Charlie Vickers

{{Infobox person

| name = Charlie Vickers

| image = Charlie Vickers interview for the Rings of Power 2023 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Charlie Vickers in 2023

| birth_name = Charlie Vickers-Willis

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|10|24|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

| nationality = Australian

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2018–present

| spouse = Georgie Oulton

}}

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.

Personal life

Vickers was born in St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. He grew up in Geelong.{{cite web|title=They scan your eyeballs just to get on set! Charlie Vickers on The Rings of Power |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/oct/12/lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-charlie-vickers-halbrand-they-scan-your-eyeballs-just-to-get-on-set|work=theguardian.com|date=12 October 2022}} 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,{{cite web |title= Banter with Basil (Charlie Vickers-Willis)|url=https://fawltytowersqc.wordpress.com/2012/08/20/197/ | work=fawltytowersqc.wordpress.com |date= September 29, 2024}} before undertaking an audition in Sydney for a UK-based drama school.

Vickers moved to London, England{{cite web |title= Charlie Vickers in Amazon series Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power |date= 26 September 2022|url= http://www.contentmode.com/charlie-vickers/|publisher= contentmode.com |access-date=2 October 2022}} to attend the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama,{{cite web |title= Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Alumni News Roundup - Autumn 2022 |url= https://www.cssd.ac.uk/news/alumni-news-roundup-autumn-2022 |work= cssd.ac.uk |date= November 1, 2022}} where he met his wife, actress Georgie Oulton. He graduated in 2018.

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,{{cite web |title=Palm Beach: Film Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/palm-beach-review-1216194/#! |work=hollywoodreporter.com|date=6 June 2019}} alongside Sam Neill, Matilda Brown, Greta Scacchi and Richard E. Grant. Vickers starred with Carryl Thomas in the thriller film Death in Shoreditch.{{cite web | title=Future Now Digital: Death in Shoreditch|url=https://www.futurenow.digital/death-in-shoreditch |work=futurenow.digital |date=29 September 2024}}

In 2019, Vickers was cast in the main role of Sauron{{cite web |title=The Rings of Power' actor Charlie Vickers reveals that even he didn't know he was Sauron|url=https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/the-rings-of-power-actor-charlie-vickers-reveals-that-even-he-didnt-know-he-was-sauron-525630 |work=wionews.com|date=15 October 2022}} in the J. R. R. Tolkien-based Amazon television series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, first appearing in episode 2 as his human disguise Halbrand. Vickers has said he was unaware he was playing Sauron until filming the third episode. To immerse himself in the part, Vickers went hiking for five days in the Tongariro National Park, New Zealand. To perform the underwater scenes, Vickers took up freediving.{{cite web |date=15 September 2022 |title=How Charlie Vickers trained for Rings of Power: Free-diving, surfing and deadlifts |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fitness/article/rings-of-power-charlie-vickers-fitness-diary |access-date=1 October 2022 |publisher=gq-magazine.co.uk}} Vickers is a keen runner, having completed several triathlons and regularly done {{cvt|5|–|10|km|mi}} runs several times a week.

In 2023, Vickers starred in a miniseries adaptation of the Holly Ringland novel, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart as Clem Hart.

Vickers is set to star in the Netflix miniseries adaptation of Jane Harper's novel, The Survivors.{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/yerin-ha-charlie-vickers-the-survivors-netflix-2025-australia-slate-1236291108/ | title=Yerin Ha, Charlie Vickers Crime Drama 'The Survivors' Among Netflix's 2025 Australian Slate | date=30 January 2025 }}

Filmography

=Films=

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scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| Notes
2019 \| Palm Beach \| Dan \|
2020 \| Death in Shoreditch \| Andrew \| In post-production

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scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

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2019

| Palm Beach

| Dan

2020

| Death in Shoreditch

| Andrew

| In post-production

=Television=

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scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| 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.

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scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

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2018

| Medici

| Guglielmo Pazzi

| Series 2; episodes 1–8

2022–

| The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

| Halbrand / Annatar / Sauron