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 actor presents his first feature film. The portrait of a young homeless person who tries to get back on the right path.

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 Makes a More Than Promising Directorial Debut With ‘Urchin’

A burgeoning movie star tries his hand at a new skill, and proves to be a rare natural.

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 […]

British actor Harris Dickinson, known for his role in the acclaimed 'Triangle of Sadness' (Ruben Östlund) and, more recently, in 'Babygirl', along with Nicole Kidman, presented this Saturday 'Urchin', his prima opera as director, within the section A certain look at the Cannes Festival. The entry British actor Harris Dickinson premieres in Cannes as director with 'Urchin' was first published in Digital Process.