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Nicholas Galitzine on ‘The Idea of You’, ‘Mary & George’, and Anne Hathaway

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Nicholas Galitzine on 'The Idea of You', 'Mary & George', and Anne Hathaway

Sharif Hamza

Tuxedo jacket, Polo Ralph Lauren, $1,398 (offered with pants). Watch, Rolex. Ring, Asep Designs, $100.

Whereas some stars could get a therapeutic massage or disconnect from each machine after they have downtime, Nicholas Galitzine has one other thought of the way to unwind: wooden carving. The 29-year-old British actor reveals me the marginally uneven spoon he made; whereas it’s not good, it received’t give anybody splinters, and it might toss an advanced salad with ease. “That is certainly one of my extra rudimentary ones,” he says with a princely smile (he’s now performed some sort of royalty 3 times and has one other regal function on the horizon. Galitzine was simply solid as Prince Adam, a.ok.a. He-Man, in Amazon MGM’s Masters of the Universe). “My inherent ADHD forces me into totally different instructions, and it makes it actually thrilling to find these totally different elements of myself. I didn’t really feel like I used to be inventive for lots of my life, so I really feel like this fixed realization now’s thrilling.”

Galitzine, who’s recent off the premiere of The Thought of You at South by Southwest once we communicate, is decided to be thought to be a multihyphenate. Whereas he’s an actor, sure, he’s additionally a singer when his fingers ache for the guitar. He launched a tune titled “Consolation” in 2022, and typically posts covers to TikTok. Galitzine can be a Fendi ambassador, sometimes writes scripts in his free time, and has plans to provide and direct someday. “Since I used to be a child, I by no means needed to be one factor—it felt suffocating and paralyzing,” he says. “It’s humorous that I ended up changing into an actor, as a result of, by nature, I get to play so many various enjoyable characters. I like having the ability to be taught and add strings to my bow. I solely really feel creatively nourished after I really feel the numerous sides of myself are being utilized.”

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Nicholas Galitzine in Mary & George.

As a younger man rising up in Hammersmith, in West London, Galitzine solely ever dreamed of this life. His dad and mom had no connection to the business, and he grew up taking part in rugby. After highschool, his pals talked him into auditioning for an adaptation of Spring Awakening in Edinburgh. He obtained the half, fell in love with the dramatic arts, and determined to dedicate himself to performing.

Since I used to be a child, I by no means needed to be one factor—it felt suffocating and paralyzing.”

Sharif Hamza

Tuxedo jacket, Polo Ralph Lauren, $1,398 (offered with pants). Watch, Rolex. Ring, Asep Designs, $100.

His profession took off with two wistfully romantic comedies: the YA army romance Purple Hearts, and Pink, White & Royal Blue, the movie, which simply introduced a sequel with Galitzine returning, based mostly on Casey McQuiston’s hit novel of the identical identify, through which he performed Prince Henry, the homosexual royal who falls for the First Son of the US. Once we speak, he’s brimming with ambition, his pores and skin glowing within the California gentle. He has rather a lot to smile about, with two anticipated tasks popping out only a month aside.

In Starz’s Mary & George, Galitzine stars reverse Julianne Moore’s Mary Villiers, the Countess of Buckingham, as her son George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. Primarily based upon The King’s Murderer by Benjamin Woolley, the restricted collection follows each Mary and George as they spar with varied nobles for the love of King James I of England, utilizing seduction because the weapon. “I like the intimacy work we did, as a result of I believe it reveals what a dominant power and the way Machiavellian [George] was,” Galitzine says. “I simply cherished the truth that right here’s this man whose sexual fluidity served him in the absolute best means, as a result of whoever was a goal for him was achievable, which is enjoyable to play.”

nicholas galitzine and anne hathaway in the idea of you

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Nicholas Galitzine and Anne Hathaway in The Thought of You.

In Amazon’s The Thought of You, he performs Hayes Campbell, a 24-year-old boy band heartthrob who falls in love with Anne Hathaway’s Solène Marchand, a 40-year-old artwork gallery proprietor, after they meet at a music competition. It’s a commentary on a Hollywood double commonplace: Older males date youthful girls with out a lot as a squeak from the peanut gallery, whereas the reverse can deliver a torrent of sexist criticism. “Being part of one thing that has resonance speaks to my objectives inside this business,” Galitzine says. “The message is carried out with quite a lot of finesse. Lots of people will watch this film, and it’ll really feel crucial to them.”

Whereas his work spans historic and trendy eras, maybe the uniting issue of his tasks is the A-list stars he will get to work with. Along with Moore and Hathaway, he’s shared the display with Uma Thurman in Pink, White & Royal Blue. “I obtained despatched a tweet someday that I’m gathering award-winning actors like Infinity Stones. I’ve obtained just a few of them. I want to gather just a few extra earlier than I’ve the whole gamut,” he jokes, mentioning Viola Davis, Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep, and Emily Blunt. “Pay attention, if Annie’s down for it, in the event that they wish to do a sequel to The Satan Wears Prada, I’ll be somebody. I’ll be the assistant who runs and will get espresso for everybody.”

That’s the sort of can-do angle that has propelled him to the place he’s as we speak. He’s open to tackling nearly any challenge, whether or not it’s directing, music-making, or creating kitchen instruments out of a block of wooden. “In my early twenties, I adopted this method of placing one foot in entrance of the opposite, and never trying on the mountain to climb,” he says. “It’s sort of wonderful the place that’s taken me.”

Hair by Anton Alexander for Kérastase; make-up by Grace Ahn at Day One; manicure by Merrick Fisher and Naoko Saita at Opus Magnificence; produced by Manufacturing Companions; photographed on location at The Hollywood Roosevelt.

A model of this text seems within the June/July 2024 concern of ELLE.

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