Nicholas Galitzine typically feels “guilt” at taking part in LGBTQ+ roles. (Getty/Manoli Figetakis)
The Concept Of You star Nicholas Galitzine has referenced his latest string of queer roles, saying he typically feels “guilt” about taking them as a straight man.
Galitzine’s profile reached new heights final summer time when he featured alongside Taylor Zakhar Perez in queer rom-com Pink, White & Royal Blue, during which he performed a British prince who falls for the son of the US president (performed by Uma Thurman).
Six months later, Galitzine went from taking part in a British royal to being inside one, as he performed the gorgeous, crafty and King James I-topping George Villiers in historic and attractive sky drama Mary & George.
Whereas these are his most up-to-date queer roles, he’s additionally performed LGBTQ+ characters in movies and TV exhibits together with Angelo in Legends, Good-looking Satan, and The Craft: Legacy – regardless of figuring out publicly as a straight man.
Throughout a dialog with British GQ, Galtzine touched on his position as (straight) boyband heartthrob Hayes within the Anne Hathaway rom com The Concept Of You, during which Hayes has to cope with fan intrusion into his private life – an expertise the actor has additionally handled.
It’s not the primary time followers have conflated Galtizine’s characters along with his personal private expertise – significantly in the case of the queer characters.
“I’m Nick, and I’m not my position,” he mentioned. “I determine as a straight man, however I’ve been part of some unbelievable queer tales. I felt a way of uncertainty typically about whether or not I’m taking over somebody’s area, and maybe guilt.”
Nevertheless, he expanded by saying that he feels OK taking part in queer roles because the characters he portrays are greater than their sexuality.
“On the identical time, I see these characters as not solely their sexuality,” he continued.
As an actor who has performed a number of queer roles, the query of whether or not it’s proper for him to take action has cropped up a number of instances in latest months.
The display screen star has flippantly addressed the query in earlier interviews, saying that he takes “loads of care” when portraying queer folks, and is happy with the best way the group has responded.
“I really feel so overwhelmingly happy with the resonance. I really feel like I’ve been in a position to have and been so touched by conversations I’ve had with folks from the group,” he defined throughout a dialog on SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Present earlier this yr.
“Before everything, I really like fascinating, textured characters and I’m so glad you talked about these [roles], as a result of I really feel like I’ve loads of look after my characters and I hope that’s evident within the work that I do and I really feel very highly effective with their backing behind me, so yeah. Simply very grateful.”
Whereas some actors and TV stars, together with Glee star Darren Criss, Physician Who author Russell T Davies, and Philadelphia actor Tom Hanks, have mentioned that some roles ought to be reserved for queer stars, others aren’t so certain.
Actors together with Ian McKellan, Stanley Tucci and Cate Blanchett have recommended somebody’s sexuality has no bearing on their capability to play a sure position.
In the meantime, different publicly straight actors together with Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor have change into identified for taking part in queer characters.
The Concept Of You is streaming now on Prime Video.