
Joe Alwyn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 21, 1991 (age 35)
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
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. 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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Filmography
Séance on a Wet Afternoon
Movie · as Charles Clayton
Cavendish
Movie · as Barlow
The Origin of the World
Movie
Still We Met
Movie · as Isaac
The Husbands
TV · as Michael · 1 ep
Legacy of Spies
TV · as Jim Prideaux · 1 ep

Panic Carefully
Movie

Hamlet
Movie · as Laertes

Hamnet
Movie · as Bartholomew

Inside Look: Hamnet
Movie · as Self

The Brutalist
Movie · as Harry Lee

Kinds of Kindness
Movie · as Collectibles Appraiser / Passenger / Joseph

A Very Short Film About Longing
Movie

Stars at Noon
Movie · as Daniel

Catherine Called Birdy
Movie · as Uncle George

Conversations with Friends
TV · as Nick Conway · 12 eps

The Last Letter from Your Lover
Movie · as Lawrence Stirling

The Souvenir: Part II
Movie · as Max

Miss Americana
Movie · as Self

Harriet
Movie · as Gideon Brodess

FX's A Christmas Carol
Movie · as Bob Cratchit

The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

A Christmas Carol
TV · as Bob Cratchit · 3 eps

The Favourite
Movie · as Masham

Mary Queen of Scots
Movie · as Robert Dudley

Boy Erased
Movie · as Henry Wallace

Operation Finale
Movie · as Klaus Eichmann

The Sense of an Ending
Movie · as Adrian Finn Sr.

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Movie · as Billy Lynn

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

The Oscars
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep



















