Charlie Vickers Explained

Charlie Vickers
Birth Name:Charlie Vickers-Willis
Birth Date:24 October 1992
Birth Place:Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality:Australian
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2018–present
Partner:Georgie Oulton (2015 – present)

Charlie Vickers (born 24 October 1992) is an Australian actor. He plays Sauron in the Amazon Prime fantasy series .

Personal life

Vickers was born in St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. He grew up in Geelong.[1] He studied for an arts degree at RMIT University in Melbourne and took part in amateur theatre, including playing the Judge in Queen's College MADS production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, before undertaking an audition for a UK-based drama school which was held in Sydney.[1]

Vickers moved to London, England,[2] where he joined the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama,[3] and met his partner fellow actress Georgie Oulton, graduating in 2017.[4]

Career

Vickers played the youngest son of the Pazzi family in eight episodes of the Netflix television series Medici. He starred in Rachel Ward's comedy-drama film Palm Beach,[5] alongside Sam Neill, Matilda Brown, Greta Scacchi and Richard E. Grant.[4] Vickers starred with Carryl Thomas in the thriller film Death in Shoreditch.[4]

In 2022, Vickers had a main role as Sauron[6] in the Tolkien-based Amazon television series ,[3] first appearing in episode 2 as the Dark Lord's human disguise Halbrand. Vickers was purportedly unaware he was to take the role until filming the third episode.[6] To immerse himself in it, Vickers went hiking for 5 days in the Tongariro National Park, New Zealand.[2] To perform the underwater scenes, Vickers does freedive.[7] Vickers is a keen runner, having completed several triathlons and regularly done runs several times a week.[7]

In 2023, Vickers starred in a miniseries adaptation of the Holly Ringland novel, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart[2] as Clem Hart.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Palm BeachDanfilm
2020Death in Shoreditch Andrewfilm

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018MediciGuglielmo Pazzi8 episodes
2022Halbrand / SauronMain role – 7 episodes
2023The Lost Flowers of Alice HartClem Hart6 episodes

References

https://www.empireonline.com/ Empire Magazine, 5 July 2024

Notes and References

  1. Web site: They scan your eyeballs just to get on set! Charlie Vickers on The Rings of Power . theguardian.com. 12 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Charlie Vickers in Amazon series Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power . 26 September 2022. contentmode.com . 2 October 2022.
  3. Web site: Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Alumni News Roundup - Autumn 2022 . cssd.ac.uk . November 1, 2022.
  4. Web site: Charlie Vickers: Everything About Rising British Actor . celebsgaze.com . 25 May 2022 . 13 October 2022 . 14 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221014093549/https://celebsgaze.com/2022/05/25/charlie-vickers-everything-about-rising-british-actor/ . dead .
  5. Web site: Palm Beach: Film Review. hollywoodreporter.com. 6 June 2019.
  6. Web site: The Rings of Power' actor Charlie Vickers reveals that even he didn't know he was Sauron. wionews.com. 15 October 2022.
  7. Web site: 15 September 2022 . How Charlie Vickers trained for Rings of Power: Free-diving, surfing and deadlifts . 1 October 2022 . gq-magazine.co.uk.