Nicholas Galitzine

Nicholas Dimitri Constantine Galitzine ( ; born 29 September 1994) is an English actor. After his acting debut in The Beat Beneath My Feet, he appeared in an episode of the television series Legends, and had leading roles in the 2016 teen drama films High Strung and Handsome Devil. He later starred in the supernatural horror film The Craft: Legacy (2020) and the musical film Cinderella (2021), also contributing to the latter's accompanying soundtrack.

Galitzine's breakout role was the romantic drama Purple Hearts (2022). He achieved further prominence for romantic dramas Red, White & Royal Blue (2023) and The Idea of You (2024), the comedy film Bottoms (2023), and as Prince Adam / He-Man in the film Masters of the Universe (2026). In addition to acting, Galitzine has been a global menswear ambassador for fashion house Fendi since 2023, and global fragrance ambassador for Emporio Armani since 2024.

Early life Nicholas Dimitri Constantine Galitzine was born on 29 September 1994 in Hammersmith, West 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. Despite speculation that Galitzine is a member of the Golitsyn family, a Russian noble house, they are unrelated. His mother is Lora Maria Konstantina Papayanni, He has an older sister, Lexi.

Galitzine described himself as being reckless in his youth, being a smoker at 13. Galitzine was a part of Pleasance Islington, a youth theatre company. Galitzine first became interested in acting after his friends persuaded him to audition for a rendition of the musical Spring Awakening.

Career Beginnings (2014–2019) Galitzine made his professional acting debut in the film The Beat Beneath My Feet (2014), starring alongside Luke Perry. He played a lonely teenage boy with musical aspirations who blackmails his neighbour, a former rock star, to mentor him. He starred in the American drama High Strung (2016), in which he played a young violinist who performs in a subway station.

He played Conor Masters, a young closeted gay student, in the Irish comedy-drama Handsome Devil, Empire commented that Galitzine "does good work" at portraying Conor's inner conflict. In 2017, he took part in the New Zealand mystery drama The Changeover In 2019, he featured in the drama film Share.

Breakthrough and recognition (2020–present) In 2020, Galitzine played the bisexual teenager Timmy in The Craft: Legacy, a sequel to The Craft (1996). In 2021, he starred as Prince Robert opposite Camila Cabello in the musical film Cinderella, appearing on seven songs on the soundtrack of the film. His debut single "Comfort" was released in June 2022. It was Galitzine's breakthrough role. He played Luke Morrow, a member of the United States Marine Corps, who marries Cassie Salazar, played by Sofia Carson, for her to receive military benefits; they then unexpectedly fall in love. To prepare, Galitzine went through basic Marine training.

In 2023, Galitzine portrayed a high school football player named Jeff in Emma Seligman's sex comedy film Bottoms. The film released on Amazon Prime Video and was the streaming service's number one movie globally and one of the top three most-watched romantic comedies of all time in its premiere weekend; Galitzine was also praised for his performance by Rolling Stone and ABC News. For the role, Galitzine was nominated at the 4th Astra TV Awards for Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie.

In 2024, Galitzine starred as George Villiers in the Sky Studios historical psychodrama series Mary & George, alongside Julianne Moore. Galitzine joined the cast after screenwriter D. C. Moore sent him the script and he became "fascinated" with the story. He described George Villiers as a "slam dunk" of a role. Alison Herman for Variety highlighted that his performance in Mary & George was a significant shift from his romantic comedy roles in Red, White & Royal Blue and The Idea of You. He received the role when, in his audition performance, he chose an Alabama Shakes song which led to a spontaneous dance between him and Hathaway. To prepare for the role, he took part in a "boy band boot camp" that included dance rehearsals and stage training. He was also the only cast member to provide vocals for the film's soundtrack, completing the recording process in under a week. Executive music producer Savan Kotecha developed the songs specifically around Galitzine's voice after hearing his audition. While promoting the film, Galitzine told GQ that he was uncomfortable with being primarily judged on his appearance and emphasised that he wanted to be taken seriously as an actor. He received nominations at the Guild of Music Supervisors Awards and the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for the Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film and the Best Original Song in a Feature Film respectively for the movie's eponymous song. To prepare, he pursued physical training, including bench-pressing and weightlifting. He also said he ate 4,000 calories worth of food each day to bulk up. and the film was released in the summer of 2026. Galitzine made his Met Gala debut in 2024. The same year, it was announced he would venture into voice acting as the lead in the Mexican animated adventure film Wings of Freedom, alongside Eva Longoria. Galitzine will portray Lieutenant Pirro, a Swift member of an animal airforce, who has to defeat an artificial intelligence being named Eternity who plans to take control over the world. The film's co-producer Gregory Ouanhon said the decision to hire Galitzine came because he had "a certain panache, elegance and a presence, in addition to a great sense of humor".

In April 2025, it was announced that Galitzine was set to star opposite Bill Skarsgård in The Mosquito Bowl, directed by Peter Berg and based on a book written by Buzz Bissinger. The movie follows the Mosquito Bowl football game during World War II. Filming commenced in Queensland in August of that year. Galitzine portrays John McLaughry. In May, it was reported that he would lead in The Return Of Stanley Atwell alongside Ella Purnell. Galitzine appeared in the ensemble cast of The Sheep Detectives, released on 8 May 2026. It was announced in June 2026 that Galitzine was set to portray Hoyt Richards in a new film.

Other ventures In 2023, Galitzine was named the first global menswear ambassador for the luxury fashion house Fendi. He modelled for the brand's Menswear Fall/Winter 2023–24 global campaign. In 2024, Galitzine had a partnership with the dating app Bumble. The following year, he was named global fragrance ambassador for Emporio Armani.

Personal life Galitzine has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, being diagnosed as a child. He has spoken about dealing with impostor syndrome regarding his success within acting. He supports the football club Arsenal. Galitzine was raised in the Greek Orthodox faith. Despite some of the characters he has played throughout his career, Galitzine identifies as straight.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 The Beat Beneath My Feet Tom Heath 2016 High Strung Johnnie Blackwell Handsome Devil Conor Masters After Louise Barista Uncredited 2022 Purple Hearts Luke Morrow 2023 Bottoms Jeff 2024 The Idea of You Hayes Campbell 2025 100 Nights of Hero Manfred 2026 The Sheep Detectives Elliot Matthews Masters of the Universe Prince Adam Glenn / He-Man Stanley Atwell Post-production Filming

Television Year Title RoleNotes 2015 Legends Angelo Episode: "The Legend of Terrence Graves" 2017 The Watcher in the Woods Mark Fleming TV film 2019 Chambers Elliott Lefevre Main role; 10 episodes 2024 Mary & George George Villiers Lead role; miniseries

Discography

Soundtrack albums +List of soundtrack albums, with selected details and chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US AUS SPA UK The Beat Beneath My Feet Released: 11 May 2015 Formats: Digital download, streaming Label: Yellow Boat Music — — — — Cinderella Released: 3 September 2021 Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Label: Epic, Columbia, Sony Music 127 86 94 — The Idea of You Released: 2 May 2024 Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming Label: Arista, Sony Music — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Comfort" 2022 "Dance Before We Walk" 2024 The Idea of You "Closer" "Taste" "Guard Down" "So Cold"

Promotional singles +List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Honey" 2017 "Somebody to Love" 2021 Cinderella "The Idea of You" 2024 The Idea of You

Awards and nominations