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Joe Alwyn

Actor

Joe Alwyn

Born February 21, 1991 in London, England, UK22 films

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).

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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.

He is a Grammy Award-winning songwriter and has won the Trophée Chopard at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and appeared on the 2022 Time 100 Next list of rising stars.

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Hamnet posterFirst watchHamnet20257.7as BartholomewThe powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Favourite poster7.5The Favourite2018The Brutalist poster6.9The Brutalist2024Boy Erased poster7.0Boy Erased2018Harriet poster7.3Harriet2019Mary Queen of Scots poster6.5Mary Queen of Scots2018The Last Letter from Your Lover poster7.3The Last Letter from Your Lover2021Operation Finale poster6.7Operation Finale2018Kinds of Kindness poster6.5Kinds of Kindness2024

Filmography

22 films as actor
  1. TBASéance on a Wet AfternoonCharles Clayton
  2. TBACavendishBarlow
  3. TBAThe Origin of the World
  4. TBAStill We MetIsaac
  5. 2027Panic Carefully
  6. 2026HamletLaertes
  7. 2025HamnetBartholomew
  8. 2024The BrutalistHarry Lee
  9. 2024Kinds of KindnessCollectibles Appraiser / Passenger / Joseph
  10. 2023A Very Short Film About Longing
  11. 2022Stars at NoonDaniel
  12. 2022Catherine Called BirdyUncle George
  13. 2021The Souvenir: Part IIMax
  14. 2021The Last Letter from Your LoverLawrence Stirling
  15. 2019FX's A Christmas CarolBob Cratchit
  16. 2019HarrietGideon Brodess
  17. 2018Mary Queen of ScotsRobert Dudley
  18. 2018The FavouriteMasham
  19. 2018Boy ErasedHenry Wallace
  20. 2018Operation FinaleKlaus Eichmann
  21. 2017The Sense of an EndingAdrian Finn Sr.
  22. 2016Billy Lynn's Long Halftime WalkBilly Lynn