Harris Dickinson is a name you’ll be hearing a hell of a lot more of once he debuts as John Lennon in Sam Mendes’ quartet of Beatles biopics. And he’s moved that discerning hand of his behind the lens for his directorial debut, Urchin.
It’s the opposite of a vanity project. In fact, it’s exactly the kind of work you hope for from an actor-turned-director – proof that Dickinson hasn’t wasted the enviable cinematic education provided to him by past collaborators Joanna Hogg, Steve McQueen and Babygirl’s Halina Reijn, and that he’s meaningfully considered what he can contribute by stepping behind the camera.
