Harris Dickinson

Actor / Writer / Director

Birthdate – June 24, 1996 (27 Years Old)

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 The 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.

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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.

Filmography

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Prince Philip (2019)

Postcards from London

Jim (2018)

The Darkest Minds

Liam Stewart (2018)

The King’s Man

Conrad (2021)

Where the Crawdads Sing

Chase Andrews (2022)

Scrapper

Jason (2023)

The Iron Claw

David Von Erich (2023)

Matthias & Maxime

McAfee (2020)

Conrad Oxford ()

See How They Run

Richard Attenborough (2022)

Triangle of Sadness

Carl (2022)

Beach Rats

Frankie (2017)

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.

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).