Timothée Chalamet, 28, revealed that he was advised to gain weight early in his acting career in order to land bigger movies.

Chalamet takes on the role of the iconic songwriter Bob Dylan during the pivotal moment when he controversially switched to electric guitars. Directed by James Mangold, who co-wrote the script with Jay Cocks, the film is inspired by Elijah Ward’s 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric!

Timothée Chalamet is opening up about the early challenges he faced in Hollywood, revealing that he was once told he didn’t have the right body type for the roles he was auditioning for.

Timothée Chalamet recalls being told to 'put on weight' to help book roles early in career. He found his groove in more 'personal' movies.

Timothée Chalamet had a difficult time securing roles in big films when he was a young actor. The 28-year-old revealed to Apple Music’s Zane Lowe that his body was a point of criticism. “If I auditioned for The Maze Runner or Divergent,

While reflecting on his career, Timothée Chalamet said there were certain doors that were closed to him in the industry based on his looks. In a new interview with Zane Lowe promoting his Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown for the first time,

Timothee Chalamet was advised to gain weight while auditioning for movie roles earlier in his career. "If I auditioned for The Maze Runner or Divergent, things of that variety that were popping when I was coming up,

Timothée Chalamet was told to gain weight to land major movie roles. The 'Wonka' actor will play folk legend Bob Dylan in biopic 'A Complete Unknown' and he explained he was able to relate to the legendary musician because he felt like an "outsider" within his own career until he was able to carve out his own path.