Charlie Vickers (born 24 October 1992) is an Australian actor. He plays Sauron in the Amazon Prime fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
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| Born | Charlie Vickers-Willis 24 October 1992 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Spouse | Georgie Oulton |
Personal life
editVickers 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 performing in Queen's College MADS productions as the Judge in Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd and Basil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers,[2] before undertaking an audition in Sydney for a UK-based drama school.[1]
Vickers moved to London, England[3] to attend the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama,[4] where he met his wife, actress Georgie Oulton. He graduated in 2018.[1]
Career
editVickers 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. Vickers starred with Carryl Thomas in the thriller film Death in Shoreditch.[6]
In 2019, Vickers was cast in the main role of Sauron[7] in the J. R. R. Tolkien-based Amazon television series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,[4] first appearing in episode 2 as the Dark Lord's human disguise Halbrand.[3] Vickers has said he was unaware he was playing Sauron until filming the third episode.[7] To immerse himself in the part, Vickers went hiking for five days in the Tongariro National Park, New Zealand.[3] To perform the underwater scenes, Vickers took up freediving.[8] Vickers is a keen runner, having completed several triathlons and regularly done 5–10 km (3.1–6.2 mi) runs several times a week.[8]
In 2023, Vickers starred in a miniseries adaptation of the Holly Ringland novel, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart[3] as Clem Hart.
Filmography
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Films
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Palm Beach | Dan | |
| 2020 | Death in Shoreditch | Andrew | In post-production [6] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Medici | Guglielmo Pazzi | 8 episodes |
| 2022–present | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | Halbrand / Annatar / Sauron | Main role |
| 2023 | The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart | Clem Hart |
References
edit- ^ a b c "They scan your eyeballs just to get on set! Charlie Vickers on The Rings of Power". theguardian.com. 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Banter with Basil (Charlie Vickers-Willis)". fawltytowersqc.wordpress.com. 29 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Charlie Vickers in Amazon series Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power". contentmode.com. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Alumni News Roundup - Autumn 2022". cssd.ac.uk. 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Palm Beach: Film Review". hollywoodreporter.com. 6 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Future Now Digital: Death in Shoreditch". futurenow.digital. 29 September 2024.
- ^ a b "The Rings of Power' actor Charlie Vickers reveals that even he didn't know he was Sauron". wionews.com. 15 October 2022.
- ^ a b "How Charlie Vickers trained for Rings of Power: Free-diving, surfing and deadlifts". gq-magazine.co.uk. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.