Who Is Nicholas Galitzine? 5 Things to Know About the ‘Purple Hearts’ Actor

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Crossing the pond! Nicholas Galitzine may be a Brit, but he plays soon-to-deploy marine Luke Morrow in the Netflix film Purple Hearts — a role he hopes will open people’s eyes to the true bravery of American soldiers. “I think my hope is that they feel represented in the right way and that they feel like they’re humanized in the right way,” the England native said during an interview with Movie Guide in August 2022. “I think oftentimes, you can be very dismissive of the sacrifices, and just the sheer bravery it takes to kind of put yourself on the line, your life on the line, the ripple effect it has on your family, how difficult it must be to have loved ones constantly in danger, in harm’s way.

I hope we provide them with a textured portrayal of their lives.”The film — which was released by the streaming service in July 2022 — follows an aspiring musician and type 1 diabetic (Sofia Carson) as she agrees to a marriage of convenience with Luke (Galtizine) in order to help pay for her health insurance costs.

While the two initially butt heads due to their opposing political beliefs, they eventually form a close-knit bond when Luke is sent home after being severely injured in battle.

While the romantic drama quickly became one of Netflix’s most-watched films in history, there was also significant viewer backlash in regards to potentially problematic themes woven throughout the story — especially in regards to misogynistic and racist undertones. “The way Purple Hearts isn’t even subtle but blatantly anti arab anti hispanic racist misogynistic AND pro military propaganda but ppl are frothing at the mouth bc enemies to lovers,” one social media user tweeted of the plot. “YEAH THEY’RE ENEMIES BCS HE’S A PRO GUN CONSERVATIVE