| Human Profile | |
| Name: | Timothée Hal Chalamet |
| Birthday: | December 27, 1995 (age 30 years), Born in New York City, New York |
| Height: | 5'10" (178 cm) |
| Education: | Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (Diploma) Columbia University (Dropped Out), Cultural Anthropology New York University (Dropped Out), Individualized Study |
Overview
Timothée Chalamet is an American and French actor, widely recognized for his breakthrough, Academy Award-nominated performance in Call Me by Your Name—making him one of the youngest Best Actor nominees—and for his prominent roles in films such as Dune, Wonka, and Little Women, maintaining a diverse career across independent and major studio productions.
Latest News (Feb 2, 2026): During a Q&A with filmmaker Richard Curtis at London's Prince Charles Cinema, Chalamet revealed he personally spent over six figures to fund his *Saturday Night Live* musical performance to promote the Bob Dylan biopic *A Complete Unknown*. While skipping the 2026 Grammy Awards despite his first-time nomination for the film's soundtrack, he also addressed marriage rumors by confirming his commitment to his long-term partner, Kylie Jenner.
Early Life and Ancestry
Timothée Hal Chalamet was born on December 27, 1995, in New York City. He grew up in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan. His mother, Nicole Flender, is a real estate broker and former Broadway dancer of Russian and Austrian Jewish heritage. His French father, Marc Chalamet, is an editor for UNICEF and a correspondent for Le Parisien. Chalamet is fluent in both English and French, holding dual citizenship in the United States and France. He spent his summers in a small French village near Lyon at his paternal grandparents’ home.
His family has deep roots in the entertainment industry. His older sister, Pauline Chalamet, is an actress. His maternal grandfather was a writer and filmmaker, and his maternal grandmother was a former Broadway dancer. His uncle is filmmaker Rodman Flender. Chalamet attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where he graduated in 2013. After high school, he briefly attended Columbia University to study cultural anthropology before transferring to New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study to pursue his acting career more freely.
Career Beginnings
Chalamet began his acting career with appearances in commercials and short films. In 2012, he had recurring roles in the television series Royal Pains and Homeland. After graduating from LaGuardia, he made his feature film debut in Jason Reitman’s 2014 film Men, Women & Children. Later that year, he had a role in Christopher Nolan’s science-fiction film Interstellar, portraying the younger version of Casey Affleck’s character. Over the next couple of years, he took on roles in independent films such as The Adderall Diaries and Miss Stevens. In 2016, he also appeared on stage in the autobiographical play Prodigal Son by John Patrick Shanley, a performance that earned him a Lucille Lortel Award.
Breakthrough with “Call Me by Your Name”
The year 2017 marked a significant turning point in Chalamet’s career. He gained widespread recognition for his leading role as Elio Perlman in Luca Guadagnino’s romantic drama Call Me by Your Name. The performance was met with critical acclaim and garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor, making him the third-youngest nominee in the category’s history. That same year, he appeared in supporting roles in two other highly praised films: Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut Lady Bird and the western Hostiles.
Major Film Projects
Following his breakthrough, Timothée Hal Chalamet took on a series of prominent roles. In 2018, he portrayed a teenager struggling with drug addiction in the drama Beautiful Boy, earning him a nomination for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He reunited with Greta Gerwig in 2019 to play Theodore “Laurie” Laurence in her adaptation of Little Women. That same year, he played the lead role of King Henry V in the historical drama The King.
Chalamet has also established himself as a leading actor in major blockbuster films. He stars as Paul Atreides in Denis Villeneuve’s science fiction epic Dune and its sequel, Dune: Part Two. He also took on the titular role in the musical fantasy film Wonka, a prequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. His other notable film credits include Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch, the satirical comedy Don’t Look Up, and the romantic horror film Bones and All, which he also produced. He continues to be an active presence in both independent and large-scale productions.