Rise to Fame
He played both Winklevoss twins in The Social Network (2010), a technical stunt that earned rave reviews and caught Luca Guadagnino's eye. Call Me by Your Name (2017) was the real arrival: opposite Timothée Chalamet in the summer romance everyone was quoting, he brought enough restraint and physical ease to the role to earn a Golden Globe nomination. Hollywood had decided he was their next old-school leading man. He held that position for about four years.
In the Spotlight
In January 2021, screenshots of alleged DMs describing cannibalistic fantasies circulated online. His career collapsed at a speed that impressed even by Hollywood standards: four productions, including Shotgun Wedding and The Offer, cut him loose, and WME followed within weeks. The LAPD investigated, and the LA County District Attorney's office declined to file charges, citing insufficient evidence. By 2022 he was selling timeshares in the Cayman Islands, where his kids live with his ex-wife, and told Variety he found being canceled 'liberating.' He launched a podcast in 2024 and filmed a Western. The comeback is less certain than he sounds.
Side Notes
His name isn't a nickname. His great-grandfather was Armand Hammer, the oil tycoon who personally met Lenin and died worth $800 million. The family has always operated at a scale where normal rules bend. A 2022 Discovery+ docuseries, House of Hammer, featured family members and alleged exes describing predatory behavior stretching back generations. That an oil-dynasty heir ended up selling timeshares is either the family's most embarrassing chapter or its most fitting one.