Nicholas Hamilton

Hamilton was born in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, to Vicki Atkins and Craig Hamilton and grew up in Alstonville; he graduated from Alstonville High School in 2018. He has a brother named Joshua "JJ" Hamilton and two sisters namely Rebecca Hamilton and Rachel Hamilton. His uncle died from cancer in 2011, which he credits as starting his career, stating "I knew I had to pursue acting for him."{{Cite news |title=Alstonville teen actor heading for Hollywood |url=https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/heading-for-hollywood/2309754/ |first=Leah |last=White |date=5 July 2014 |access-date=12 September 2019 |newspaper=Northern Star |archive-date=23 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023184155/https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/heading-for-hollywood/2309754/ |url-status=live}} His first role was the part of Elvis Presley in a grade five school play. Hamilton said he reluctantly took it, but 'really enjoyed [the] whole process' of rehearsal, and later joined a local acting agency.{{Cite web |title=Nicholas Hamilton Gives RAW Interview, Talks 'IT' |url=http://rawpages.com/2017/09/nicholas-hamilton-interview/ |work=Raw Pages |year=2017 |access-date=12 September 2019 |archive-date=14 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714015954/http://rawpages.com/2017/09/nicholas-hamilton-interview/ |url-status=dead}}

Hamilton gained industry attention in the 2013 short film Time, directed by Liam Connor. He played a young boy who believed in time travel. The film was a finalist of the 2013 Tropfest Short Film Festival, and Hamilton won an award at the festival for Best Male Actor.{{cite news|last=Encalada|first=Javier|title=Nicholas Hamilton, our 'IT' young Hollywood star|url=https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/nicholas-hamilton-our-it-young-man/3218857/|website=northernstar.com.au|access-date=21 February 2018|date=1 September 2017|archive-date=23 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223050654/https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/nicholas-hamilton-our-it-young-man/3218857/|url-status=live}} This gained him the attention of Catherine Poulton, an agent in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He began his screen career with a role in Mako: Island of Secrets, and parts in short films such as Jackrabbit and Letter to Annabelle.{{Cite news |title=Fan Fest Exclusive Interview: Nicholas Hamilton talks the challenges of playing Henry Bowers, and IT's Expectations! |work=Fan Fest |url=https://fanfest.com/2017/09/09/fan-fest-exclusive-interview-nicholas-hamilton-talks-the-challenges-of-playing-henry-bowers-and-its-expectations/ |date=10 September 2017 |access-date=12 September 2019 |first=Julia |last=Valenti |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702042409/https://fanfest.com/2017/09/09/fan-fest-exclusive-interview-nicholas-hamilton-talks-the-challenges-of-playing-henry-bowers-and-its-expectations/ |archive-date=2 July 2018 |url-status=dead}}

Hamilton's first role in a feature film was as Nicole Kidman and Joseph Fiennes' son in the Australian drama-suspense film Strangerland. In early 2016, he landed a guest role in Wanted alongside Rebecca Gibney. His first American performance was as Rellian in 2016's Captain Fantastic, for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Young Artist Awards, along with the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In 2014, after filming Captain Fantastic, he joined with WME and 3 Arts Entertainment. In 2017, he portrayed Lucas Hanson in the film adaptation of The Dark Tower, as well as his most well-known character portrayal of Henry Bowers in IT. To prepare for the role of Bowers, he read the original novel and liaised with Jarred Blancard, who portrayed Bowers in the 1990 miniseries.{{Cite news |title=Nicholas Hamilton On Filming Stephen King's 'It' Remake |magazine=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/nicholas-hamilton-stephen-king-it-remake-1201839699/ |date=17 August 2016 |access-date=12 September 2019 |first=Lamarco |last=McClendon |publisher=Penske Business Media, LLC. |archive-date=19 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819192346/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/nicholas-hamilton-stephen-king-it-remake-1201839699/ |url-status=live}} In 2018, it was announced he would portray Private Noel Grimes in Danger Close, an Australian film centered on the Battle of Long Tan{{cite news |url=https://www.pressreader.com/australia/south-burnett-times/20180529/282338270547740 |via=PressReader |title=Teen actor joins war movie cast |access-date=29 November 2018 |date=29 May 2018 |newspaper=South Burnett Times |first=Javier |last=Enclada |archive-date=10 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910094524/https://www.pressreader.com/australia/south-burnett-times/20180529/282338270547740 |url-status=live}} and Endless/Undying as Chris, a teenager who finds himself trapped in a purgatory searching for a way to make contact with his true love.{{Cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/alexandra-shipp-nicholas-hamilton-deron-horton-endless-summerstorm-entertainment-thunder-road-scott-speer-1202506126/ |title=Alexandra Shipp & Nicholas Hamilton Set for Drama 'Endless' with DeRon Horton Co-Starring |date=21 November 2018 |access-date=12 September 2019 |first=Dino-Ray |last=Ramos |website=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Business Media, LLC. |archive-date=15 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915003215/https://deadline.com/2018/11/alexandra-shipp-nicholas-hamilton-deron-horton-endless-summerstorm-entertainment-thunder-road-scott-speer-1202506126/ |url-status=live}} He returned as young Henry Bowers in It Chapter Two, released in 2019.{{cite news |url=https://www.cbr.com/it-chapter-2-cast-photo/ |title=It: Chapter 2 - Losers' Club Is All Grown Up in New Set Photo |date=30 July 2018 |work=cbr.com |access-date=29 November 2018 |first=Brandon |last=Zachary |archive-date=13 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813112221/https://www.cbr.com/it-chapter-2-cast-photo/ |url-status=live}}

In June 2021, Hamilton appeared in Season 2 of Hulu's Love, Victor. He also led Action Royale, a Snapchat Original Series as Trilby, a teenager who starts an underground esports gambling ring to pay off his father's debts{{Cite web|title=Action Royale|publisher=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14531736/|access-date=15 August 2021|archive-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815141550/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14531736/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=White|first=Peter|date=29 July 2021|title=Ben Affleck & Matt Damon's Pearl Street Films Teams With Portal A On Scripted Sci-Fi Series As Wheelhouse-Backed Digital Producer Steps Up Originals Drive|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/ben-affleck-matt-damon-pearl-street-films-teams-portal-a-reaver-x-specter-1234801874/|access-date=15 August 2021|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815142103/https://deadline.com/2021/07/ben-affleck-matt-damon-pearl-street-films-teams-portal-a-reaver-x-specter-1234801874/|url-status=live}} and is slated to appear in true-story-film Brave the Dark as Nate, a homeless teen struggling to find his purpose and the courage to confront the darkness of his past.{{Cite web|title=Brave The Dark - A Make/Films Original|url=https://makefilms.cc/originalfilms/brave-the-dark/|access-date=15 August 2021|archive-date=11 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811153748/https://makefilms.cc/originalfilms/brave-the-dark/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Parfitt |first=Orlando |date=18 September 2019 |title='It' star Nicholas Hamilton joins UK drama 'Brave The Dark' (exclusive) |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/it-star-nicholas-hamilton-joins-uk-drama-brave-the-dark-exclusive/5142983.article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815142103/https://www.screendaily.com/news/it-star-nicholas-hamilton-joins-uk-drama-brave-the-dark-exclusive/5142983.article |archive-date=15 August 2021 |access-date=15 August 2021 |website=Screen |language=en}} On Prime Video's The Boys spinoff Gen V, Hamilton portrayed invisible superhero Maverick, the son of Translucent.{{Cite web |last=Club |first=Comic Book |date=3 October 2023 |title=Who Plays Maverick On Gen V? The Boys Cameo Explained |url=https://comicbookclublive.com/2023/10/03/gen-v-is-hiding-another-the-boys-cameo-in-plain-sight-because-hes-invisible/ |access-date=7 October 2023 |website=Comic Book Club |language=en-US}}

In 2024, Hamilton played Stu in The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh for Amazon Freevee.{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=19 January 2023 |title='The Pradeeps Of Pittsburgh' Lands Series Order At Amazon Freevee; Naveen Andrews, Sindhu Vee, Megan Hilty To Star, Full Cast Set |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/the-pradeeps-of-pittsburgh-series-order-amazon-freevee-naveen-andrews-sindhu-vee-megan-hilty-vijal-patel-full-cast-1235227549/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309164115/https://deadline.com/2023/01/the-pradeeps-of-pittsburgh-series-order-amazon-freevee-naveen-andrews-sindhu-vee-megan-hilty-vijal-patel-full-cast-1235227549/ |archive-date=9 March 2023 |access-date=9 March 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} It has been announced that he will play Tod in Lionsgate's Do Not Enter,{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=29 July 2022 |title=Suretone Pictures & Lionsgate Rounds Out Cast For Horror Thriller 'Creepers' |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/suretone-pictures-lionsgate-rounds-out-cast-for-horror-thriller-creepers-1235081233/ |access-date=9 March 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=25 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225061120/https://deadline.com/2022/07/suretone-pictures-lionsgate-rounds-out-cast-for-horror-thriller-creepers-1235081233/ |url-status=live}} and Lance Lunar in Max Talisman's Things Like This.

In January 2021, he released his debut single, "Different Year".{{Cite web|last=kasualkook|date=8 January 2021|title=Interview: "Different Year," 2020, Nala and more with Nicholas Hamilton|url=https://kasualkook.com/2021/01/08/interview-different-year-2020-nala-and-more-with-nicholas-hamilton/|access-date=8 January 2021|website=kasual kook|language=en|archive-date=8 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108161918/https://kasualkook.com/2021/01/08/interview-different-year-2020-nala-and-more-with-nicholas-hamilton/|url-status=live}}{{Citation|title=Different Year by Nicholas Hamilton|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/3JYrC9vn4ikCngA2SqmMFe?si=2a8d5fcc0fe4414e|access-date=9 January 2021|archive-date=16 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816054657/https://open.spotify.com/track/3JYrC9vn4ikCngA2SqmMFe?si=2a8d5fcc0fe4414e|url-status=live}} He subsequently released singles "noRoom",{{Citation|title=noRoom by Nicholas Hamilton, Savs|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/5Lf3V7LWHCDRT3GMv0mcPa?si=4d748c544f1541e2|access-date=12 February 2021|archive-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815135343/https://open.spotify.com/track/5Lf3V7LWHCDRT3GMv0mcPa?si=4d748c544f1541e2|url-status=live}} a duet between Hamilton and co-writer Savs, "In Line"{{Citation|title=In Line by Nicholas Hamilton|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/2eCg4mgEbjDRvdyPHEPVIn?si=1b93a170bbc244c7|access-date=23 April 2021|archive-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815135343/https://open.spotify.com/track/2eCg4mgEbjDRvdyPHEPVIn?si=1b93a170bbc244c7|url-status=live}} and "Pretty Young",{{Citation|title=Pretty Young by Nicholas Hamilton|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/04v86t0YnHD8ega3ugwtzU?si=da62fdfb43904303|access-date=9 July 2021|archive-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815135345/https://open.spotify.com/track/04v86t0YnHD8ega3ugwtzU?si=da62fdfb43904303|url-status=live}} the latter becoming the title track of his 2021 debut EP of the same name.{{Citation|title=Pretty Young (EP) by Nicholas Hamilton|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/7orAUZhUytpf47r2uM8LBu?si=5jn2xuY6T-G0fMVQYkRLjQ&dl_branch=1|access-date=13 August 2021|archive-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815135346/https://open.spotify.com/album/7orAUZhUytpf47r2uM8LBu?si=5jn2xuY6T-G0fMVQYkRLjQ&dl_branch=1|url-status=live}} This EP also features the tracks "Everything to Lose" and "Intro".

Hamilton released his single, "Alone", in May 2023.{{Citation|title=Alone by Nicholas Hamilton|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/0FsXYxYsYAm38yW5HZTmti?si=sboSH22dRry9qQdQ7P2_Dw|access-date=29 May 2023|archive-date=30 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530032403/https://open.spotify.com/track/0FsXYxYsYAm38yW5HZTmti?si=sboSH22dRry9qQdQ7P2_Dw|url-status=live}} He sold out his first ever headline concert in May 2023 at Rockwood Music Hall.{{Cite web |date=16 June 2023 |title=Nicholas Hamilton Debuts New Single "Spins" For Pride |url=https://vmagazine.com/article/nicholas-hamilton-debuts-new-single-spins-for-pride/ |access-date=13 October 2024 |website=V Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Citation |title=Nicholas Hamilton Rockwood Music Hall Sold Out Post |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CsJ6TUXpUvC/?igshid=ZWQyN2ExYTkwZQ== |access-date=29 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530032403/https://www.instagram.com/p/CsJ6TUXpUvC/?igshid=ZWQyN2ExYTkwZQ== |archive-date=30 May 2023 |url-status=live}}{{Primary source inline|date=November 2024}} His next single, "Spins", was released on 16 June 2023.{{Cite web |last=Topel |first=Fred |date=16 June 2023 |title=Nicholas Hamilton: Second date inspired Pride Month song 'Spins' |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2023/06/16/Nicholas-Hamilton-Pride-Month-Spins/7751686854814/ |access-date=13 October 2024 |work=United Press International |language=en}}

Hamilton moved from his home country of Australia to Los Angeles in 2019 at the age of 18.{{Cite web|last=Browne|first=Nick|title=Nicholas Hamilton's Debut Single, "Different Year"|url=https://www.beyondthestagemagazine.com/nicholas-hamilton-debut-single-bts/|access-date=28 October 2021|website=Beyond The Stage Magazine|date=8 January 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028150905/https://www.beyondthestagemagazine.com/nicholas-hamilton-debut-single-bts/|url-status=live}} He has a dog named Nala.{{Cite web|title=Nic Hamilton on Instagram: "i've got a new best friend. everyone, say much big hello to Nala ☺️"|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BxbA0VEl92J/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BxbA0VEl92J |archive-date=24 December 2021 |url-access=registration|access-date=13 August 2020|website=Instagram|language=en}}{{cbignore}}

Hamilton is gay. He came out at age 18.{{cite tweet|user=nic_hamilton|number=1267483387024957442|date=1 June 2020|title=Nicholas Hamilton expresses support for Black Lives Matter on behalf of LGBT people.}}{{Cite web|last=Rana|first=Sambridhi|title=Nicholas Hamilton Talks about Coming Out as Gay and Advertising His Orientation|url=https://hollywoodmask.com/lgbtiq/nicholas-hamilton-gay-boyfriend.html|access-date=28 July 2021|website=hollywoodmask|language=en|archive-date=28 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728234131/https://hollywoodmask.com/lgbtiq/nicholas-hamilton-gay-boyfriend.html|url-status=live}}

Hamilton has also gained a following on the social media site TikTok where he makes cocktails and tastes ready-made alcoholic beverages.{{Cite web |last=Scheetz |first=Cameron |date=18 June 2023 |title=Nicholas Hamilton dishes on gay cocktails, getting recognized from 'IT,' & his sweet new song about his BF |url=https://www.queerty.com/nicholas-hamilton-dishes-on-gay-cocktails-getting-recognized-from-it-his-sweet-new-song-about-his-bf-20230618 |access-date=13 October 2024 |website=Queerty |language=en}}

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