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
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fantasy series ''
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'' (2022).
Early life and education
Charlie Vickers was born in
St Kilda,
Melbourne, Australia in 1992, and grew up in
Geelong
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he studied for an arts degree at
RMIT University
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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
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.
To further his acting career, Vickers moved to London, England,
where he joined the
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, graduating in 2017.
Career
Vickers acting debut came in 2018, with a where he played the character Guglielmo Pazzi, youngest son of the
Pazzi family in eight episodes of the
Netflix television series ''
Medici''.
In 2019, Vickers starred in the
Rachel Ward directed comedy-drama film ''
Palm Beach''
where he played the role of Dan, alongside
Sam Neill,
Matilda Brown
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Career
Matilda Brown is best known for her work in the short film series, ''Lessons From The Grave'' where she stars opposite her father Bryan Brown. Her mother is ...
,
Greta Scacchi, and
Richard E. Grant
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.
In 2020, Vickers appeared in the Douglas Ray thriller film, ''Death in Shoreditch'', in which he portrayed the role of Andrews in the film alongside
Carryl Thomas.
In 2022, Vickers landed a main role as
Sauron in the Tolkien-based Amazon television series ''
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'', first appearing in episode 2 alongside
Morfydd Clark as the Dark Lord's human disguise Halbrand.
Vickers was purportedly unaware he was to play Sauron until filming the third episode.
To immerse himself in the role, Vickers went hiking for 5 days in the
Tongariro National Park,
New Zealand.
To perform the underwater scenes, Vickers had to learn to
freedive.
Vickers is a keen runner, having completed several triathlons and regularly done 5 to 10k runs several times a week.
Later in 2022, Vickers starred in a miniseries adaptation of the Holly Ringland novel, ''
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart''.
Filmography
Films
Television
References
External links
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Living people
1992 births
21st-century Australian male actors
Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Australian expatriate male actors in the United Kingdom
Australian expatriates in England
Australian male film actors
Australian male television actors
Male actors from Melbourne
People from Geelong
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