Joe Alwyn
Born: 1991-02-21 in London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Joseph Matthew Alwyn (born February 21, 1991) is an English actor. Alwyn made his feature film debut as the titular character in Ang Lee's 2016 war drama Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk and has since played roles in films such as The Favourite (2018), Boy Erased (2018), Mary Queen of Scots (2018), Harriet (2019), Catherine Called Birdy (2022), and The Brutalist (2024), as well as the BBC and Hulu drama series Conversations with Friends (2022). Born in Kent and raised in North London, Alwyn developed an interest in acting during his teenage years. He acted in student productions at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and obtained BA degrees in English literature and drama, and acting, from the University of Bristol (2012), and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (2015), respectively. Alwyn worked with American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift on ten of her songs released from 2020 to 2022, including "Exile" and "Betty" from Swift's eighth studio album, Folklore, which won the Album of the Year at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. He won a Trophée Chopard at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and appeared on the 2022 Time 100 Next list of rising stars.
Filmography
2027
2026
- Hamlet as Laertes
2025
- Hamnet as Bartholomew
- Inside Look: Hamnet as Self
2024
- The Brutalist as Harry Lee
- Kinds of Kindness as Collectibles Appraiser / Passenger / Joseph
2022
- Conversations with Friends as Nick Conway
- Stars at Noon as Daniel
- Catherine Called Birdy as Uncle George
2021
- The Last Letter from Your Lover as Lawrence Stirling
- The Souvenir: Part II as Max
2020
- Miss Americana as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Harriet as Gideon Brodess
- A Christmas Carol as Bob Cratchit
- FX's A Christmas Carol as Bob Cratchit
2018
- The Favourite as Masham
- Mary Queen of Scots as Robert Dudley
- Operation Finale as Klaus Eichmann
- Boy Erased as Henry Wallace
2017
- The Sense of an Ending as Adrian Finn Sr.
2016
- Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk as Billy Lynn
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
1953
- The Oscars as Self - Presenter