Why Harris Dickinson Put His Rising Acting Career on Hold to Direct Cannes Premiere ‘Urchin’: ‘I Didn’t Work as an Actor for a Year’

The international superstar, the young actor, with simplicity far from his image, presents at the festival "Urchin", his first film as a filmmaker. A feature shot that follows the painful journey of a homeless person.

Harris Dickinson On The Inspiration For Cannes Directing Debut ‘Urchin’ And Why Upcoming John Lennon Role Is His “Every Day Right Now”

Since his 2017 breakout in Sundance hit Beach Rats, Harris Dickinson has been keeping busy, averaging two or three films a year in projects as diverse as Ruben Östlund’s Triangle of Sadness, Steve McQueen’s Blitz and Halina Reijn’s Babygirl, in which he co-starred with Nicole Kidman. Somehow, though, he found time to write and direct […]

Why Harris Dickinson Put His Rising Acting Career on Hold to Direct Cannes Premiere ‘Urchin’: ‘I Didn’t Work as an Actor for a Year’

When someone has an acting career in the sharp ascendancy, casting directors lining up to offer starry roles and a newly-crowned label as Hollywood’s latest It Boy, it’s unlikely that they’d then opt to take a break from the screen for an entire year. Nor would they probably be advised to by their agents. But […]

Harris Dickinson Makes His Directorial Debut In Cannes With 'Urchin'

Since his 2017 breakout in Sundance hit Seaside Rats, Harris Dickinson has been maintaining busy, averaging two or three movies a 12 months in tasks as various as Ruben Östlund’s Triangle of Unhappiness, Steve McQueen’s Blitz and Halina Reijn’s Babygirl, by which he co-starred with Nicole Kidman. One way or the other, although, he discovered time to put in writing and direct a film of his personal; starring Concern the Strolling Lifeless’s Frank…