Timothée Chalamet

Timothée Hal Chalamet is an American and French actor born on December 27, 1995. Known for his work in independent films and blockbusters, his films as a leading actor have grossed over $2.3 billion worldwide. He has received an Actor Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Critics' Choice Awards, alongside nominations for four Academy Awards, six BAFTAs, and a Grammy Award. Offscreen, he has been recognized as a fashion icon and sex symbol.

Chalamet grew up in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City. His mother, Nicole Flender, is a real estate agent and former Broadway dancer of Russian Jewish and Austrian Jewish descent, and his father, Marc Chalamet, is a French editor and correspondent. Dual-certified with United States and French citizenship, he spent summers in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, France. He attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, graduating in 2013, and later attended Columbia University and New York University.

Chalamet began his career in commercials, short films, and television, landing recurring roles in Royal Pains and Homeland in 2012. He made his feature film debut in Men, Women & Children (2014) before appearing in Christopher Nolan's Interstellar (2014), One & Two (2015), and Miss Stevens (2016). On stage, he debuted in the Off-Broadway play The Talls in 2011 and won a Lucille Lortel Award for his lead performance in John Patrick Shanley's play Prodigal Son in 2016.

Chalamet achieved international prominence with his lead role in Luca Guadagnino's coming-of-age drama Call Me by Your Name (2017). His performance made him the third-youngest nominee for the Academy Award for Best Actor, alongside earning BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Actor Award nominations. In 2017, he also appeared in Hot Summer Nights, Hostiles, and Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird. He gained further recognition portraying Nic Sheff in Beautiful Boy (2018), earning supporting actor nominations at the Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and Actor Awards, before starring in The King and Little Women in 2019.

Chalamet expanded into major studio productions, starring as Paul Atreides in Denis Villeneuve's Dune trilogy, beginning with Dune (2021), and playing Willy Wonka in the musical fantasy film Wonka (2023). He also appeared in Wes Anderson's ensemble comedy-drama The French Dispatch (2021).

Chalamet earned consecutive Academy Award nominations for playing Bob Dylan in the biographical drama A Complete Unknown (2024) and starring as a table tennis player in Josh Safdie's sports comedy Marty Supreme (2025). His performance in A Complete Unknown earned him the SAG Award for Best Actor, while his role in Marty Supreme won him the Critics' Choice Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, making him the youngest recipient of each award.