Charlie Vickers

Charlie Vickers (born 24 October 1992) is an Australian actor. He is known for his roles in the historical drama Medici (2018), the film Palm Beach (2019) and the Amazon Prime fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022), where he plays Sauron.

Charlie Vickers
Vickers in 2022
Born (1992-10-24) 24 October 1992
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActor
Years active2018–present
PartnerGeorgie Oulton (2014-present)

Early life and education

Vickers was born in St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. He grew up in Geelong.[1] He studied for an arts degree at RMIT University in Melbourne and took part in amateur theatre, including playing the Judge in Queen's College MADS production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, before undertaking an audition for a UK-based drama school which was held in Sydney.[1]

To further his acting career, Vickers moved to London, England,[2] where he joined the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London,[3] graduating in 2017.[4]

Career

Vickers played the youngest son of the Pazzi family in eight episodes of the Netflix television series Medici.[4] He starred in Rachel Ward's comedy-drama film Palm Beach,[5] alongside Sam Neill, Matilda Brown, Greta Scacchi and Richard E. Grant.[4] Vickers starred with Carryl Thomas in the thriller film Death in Shoreditch.[4]

In 2022, Vickers landed a main role as Sauron[6] in the Tolkien-based Amazon television series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,[3] first appearing in episode 2 alongside Morfydd Clark as the Dark Lord's human disguise Halbrand.[2] Vickers was purportedly unaware he was to play Sauron until filming the third episode.[6] To immerse himself in the role, Vickers went hiking for 5 days in the Tongariro National Park, New Zealand.[2] To perform the underwater scenes, Vickers had to learn to freedive.[7] Vickers is a keen runner, having completed several triathlons and regularly done 5 to 10k runs several times a week.[7]

In 2023, Vickers starred in a miniseries adaptation of the Holly Ringland novel, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart[2] as Clem Hart.

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Palm Beach Dan film
2020 Death in Shoreditch Andrew film

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Medici Guglielmo Pazzi 8 episodes
2022 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Halbrand / Sauron Main role – 7 episodes
2023 The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart Clem Hart 6 episodes

References
  1. "They scan your eyeballs just to get on set! Charlie Vickers on The Rings of Power". theguardian.com. 12 October 2022.
  2. "Charlie Vickers in Amazon series Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power". contentmode.com. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. "Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Alumni News Roundup - Autumn 2022". cssd.ac.uk. 1 November 2022.
  4. "Charlie Vickers: Everything About Rising British Actor". celebsgaze.com. 25 May 2022.
  5. "Palm Beach: Film Review". hollywoodreporter.com. 6 June 2019.
  6. "The Rings of Power' actor Charlie Vickers reveals that even he didn't know he was Sauron". wionews.com. 15 October 2022.
  7. "How Charlie Vickers trained for Rings of Power: Free-diving, surfing and deadlifts". gq-magazine.co.uk. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.


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