Charlie Vickers
Australian actor (born 1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Personal life
Vickers 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
Vickers 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 his 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.
Vickers is set to star in the Netflix miniseries adaptation of Jane Harper's novel, The Survivors.[9]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Palm Beach | Dan | |
| 2020 | Death in Shoreditch | Andrew | In post-production[6] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Medici | Guglielmo Pazzi | Series 2; episodes 1–8 |
| 2022– | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | Halbrand / Annatar / Sauron | Main role. Series 1 & 2; 15 episodes |
| 2023 | The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart | Clem Hart | Main role. Episodes 1–7 |
| 2025 | The Survivors (Australian TV series) | Kieran Elliott | Main role. |
References
External links
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