Since the release of the Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum-directed romantic movie "Purple Hearts" created for Netflix, fans of the film have become interested in knowing who the lead actor Nicholas Galitzine is.
On July 29, 2022, Netflix released "Purple Hearts," based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Tess Wakefield. The movie featured Sofia Carson as the aspiring and struggling singer-songwriter Cassie Salazar and Nicholas Galitzine as a troubled Marine named Luke Morrow.
Cassie Salazar was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and struggled to afford insulin, while Luke Morrow owed $15,000 to a dealer from the days he was an addict, and the dealer wanted his money back.
After Salazar and Morrow met at the bar where she plays with her band, even though she initially disliked him, they had no choice but to team up for their mutual benefit.
They decided to get married so Carson's Salazar would benefit from the health insurance granted to military spouses. At the same time, Galitzine's Morrow would use the extra money he got for being married to pay off his debt.
Despite their differences, tragedy forced the couple to work together to make their fake marriage which was only supposed to last a year, seem natural, and they truly fell in love with each other in no time.
Nicholas Galitzine at the Netflix FYC Event: Prom Night Photo Call in Los Angeles on May 17, 2019 | Source: Getty Images
"Purple Hearts" became super successful on the streaming site as it garnered over 100 million hours of watch time by its second week. As viewership increased, criticisms increased, and it soon became a controversial movie.
Some viewers complained about the misogynistic and racist themes, while some praised the movie for shedding light on the struggles of Type 1 Diabetic patients. Despite the movie's controversies, some fans fell in love with Galitzine and wanted to know more about him.
Who Is Nicholas Galitzine?
The actor was born in London on September 29, 1994. His acting career started in 2014 when he starred in "The Beat Beneath My Feet."
He has since starred in "High Strung," "Handsome Devil," "The Changeover," "Chambers," and "Cinderella," among other movies and series. Galitzine would be starring in "The Idea of You," "Red White & Royal Blue," and "Bottoms."
Besides acting, Galitzine is also in love with music even though he has no training and has plans to release his music as he has been singing for some years. He showed off his musical ability when he starred as the prince in "Cinderella."
Before he got into acting, he wanted to be a sportsman. He loved to play rugby and attended the best rugby school. The actor was also the second best in London in javelin sports.
In addition, he was playing county-level football and later revealed that he was "sports crazy." However, he slowly started to fall out of love with sports before pursuing acting.
What Is Known about Nicholas Galitzine's Love Life?
Galitzine's journey into being an actor was not conventional but accidental. It all started with a girl he liked whom he followed to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
He did the festival to woo the girl after his heart, and by the time the festival was over, an acting agency was interested in the actor who had never talked about his romantic life.
After he starred as a closeted gay teenager in "Handsome Devil," fans began to speculate that he was gay. In 2022, one fan tweeted:
"A character can be gay without being played by Nicholas Galitzine but you can't be played by Nicholas Galitzine and not be gay."
Another fan also tweeted: "Nicholas Galitzine is 100% gay, and I can't wait for red, white and royal blue 😠😤" In "Red White & Royal Blue," the actor stars as a gay Britain prince.
The actor never addressed the rumors about his sexuality as he has been very secretive about his love life. However, after starring alongside Camila Cabello in "Cinderella," there were rumors about a possible romance between them.
When they acted together, Cabello was dating Shawn Mendes, but fans noticed that she and Galitzine became extremely close. They suspected that their on-screen romance might become something more off-screen.
What Is Nicholas Galitzine up to Now?
Galitzine never expected the success "Purple Hearts" received. He usually started filming believing his movies would go into a black hole and no one would ever see them, so he did not know how viewers would react.
When the movie first aired on Netflix, he noted some decent viewership. However, the numbers kept rising, and he was shocked. He and his co-star Carson texted each other back and forth, and they wrote:
"Is this, like, happening? Is this really happening?'"
Galitzine revealed that preparing for the movie was physically demanding and emotionally draining. Still, life after the film has been an experience he thought possible if one had a fever dream.
While working on "Purple Hearts," he had to juggle different characters in his head as he was also working on "Bottoms" in New Orleans and "Red, White and Royal Blue" in London. With his success in "Purple Hearts," the actor is excited for his fans to see the next set of movies in which he will appear.
Galitzine is also set to appear as Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of a boy band alongside Anne Hathaway in Amazon Prime Video's "The Idea of You." However, the movie, directed by Michael Showalter, has no release date yet.
In an interview discussing the success of "Purple Hearts," the actor teased a continuation in the story leading to a sequel. However, he did not say if Netflix had given the go-ahead.
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