horror filmThe Craft: Legacy (2020) and the musical filmCinderella (2021), also contributing to the latter'saccompanying soundtrack.
Galitzine gained wider recognition for starring in the romantic streaming filmsPurple Hearts (2022),Red, White & Royal Blue (2023), andThe Idea of You (2024), as well as the comedy filmBottoms (2023) and the period drama seriesMary & George (2024).
Nicholas Dimitri Constantine Galitzine[2] was born on 29 September 1994 inHammersmith, London, England.[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 changed his name from Edward Ralph Alexander Tier to Edward Ralph Alexander Galitzine on 9 April 1956. Nicholas's traceable paternal ancestors are British, and he has no known relation to theGolitsyn family.[7][8] His mother, Lora Maria Konstantina Papayanni, is an American of Greek descent.[9] Growing up, Galitzine visited his relatives in thePeloponnese,Athens, and theislands during the holidays, which helped him get in touch with his Greek heritage.[5][10] He has an elder sister named Lexi Galitzine, who is an illustrator and interior stylist.[5][11] Galitzine attendedDulwich College.[12] In his childhood, he played rugby and football, and participated in county-level athletics competitions. He played for theHarlequins Academy until an injury to hisrotator cuff made him stop playing sports.[13][14]
Galitzine got his first role in the filmThe Beat Beneath My Feet in 2014, starring alongsideLuke Perry.[15] He also performed several songs for the original soundtrack of the movie.[16]
In 2015, he appeared in one episode of the TV seriesLegends. He was named "Star of Tomorrow" byScreen International.[17] In 2016, he starred in the American dramaHigh Strung, in which he played a young violinist who performs in a subway station.[18] He played a young closeted gay student in the Irishcomedy-dramaHandsome Devil, which was later nominated for five awards at the15th Irish Film & Television Awards.[19]
In 2017, he took part in the New Zealand mystery dramaThe Changeover.[20] InThe Watcher in the Woods, he played opposite theAcademy Award-winning American actress,Anjelica Huston.[21] Galitzine was cast for his first major TV role in theNetflix horror drama seriesChambers.[22] In 2019, he played in the drama filmShare.[23]
In 2020, he played thebisexual teenager Timmy inThe Craft: Legacy, which is a sequel toThe Craft.[24] In 2021, he playedPrince Robert in the musical filmCinderella, appearing on seven songs on the soundtrack of movie.[25] His debut single "Comfort" was released on 24 June 2022. He also starred in theNetflix moviePurple Hearts, which was released on 29 July 2022.[26]
In 2023, Galitzine portrayed high-schoolfootball player Jeff inEmma Seligman's sex comedy filmBottoms.[27] He also starred as one of the leads in theromantic comedy filmRed, White & Royal Blue, based onthe 2019 novel of the same name; he portrays the fictional Prince Henry of Britain oppositeTaylor Zakhar Perez.[28][29] In 2024, Galitzine starred asGeorge Villiers in theSky Studioshistoricalpsychodrama seriesMary & George, alongsideJulianne Moore.[30][31][32] The 7-episode series released onSky Atlantic in the UK andBinge in Australia on 5 March 2024,[33] and released for streaming onStarz in the US on 5 April 2024.[34]
He also stars alongsideAnne Hathaway in the movieThe Idea of You, based on the book of the same name: he portrays a member of a fictionalboy band[35] who enters into a relationship with Hathaway's character. The movie was released to worldwide streaming onAmazon Prime Video on 2 May 2024.[36] On 6 March 2024, Amazon released a single from the movie's fictitious boy band, entitled "Dance Before We Walk".[37]
On May 29, 2024, it was announced that he has been cast asHe-Man for the upcoming live action movie reboot ofMasters of the Universe.[38]
In 2023, Galitzine was named the first global menswear ambassador for the luxury fashion houseFendi.[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 forEmporio Armani.[41][42][43]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Beat Beneath My Feet | Tom Heath | |
| 2016 | High Strung | Johnnie Blackwell | |
| Handsome Devil | Conor Masters | ||
| 2017 | The Changeover | Sorensen Carlisle | |
| 2019 | Share | A.J. | |
| After Louise | Barista | Uncredited; additional cast | |
| 2020 | The Craft: Legacy | Timmy Andrews | |
| 2021 | Cinderella | Prince Robert | |
| 2022 | Purple Hearts | Luke Morrow | |
| 2023 | Bottoms | Jeff | |
| Red, White & Royal Blue | Prince Henry | ||
| 2024 | The Idea of You | Hayes Campbell | |
| 2026 | Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie | TBA | Post-production |
| Masters of the Universe | Prince Adam / He-Man | Filming | |
| TBA | 100 Nights of Hero | Manfred | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Legends | Angelo | Episode: "The Legend of Terrence Graves" |
| 2017 | The Watcher in the Woods | Mark Fleming | TV film |
| 2019 | Chambers | Elliott Lefevre | Main role; 10 episodes |
| 2024 | Mary & George | George Villiers | Lead role; miniseries |
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
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| US | AUS | SPA | UK | ||||||||||
| The Beat Beneath My Feet |
| — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cinderella |
| 127 | 86 | 94 | —[A] | ||||||||
| The Idea of You (as part of August Moon) | — | — | — | —[B] | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Comfort"[47] | 2022 | Non-album single |
| "Dance Before We Walk" (original or acoustic version as part of August Moon) | 2024 | The Idea of You |
| "Closer" (original or remix with AUR as part of August Moon) | ||
| "Taste" (original orR3hab remix as part of August Moon) | ||
| "Guard Down" (as part of August Moon) | ||
| "So Cold" (as part of August Moon) |
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Honey"[48] | 2017 | Non-album promotional single |
| "Somebody to Love" | 2021 | Cinderella |
| "The Idea of You"[49] (withAnne-Marie) | 2024 | The Idea of You |
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