Nicholas Dimitri Constantine Galitzine (born 29 September 1994) is a British actor and singer. known for his roles in '' High Strung'' (2016), '' Handsome Devil'' (2016), ''

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'' (2021) and '' Purple Hearts'' (2022).

Early life

Galitzine's father, Geoffrey Galitzine, was a city financier whose business interests include a glass-recycling business. His mother, Lora (''née'' Papayanni), also a financier, is Greek. His sister, Lexi Galitzine, is an illustrator and interior stylist. He was a student at

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and was part of a youth theatre company,

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. In his childhood, Galitzine played rugby and football, and participated in county-level athletics competitions.

Career

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 movie. In 2015, he appeared in one episode of the TV series ''

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''. 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 ''

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''. In 2019, he played in the drama film '' Share''. In 2020, he played the bisexual teenager Timmy in '' The Craft: Legacy'', which is a sequel to '' The Craft''. In 2021, he also played Prince Robert in ''

'', appearing on 7 songs on the soundtrack of movie. In 2022, Galitzine was cast as one of the leads in the movie adaptation of romance novel '' Red, White, & Royal Blue'', playing the fictional Prince Henry of Wales opposite

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. His debut single "Comfort" was released on June 24, 2022. He also starred in the

movie '' Purple Hearts'', which was released July 29, 2022. He is set to star alongside Anne Hathaway in '' The Idea of You''.

Personal life

Galitzine lives in

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, London, England.

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

Singles

As main artist

Promotional singles

Other appearances

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Galitzine, Nicholas 1994 births Living people 21st-century British male actors English male film actors English male television actors English male voice actors English people of American descent English people of Greek descent English people of Russian descent

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