Harris Dickinson’s career is skyrocketing to another level as he is set to star in Nicole Kidman’s hot new movie Babygirl.
Written, directed and co-produced by Halina Reijn, the erotic thriller made its debut at the Venice International Film Festival last month and will hit theaters on December 25.
The 28-year-old will take on the lead role as young intern Samuel who begins an affair with CEO Romy (Kidman).
The daring film explores the complexities of power dynamics and sexuality within a professional setting as the two characters embark on a forbidden romance.
Ahead of the long-awaited film, MailOnline takes a look at the Beetlejuice star’s life, from his breakout role to his musician girlfriend.
MailOnline looks at the life of Beetlejuice star Harris Dickinson, 28, from his breakout role to his musician girlfriend.
Harris to star in Nicole Kidman’s hot new film Babygirl
The 28-year-old will take on the lead role as young intern Samuel who begins an affair with CEO Romy (Kidman).
Who is Harris Dickinson?
Harris Dickinson was born on June 24, 1996 in Leytonstone, an area of east London.
He attended Ravensbourne School and worked part-time from the age of 14 in various jobs.
The star already had an interest in acting, but tried to find a way into the production industry, where she worked as a camera assistant for music videos and documentaries.
When he was seventeen he left school, where he was trying to study film and theatre, and almost opted for a career in the Royal Marines.
“I was in the Navy cadets from the age of 14 and I really enjoyed it. It kind of gave me this purpose that I wouldn’t have otherwise,” he told Chris Evans on his breakfast show. ‘
Acting was something I did simultaneously. But I never imagined it would be a career.
“It was strange because, even at a young age, we used to go to these training camps and shoot rifles and stuff.”
However, he returned to theater in Walthamstow after being persuaded by his coach at RAW Academy, which led to him being cast in a play called Angels by actress Pauline McLynn.
Dickinson was only 18 years old at the time and the role led to his acceptance into London’s Royal Academy drama school.
However, the job was slow to land, despite being cast in a Volkswagen commercial and attempting to go to Los Angeles for pilot season.
In an attempt to stay afloat, he would work at Hollister to save money for his trips back and forth, hoping his big break would come.
Harris saw her career skyrocket to dizzying heights after starring in Beach Rats in 2017.
He played Frankie and was praised by Times critic Ed Potton for having “perfected the southern Brooklyn accent.”
“I remember I was in the basement folding laundry and I would get a call from an unknown number,” she told The Guardian. And an unknown number always meant he was my agent. So every time I thought: ‘This is it! I’m leaving here!’ And I’d run up the stairs and I’d hear the voicemail and they’d say, ‘Yeah, you didn’t understand.’
Dickinson also worked in a hotel, a job she would leave several times for another job.
“I got a pilot and told the hotel, ‘Sorry guys, that’s me!’ I’m going to Hollywood!’ “Then two months later I had to come back and ask for my job back.”
It wasn’t until 2017 that he was cast in the American coming-of-age drama film Beach Rats, directed by Eliza Hittman.
Dickinson played Frankie and was praised by Times critic Ed Potton for having “perfected the southern Brooklyn accent.”
He also received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Male Lead and a Gotham Independent Film Award nomination for Best New Actor.
Since his breakthrough, he has landed roles in several films, including Murder at the End of the World alongside Emma Corrin, The Iron Claw with Zac Efron and Allen White, the World War II drama Blitz, and the superhero role in The Eternals.
The actor also had a role in the award-winning Triangle of Sadness.
The star lives in London with his girlfriend and their cat.
He is dating musician Rose Grey.
Who has Harris Dickinson dated?
Dickinson tends to keep his personal life fairly private, but he is dating musician Rose Gray.
The couple lives in London with their cat and can often be seen attending events together.
While they haven’t spoken openly about when they started dating, a Hunger interview with the couple reported that they have been together since their teens.
Last year, Dickinson directed a video for Gray’s single Afraid of Nothing, which was their second collaboration since their song ‘Blue’.
Dickinson said their close relationship helps them creatively, as she told Hunger: “It’s also a test for a relationship because you have to open yourself up to a different kind of dynamic.”
“But it definitely helps with closeness because you can get to things faster without that feeling of care and fear of being offensive.
‘We are so close that we can be very direct. And I think she was the same way with me, where if I had a bad idea, she would say, “No, we’re not going to do that.”
They got together when they were teenagers, a Hunger interview revealed
