Timothée Chalamet: 9 Facts About Characters and Roles

1. #002

   Christopher Nolan said that Timothée Chalamet's talent was immediately apparent at the auditions when he cast him in Interstellar. Nolan said that if Chalamet had been British, he might also have considered him for the cast of the war film Dunkirk. This shows that Chalamet drew the attention of major directors at a young age.

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2. #004

   Timothée Chalamet auditioned for the role of Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War but lost the part to Tom Holland. That loss could have been a turning point in his career; instead, he later made his name with successful performances across different genres.

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3. #011

   Timothée Chalamet auditioned for the series Bates Motel, but he mistakenly referenced American Psycho instead of Psycho and therefore did not get the role. Freddie Highmore won the part. This is known as one of the early setbacks in his career.

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4. #013

   Timothée Chalamet and Ansel Elgort attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School during the same period. Chalamet says he generally lost roles in school plays to Elgort and therefore took part in talent shows. However, he played the lead in Sweet Charity. After high school they appeared together in the film Men, Women & Children.

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5. #016

   After Interstellar, Timothée Chalamet thought the film would be his breakthrough role, but the part was small. He then experienced a series of rejections and felt sad while watching the films he had auditioned for or the films of actors his own age. This period marks a difficult stretch in his career.

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6. #021

   Timothée Chalamet auditioned for the role of Patrick in Manchester by the Sea but lost the part to Lucas Hedges. The loss was a significant missed opportunity in his career, though he went on to appear in other successful projects.

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7. #035

   Among the films Timothée Chalamet auditioned for but never heard back about are The Neon Demon, White Boy Rick, The Theory of Everything, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and Manchester by the Sea. This shows that there were also periods in his career when many doors were closed to him.

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8. #036

   A Rainy Day in New York, in which Timothée Chalamet starred, reached number one internationally, while in the same period his sister Pauline Chalamet reached number one in America with The King of Staten Island. This is an interesting coincidence of the siblings finding success in different markets at the same time.

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9. #045

   Timothée Chalamet was the first choice for the role of Oliver Quick in Saltburn, but Barry Keoghan got the part. This shows that he was considered for certain major roles but lost them to other actors at the last moment.

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