Who is actor Timothée Chalamet?
Timothée Hal Chalamet is an American and French actor, born on December 27, 1995, in New York City, United States. Known professionally as Timothée Chalamet, he rose to international prominence for his performance as Elio Perlman in Call Me by Your Name (2017). His work spans independent dramas, literary adaptations, science-fiction films and major studio productions, including Lady Bird, Little Women, Dune and Wonka. He has received Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.
Background/biography
Chalamet was raised in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan. His mother, Nicole Flender, is a real-estate broker and former Broadway dancer, while his father, Marc Chalamet, has worked as an editor and writer for UNICEF. His older sister, Pauline Chalamet, is also an actor. Through his father, he holds French citizenship and spent summers in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, France, where his paternal grandparents lived.
He attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York, where he studied drama and appeared in school productions. He later attended Columbia University before transferring to New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study. His screen career began with television guest appearances and short-film work, followed by a supporting role in the television drama Homeland.
Acting career
- Homeland (2012) – appeared as Finn Walden in the television drama series.
- Interstellar (2014) – played the younger version of Tom Cooper.
- Call Me by Your Name (2017) – starred as Elio Perlman; the performance earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
- Lady Bird (2017) – played Kyle Scheible in Greta Gerwig's coming-of-age film.
- Beautiful Boy (2018) – portrayed Nic Sheff, opposite Steve Carell.
- Little Women (2019) – played Theodore “Laurie” Laurence.
- The French Dispatch (2021) – appeared as student revolutionary Zeffirelli.
- Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024) – starred as Paul Atreides in Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel.
- Wonka (2023) – played a young Willy Wonka in the musical fantasy film.
- A Complete Unknown (2024) – portrayed musician Bob Dylan.
Chalamet's breakthrough in Call Me by Your Name made him one of the youngest Best Actor nominees in Academy Awards history. He subsequently combined auteur-driven films with high-profile franchises, becoming a central figure in both prestige cinema and large-scale commercial releases.
In addition to screen acting, he has worked on stage. He appeared in John Patrick Shanley's play Prodigal Son at Manhattan Theatre Club in 2016, earning a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play.
From independent drama to blockbuster lead
A notable feature of Chalamet's career has been his movement between intimate character dramas and major studio films. His collaborations with filmmakers including Luca Guadagnino, Greta Gerwig, Wes Anderson and Denis Villeneuve established his reputation as a dramatic actor, while the Dune films and Wonka introduced him to a broader global audience.
For A Complete Unknown, Chalamet performed Bob Dylan's songs himself after preparing extensively for the role. The project highlighted his work as both an actor and vocalist in a biographical musical drama.
Net worth
Public estimates of Timothée Chalamet's net worth vary and are not independently verified. Entertainment and celebrity-finance outlets have commonly estimated it in the range of several million U.S. dollars. His reported income sources include acting salaries, film-related promotional work and commercial endorsement partnerships.
Did you know?
- Chalamet is a dual citizen of the United States and France.
- He is fluent in English and French.
- Before focusing on acting, he participated in school sports, including soccer and basketball.
- He appeared under the rap name “Lil Timmy Tim” in a high-school statistics-themed rap video that later circulated widely online.
- His sister, Pauline Chalamet, is known for acting work including the television series The Sex Lives of College Girls.
