British actor Harris Dickinson is a rising star. In 2023, Dickinson starred in the film Scrapper, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. He got positive reviews for his portrayal of a young father who is trying to reconnect with his 12-year-old daughter. Dickinson also played Bill in FX's A Murder at the End of the World alongside The Crown alum Emma Corrin, where they played amateur detectives who have been invited to solve a murder at a retreat. Later that year, Dickinson starred as David Von Erich in the sports drama The Iron Claw. In 2024, Dickinson appeared alongside Nicole Kidman in the erotic thriller Babygirl. The following year, he made his feature-length directorial debut with Urchin. Harry Styles Through the Years: From One Direction Heartthrob to Rock God Dickinson's other notable projects include 2022's Triangle of Sadness and 2019's Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. He's also been in films like Where the Crawdads Sing and The King's Man, as well as the television show Trust. Now, Dickinson is set to portray John Lennon in Sam Mendes' four-part biopic of the Beatles. Keep scrolling for everything to know about Dickinson: Harris Dickinson Almost Enlisted in the Royal Marines Dickinson was in the cadets and planned on joining the Royal Marines when he turned 17 but instead decided to professionally pursue acting even though he didn't go to drama school. During this period of time, Dickinson folded clothes at Hollister and other various odd jobs in between auditions. "I remember, I'd be in the basement folding clothes and I'd get a call from an unknown number," he told The Guardian in 2022. "And an unknown number always meant it was my agent. So every time, I thought: 'This is it! I'm out of here!' And I'd rush upstairs and listen to the voicemail and they'd be like: 'Yeah, you didn't get it.'" Jeff Spicer/Getty Images Harris Dickinson's Longtime Girlfriend is Musician Rose Gray Dickinson has been in a long term relationship with Rose Gray, a musician. The pair, who frequently attend events together, haven't chatted about when they started dating, but a Hunger interview with both Dickinson and Gray reported that they've been dating since they were teenagers. In 2022, Dickinson mentioned living with Gray and their cat, a British shorthair named Misty Blue. Recently, Dickinson directed a video for Gray's single "Afraid of Nothing," which isn't their first collaboration. He also directed a video for her song, "Blue." Dickinson said that their close relationship helps them creatively. "It's also testing for a relationship because you've got to open yourself up to a different kind of dynamic. But it definitely helps with the closeness because you can get to things quicker without that sense of carefulness and trepidation around being offensive," he told Hunger. "We're so close that we can just be very direct. And I think she was the same with me, where if I had a crap idea, she'd say, 'No, we're not doing that.'" The Best Movies of 2023: From 'Barbie' to 'M3gan' and Everything In-Between Zac Efron Was an Acting Inspiration for Harris Dickinson Dickinson shared how his onscreen brother inspired his pursuit of acting and not pursuing a career in the marines. Efron's famous role as Troy Bolton in High School Musical was a big part of that. "I was battling between understanding my interest in theater and being in the Marines - there was this machismo," Dickinson told Variety. "And I remember seeing High School Musical - and this is incredibly cheesy and vulnerable - but I remember thinking, 'Oh, if Troy Bolton can do it ...' The films he'd done, they were cultural phenomena." High School Musical clearly left its mark on Dickinson. In a 2023 BuzzFeed interview, he sang a few bars of "Breaking Free" - and he wasn't too bad! Mike Coppola/Getty Images Harris Dickinson Felt Silly Wrestling in 'Iron Claw' Even though he had support from his Iron Claw costars, Dickinson initially felt silly when hitting the ring and training for the film, especially when hitting pillows for practice at home. However, that doesn't mean that Dickinson doesn't think of wrestling fondly. He shared with Entertainment Weekly about the first time he saw wrestling as a kid, saying, "WWE came to London when I was a kid and I went. I was like, 13, maybe. It was a big moment." Harris Dickinson Loves Sia Dickinson told Vulture his favorite songs to sing along with in December 2023. "Sia's 'Chandelier' or 'Elastic Heart,'" he said. "You can shout it, you can belt it, it's very uplifting, I find." Harris Dickinson Will Play John Lennon in Beatles Biopic Harris Dickinson is John Lennon Chiabella James/Sony In January 2026, the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts - which was cofounded by Paul McCartney - shared the first photos of Dickinson as Lennon, Paul Mescal as McCartney, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr. Dickinson could be seen sporting Lennon's signature long hair and round glasses. All four Beatles f