Nicholas Galitzine

Nicholas Dimitri Constantine Galitzine[1][2] was born on 29 September 1994[3] in Hammersmith, London, England.[4] His father, Geoffrey Leo Alexander Galitzine, is an entrepreneur and a former financier in the city of London, whose business interests include a glass-recycling business.[5] His mother is of Greek descent.[6] His sister, Lexi Galitzine, is an illustrator and interior stylist.[7] Through his father, Galitzine is a descendant of the House of Golitsyn, a former Russian princely family that was forced into exile from the Soviet Union.[8]

Galitzine attended Dulwich College.[9] In his childhood, Galitzine 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 sport.[10][11]

Galitzine got his first role in the film The Beat Beneath My Feet in 2014, starring alongside Luke Perry.[12] He also performed several songs for the original soundtrack of the movie.[13]

In 2015, he appeared in one episode of the TV series Legends. He was named "Star of Tomorrow" by Screen International.[14] In 2016, he starred in the American drama High Strung, in which he played a young violinist who performs in a subway station.[15] 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.[16]

In 2017, he took part in the New Zealand mystery drama The Changeover.[17] In The Watcher in the Woods, he played opposite the Academy Award-winning American actress, Anjelica Huston.[18] Galitzine was cast for his first major TV role in the Netflix horror drama series Chambers.[19] In 2019, he played in the drama film Share.[20]

In 2020, he played the bisexual teenager Timmy in The Craft: Legacy, which is a sequel to The Craft.[21] In 2021, he played Prince Robert in the musical film Cinderella, appearing on seven songs on the soundtrack of movie.[22] His debut single "Comfort" was released on 24 June 2022. He also starred in the Netflix movie Purple Hearts, which was released on 29 July 2022.[23]

In 2023, Galitzine portrayed Jeff in Emma Seligman's sex comedy film Bottoms.[24] He also starred as one of the leads in the gay romantic comedy film Red, White & Royal Blue, based on the 2019 novel of the same name; he portrays the fictional Prince Henry of England opposite Taylor Zakhar Perez.[25][26] He is set to star, alongside Anne Hathaway, in the movie The Idea of You, where he portrays a member of a fictional boy band.[27] In 2023, Galitzine was cast as George Villiers in the historical psychodrama series Mary & George, alongside Julianne Moore.[28][29][30]

In 2023, Galitzine was named the first global menswear ambassador for the luxury fashion house Fendi.[31] On the same year, he modeled for the brand's Menswear Fall/Winter 2023-24 global campaign.[32]

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