Harris Dickinson
Birthdate: Jun 24, 1996
Birthplace: Leytonstone, Essex, England, UK
Acclaimed for his breakout performance as Frankie in Eliza Hittman’s debut feature, Beach Rats (2017), Harris Dickinson is one of the brightest emerging British actors. He followed Hittman’s film with several indie productions, including Xavier Dolan’s Matthias & Maxime (2019). Dickinson’s Hollywood debut occurred the same year with Disney’s Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, with Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Dickinson appeared in his second Disney movie, The King’s Man (2021), the third entry in the Kingsman series and co-starring Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Djimon Hounsou, and Rhys Ifans. That same year, Dickinson was part of the ensemble of Joanna Hogg’s autobiographical drama, The Souvenir Part II, with Honor Swinton Byrne and Tilda Swinton, which was the sequel to Hogg’s The Souvenir (2019).
Dickinson’s first major co-starring role was in Ruben Östlund’s Triangle of Sadness (2022), with Woody Harrelson and Charlbi Dean, followed by Olivia Newman’s film adaptation of Delia Owens’ best-selling novel, Where the Crawdads Sing (2022), with Daisy Edgar-Jones; See How They Run (2022), with Saoirse Ronan, Sam Rockwell, David Oyelowo, and Adrien Brody; and Charlotte Regan’s Scrapper (2022), with Laura Aikman.
Dickinson then co-starred in director/writer/producer Sean Durkin’s biographical pro wrestling drama, The Iron Claw (2023), with Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Maura Tierney, and Holt McCallany, which was released in the U.S. by A24.
Harris Dickinson co-starred with Saoirse Ronan, Erin Kellyman, Stephen Graham, Hayley Squires, Leigh Gill, and Paul Weller in filmmaker Steve McQueen’s drama about the London blitz during WWII, Blitz (2024), and was released by Apple TV+.
Dickinson, portraying a corporate intern, co-starred opposite Nicole Kidman, as a corporate CEO, in director/writer/producer Halina Reijn’s erotic thriller, Babygirl (2024), with a cast including Antonio Banderas, Sophie Wilde, and Jean Reno, and was produced and released by A24.
Personal Details
A native of the East London community of Leytonstone, Harris Dickinson was raised by mother Teresa Dickinson in the northeast London area of Highams Park. Dickinson dropped out of high school but graduated from the performing arts school, London’s RAW Academy. He is 6’ 2”. Dickinson’s estimated net worth is $3 million.
Known For
Awards
Nominee, EE Rising Star Award, BAFTA Awards (2022); Nominee, Best Male Lead, Independent Spirit Awards (2018); Nominee, Breakthrough Actor, Gotham Independent Film Awards (2017).
Independent Spirit Award
Film Independent Spirit Awards
Filmography
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- 2023 | The Iron ClawasDavid Von Erich
The Iron Claw
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s.
- 2022 | Don't Look at the Demonas Ben
- 2022 |
- 2022 | See How They RunasRichard Attenborough
See How They Run
In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered.
- 2022 | Where the Crawdads SingasChase Andrews
Where the Crawdads Sing
A woman who raised herself in the marshes of the Deep South becomes a suspect in the murder of a man with whom she was once involved.
- 2021 | The King's Manas Conrad Oxford
- 2019 | County Linesas Simon
- 2019 | Maleficent: Mistress of EvilasPrince Philip
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.
- 2018 | Postcards from LondonasJim
Postcards from London
A stylish, sexy film about a young man's journey into an unusual form of escort work, set in an imaginary vision of London's Soho.
- 2018 | The Darkest MindsasLiam Stewart
The Darkest Minds
After a disease kills 98% of children, the survivors develop powers and are declared a threat. 16-year-old Ruby, escapes the government facility and joins a group of rebel teenagers ready to fight the government forces out to get ...
- 2017 | Beach RatsasFrankie
Beach Rats
A Brooklyn teenager spends his days experimenting with drugs and looking online for older men to meet.
Some Facts About Harris Dickinson
Close Call: Although he nearly opted for a career in the Royal Marines, Harris Dickinson’s school mentors convinced him to pursue acting.
