If this young actor, a rising Hollywood star, met with great success with his latest saga which grossed 1.1 billion dollars, he faced numerous criticisms at the start of his career. He was criticized in particular for not having the physique necessary to access certain roles.
Timothée Chalamet's filmography is well established. Only 28 years old, the Franco-American actor has already appeared in around twenty films, several of which were big hits at the box office. Firstly the science fiction saga Dune, which grossed $1.1 billion. If today, Timothée Chalamet is a great and recognized actor, his beginnings in the industry were rather complicated. It turns out that the companion of influencer and model Kylie Jenner suffered several failures at the start of his career. The reason? His physique which didn't fit in with all of Hollywood.
An agent advised Timothée Chalamet to gain weight to succeed
Interviewed by Zane Lowe for his podcast on Apple Music, Timothée Chalamet revealed: “When I was doing tests for Labythinth or Divergent, or films that were showing When I started acting, I was always told that I didn't have the right physique.” At the same time, he declared: “A long time ago, an agent called me and basically told me I needed to gain weight. He didn't say it aggressively, but he made me to understand.”
Timothée Chalamet: “I found my way in very personal films”
Following several refusals in big films, Timothée Chalamet turned to smaller productions and this is how he started in the profession with notably Call Me By Your Name, Beautiful Boy, Lady Bird et Little Women. “Films with smaller budgets, but very well made, which managed to exist in the cinema. That’s how I found my rhythm, my security. I found my way in very personal films”said the one who also revealed having been unbearable with Jennifer Lawrence on the set of Don't Look Up: Cosmic Denialcomedy broadcast on Netflix. At the beginning of 2025, Timothée Chalamet will be in the casting of Complete Unknownthe biopic dedicated to Bob Dylan.
Article written with the collaboration of 6médias.
