Timothée Chalamet is an American and French actor. Chalamet began acting in commercials and short films before landing roles in television. In 2012, he had recurring roles in the drama series Royal Pains and the acclaimed thriller series Homeland, in which Chalamet played Finn Walden, the rebellious son of the Vice President. Along with the rest of the cast, he was nominated for a SAG Award for Best Ensemble. In 2014, he made his film debut in a minor role in Jason Reitman's comedy-drama Men, Women & Children. That same year, he played the role of Tom Cooper, the son of Matthew McConaughey's character, in Christopher Nolan's science fiction Interstellar.

In 2015, Chalamet co-starred in Andrew Droz Palermo's fantasy thriller One & Two, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival, before its limited theatrical release. His next role was playing the teenage version of James Franco's character, Stephen Elliott, in Pamela Romanowsky's The Adderall Diaries. In his final role of 2015, Chalamet played Charlie Cooper, the sullen grandson of Diane Keaton and John Goodman's characters in the Christmas comedy Love the Coopers. In 2016, Chalamet starred as Jim Quinn in the autobiographical play Prodigal Son at Manhattan Theatre Club. Handpicked by its playwright and director John Patrick Shanley and producer Scott Rudin, Chalamet portrayed a younger Shanley, a misfit Bronx kid in a prestigious New Hampshire prep school set in 1963. His performance was praised and won him the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play, in addition to a nomination for the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance. Chalamet also co-starred opposite Lily Rabe in Julia Hart's Miss Stevens as the troubled student Billy Mitman.

In 2017, his portrayal of a young man in Luca Guadagnino's coming-of-age Call Me by Your Name proved to be a turning point in his career. Earned critical acclaim and several accolades including Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performer and nominations for the Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award, and Academy Award, all for Best Actor. Later that year, Chalamet starred in the drama Beautiful Boy. Directed by Felix Van Groeningen. He received nominations for Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Globe, Actor, and BAFTA award ceremonies.

In 2019, Chalamet had three releases, started with Woody Allen's romantic comedy A Rainy Day in New York. David Michôd's Netflix period drama The King, based on several plays from Shakespeare's Henriad. In his final release of 2019, he portrayed Theodore "Laurie" Laurence, a lovestruck teenager, in the acclaimed period drama Little Women, an adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel of the same name. In 2021, Chalamet portrayed a student revolutionary in Wes Anderson's ensemble comedy-drama The French Dispatch. In his next release he starred as Paul Atreides in Denis Villeneuve's film adaptation of the science fiction novel Dune. In his last release of 2021, Chalamet played a skater punk in Adam McKay's Netflix ensemble comedy film Don't Look Up.

He then portrayed Willy Wonka in the musical film Wonka, directed by Paul King. His performance earned him another nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. The following year, Chalamet reprised the role of Paul Atreides in the sequel to Dune, titled Dune: Part Two. Dune: Part Two grossed over $714 million worldwide to rank as the highest-grossing film with Chalamet in a starring role and the seventh highest-grossing film of 2024. The following year, he played a character inspired by Marty Reisman in the sports film Marty Supreme, directed by Josh Safdie, which he also produced. For his work as an actor and producer, he received two Academy Award nominations for Best Actor and Best Picture respectively, becoming both the youngest male actor to be nominated in the lead category thrice since Marlon Brando in 1954 and the youngest person ever to be nominated twice for acting and producing in the same year.

Filmography

Film YearTitleRoleNotes2013 Burning Blue Director's cut2014 Men, Women & Children Worst Friends Interstellar 2015 One & Two Zac Love the Coopers 2016 Miss Stevens 2017 Call Me by Your Name Hot Summer Nights Lady Bird Hostiles 2018 Beautiful Boy 2019 Little Women 2021 Zeffirelli B. Dune Himself Documentary Don't Look Up Yule2022 Bones and All Lee Also producer2023 Wonka Willy Wonka2024 Dune: Part Two Paul Atreides A Complete Unknown Bob Dylan Also producer2025 Marty Supreme Marty Mauser2026 Paul Atreides Post-production2027 Joe (voice) In production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes2009Law & OrderEric Foley1 episode: "Pledge"Loving LeahYoung Jake LeverTelevision film2012Royal PainsLukeRecurring role, 4 episodesHomelandFinn WaldenRecurring role, 8 episodes2020–2025Saturday Night LiveHimself (host)4 episodes2022 Entergalactic Jimmy (voice)Television special

Theater Year Production Role Playwright Venue 2011Nicholas ClarkeAnna KerriganMcGinn/Cazale Theater, Off-Broadway 2016Prodigal SonJim QuinnJohn Patrick ShanleyManhattan Theatre Club, Off-Broadway

Discography Soundtrack albums + List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions USSales USSound. UKAmer. UKComp. UKSound. A Complete Unknown (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Released: December 20, 2024 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming 44 17 5 11 3

Singles + List of singles as lead artist Title Year Album "Girl from the North Country" 2024 A Complete Unknown "Like a Rolling Stone"

Other charted songs + List of other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK "You've Never Had Chocolate Like This" 2023 78 Wonka

Guest appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album "A Hatful of Dreams" 2023 Cast of Wonka Wonka "You've Never Had Chocolate Like This (Hoverchocs)" "For a Moment" Calah Lane "You've Never Had Chocolate Like This" Cast of Wonka "Oompa Loompa" Hugh Grant "A World of Your Own" Cast of Wonka "Sorry, Noodle" rowspan="2" "Pure Imagination" "4 Raws" (remix) 2025 EsDeeKid

See also List of awards and nominations received by Timothée Chalamet

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