Harris Dickinson (born c. 1996/1997) is an English actor. He is known for his portrayal of Frankie in the 2017 film Beach Rats, for which he was nominated for Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, London Film Critics Circle Award for Young British/Irish Performer of the Year, and for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor. In 2018, Dickinson portrayed kidnapped heir John Paul Getty III in the first season of the Danny Boyle-helmed FX drama series Trust. He played Liam Stewart in the science-fiction film The Darkest Minds (2018) and Prince Phillip in the film Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019). He will have the leading role in the upcoming prequel in the Kingsman franchise and is part of Xavier Dolan's latest movie Matthias & Maxime which was part of the official selection at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
Dickinson was born and raised in Leytonstone, East London. At seventeen, he dropped out of school, where he was trying to study film and theatre. Dickinson almost opted for a career in the Marines, before being convinced to return to the theatre by his coach at RAW Academy in London. Dickinson commented that a lot of people choose not to follow their passions "because they're scared, or don't have the support network."