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Joe Alwyn

ActorBorn February 21, 1991 (34 years)
Joseph Matthew Alwyn (born 21 February 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 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 the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He 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 won a Trophée Chopard at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and appeared on the 2022 Time 100 Next list of rising stars.

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Known For

  • The Favourite
  • Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
  • The Brutalist
  • Mary Queen of Scots
  • Harriet
  • Boy Erased
  • The Last Letter from Your Lover
  • Conversations with Friends
  • A Christmas Carol
  • The Souvenir: Part II
  • Stars at Noon
  • Catherine Called Birdy

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2025
    Hamnet · as Bartholomew
    2024
    The Brutalist · as Harry Lee
    2024
    Kinds of Kindness · as Collectibles Appraiser / Passenger / Joseph
    2022
    Stars at Noon · as Daniel
    2022
    Catherine Called Birdy · as Uncle George
    2022
    Conversations with Friends (TV Series) · as Nick Conway
    2021
    2021
    The Last Letter from Your Lover · as Lawrence Stirling
    2019
    FX's A Christmas Carol · as Bob Cratchit
    2019
    A Christmas Carol (TV Series) · as Bob Cratchit
    2019
    Harriet · as Gideon Brodess
    2018
    The Favourite · as Masham
    2018
    Mary Queen of Scots · as Robert Dudley
    2018
    Boy Erased · as Henry Wallace
    2018
    Operation Finale · as Klaus Eichmann
    2017
    The Sense of an Ending · as Adrian Finn Sr.
    2016

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