Timothee Chalamet Timothée Chalamet is an American and French actor. He has appeared in a number of award-winning films. Early Life Timothée Hal Chalamet was born on 27th December 1995 in New York, United States. His mother is American and his father is French. His sister is also an actor. Chalamet can speak English and French and spent many childhood summers at his grandparents' home in France. As a teenager, Chalamet was inspired to pursue acting after watching actor Heath Ledger's performance in the film 'The Dark Knight'. He went to study at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. While still at school, Chalamet appeared in several commercials and short films. been s a h actor t s t e e b m y adem Chala ted for c A a e e n nomi s at th as and th t d f awar s, the Ba d s. Awar Globe n e d l Go ets e h ks r o W h lis g En Career Chalamet graduated from LaGuardia in 2013 and his acting career quickly took off. In 2014, he starred in the Hollywood blockbuster film 'Interstellar'. In 2019, he appeared in Greta Gerwig's adaptation of 'Little Women'. ets e h ks r o W h lis g En In 2021, he played the lead role in the hugely successful science fiction film 'Dune'. Chalamet again played the lead role in the musical film 'Wonka', based on Roald Dahl's book 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'. Many of Chalamet's performances have received high praise in the film industry. Fascinating Fact As a young child, Chalamet wanted to be a footballer. He was inspired by Lionel Messi and is a fan of AS SaintÉtienne football team in France. While a student at LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts, Timothée Chalamet briefly pursued a rap career under the alias Lil' Timmy Tim and wrote a song about how much he loves his high school statistics teacher, Ms. Lawton.
