Nicholas Dimitri Constantine Galitzine ( ; born 29 September 1994) is an English actor. After appearing in an episode of the television series ''

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'' 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 ''

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'' (2021), also contributing to the latter's accompanying soundtrack. Galitzine gained wider recognition for starring in the romantic streaming films '' Purple Hearts'' (2022), ''

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'' (2023), and '' The Idea of You'' (2024), as well as the comedy film ''Bottoms'' (2023) and the period drama series ''

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'' (2024).

Early life

Nicholas Dimitri Constantine Galitzine was born on 29 September 1994 in

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, London. His father, Geoffrey Leo Alexander Galitzine, is a co-founder of a glass-recycling company and a former financier in the city of London. 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 the

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. His mother, Lora Maria Konstantina Papayanni, is an American of Greek descent. Growing up, Galitzine visited his relatives in the

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, and the

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during the holidays, which helped him get in touch with his Greek heritage. He has an elder sister named Lexi Galitzine, who is an illustrator and interior stylist. Galitzine attended

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. 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

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made him stop playing sports.

Career

Early career (2010s)

Galitzine got his first role in the film ''The Beat Beneath My Feet'' in 2014, starring alongside

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. He also performed several songs for the original soundtrack of the film. In 2015 he appeared in one episode of the TV series ''

''. He was named "Star of Tomorrow" by

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. In 2016 he starred in the American drama '' High Strung'', in which he played a young violinist who performs in a subway station. He played a young closeted gay student in the Irish

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'' Handsome Devil'', which was later nominated for five awards at the

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. In 2017 he took part in the New Zealand mystery drama ''The Changeover''. In '' The Watcher in the Woods'', he played opposite the

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-winning American actress,

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. Galitzine was cast for his first major TV role in the

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horror drama series '' Chambers''. In 2019 he played in the drama film '' Share''.

Breakthrough and recognition (2020s)

In 2020 he played the

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teenager Timmy in '' The Craft: Legacy'', which is a sequel to '' The Craft''. In 2021 he played Prince Robert in the musical film ''

'', appearing on seven songs on the soundtrack of film. His debut single "Comfort" was released on 24 June 2022. He also starred in the

film '' Purple Hearts'', which was released on 29 July 2022. In 2023 Galitzine portrayed high-school

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player Jeff in

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's sex comedy film '' Bottoms''. He also starred as one of the leads in the

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film ''

'', based on the 2019 novel of the same name; he portrays the fictional Prince Henry of Britain opposite

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. In 2024 Galitzine starred as George Villiers in the

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series ''

'', alongside

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. The 7-episode series released on

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in the UK and Binge in Australia on 5 March 2024, and released for streaming on

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in the US on 5 April 2024. He also stars alongside

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in the film '' The Idea of You'', based on the book of the same name: he portrays a member of a fictional

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who enters into a relationship with Hathaway's character. The film was released to worldwide streaming on

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on 2 May 2024. On 6 March 2024, Amazon released a single from the film's fictitious boy band, entitled "Dance Before We Walk". On 29 May 2024, it was announced that he has been cast as

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for the upcoming live action film reboot of ''

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''.

Other ventures

In 2023 Galitzine was named the first global menswear ambassador for the luxury fashion house

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. In the same year, he modeled for the brand's Menswear Fall/Winter 2023–24 global campaign. In 2025 he was named global fragrance embassador for

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Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

Soundtrack albums

Singles

As lead artist

Promotional singles

Notes

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Galitzine, Nicholas 1994 births Living people 21st-century English male actors 21st-century English male singers 21st-century English singer-songwriters Actors from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham English male film actors English male singer-songwriters English male television actors English people of Greek descent Male actors from London People from Hammersmith Singers from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham