"Harris Dickinson's day job is being John Lennon. The actor has spent the better part of the past year rehearsing for Sam Mendes's four-part Beatles biopic, expected in theaters in 2028. Occasionally, though, Dickinson, 29, plays hooky from the band to nurture his side hustle as writer and director. "The odd day off feels naughty," he tells me on a recent Monday morning, "like I've got a sick day from school.""
"Urchin, his first feature film, will premier that evening in London, and he's a bit jumpy as he rummages through the cabinets of his office in search of coffee and tea accoutrements. Now that he mentions it, he does sort of look like an errant schoolboy, the hood of his gray sweatshirt pulled up over his head, its cord tied in a bow like a shoestring."
"He's been working on Urchin for about five years, and at Cannes the film received a five-minute standing ovation and won both the International Critics Prize and Best Actor for its lead. But Dickinson is still sorting out how to discuss the movie's delicate subject matter. Urchin is a painstaking close read of life on the street, following a young homeless man named Mike (played by the British actor Frank Dillane) as he travels the cycle of addiction, crime, imprisonment, rehabilitation, and relapse."
Harris Dickinson balances preparing to play John Lennon in Sam Mendes's Beatles biopic with pursuing his side career as a writer-director. He completed his first feature, Urchin, after roughly five years of work. Urchin follows Mike, a young homeless man played by Frank Dillane, through addiction, crime, imprisonment, rehabilitation, and relapse. The film premiered in London after earning a five-minute standing ovation at Cannes and winning the International Critics Prize and Best Actor. Dickinson appears nervous and modest around the premiere, attentive to small details, while critics have called the film compassionate about its subject.
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