Acting
Joe Alwyn
EN, FR cinema · 24 credits
Born
21 February 1991 (age 35)
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Also known as William Bowery · Joseph Alwyn · Joseph Matthew Alwyn
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.
Known for
Filmography
Séance on a Wet Afternoon
Séance on a Wet Afternoon
as Charles Clayton
Cavendish
Cavendish
as Barlow
Hamlet
as Laertes
Hamnet
as Bartholomew
The Brutalist
as Harry Lee
Kinds of Kindness
as Collectibles Appraiser / Passenger / Joseph
Stars at Noon
as Daniel
Catherine Called Birdy
as Uncle George
The Last Letter from Your Lover
as Lawrence Stirling
Miss Americana
as Self
Harriet
as Gideon Brodess
FX's A Christmas Carol
as Bob Cratchit
The Favourite
as Masham
Mary Queen of Scots
as Robert Dudley
Boy Erased
as Henry Wallace
Operation Finale
as Klaus Eichmann
The Sense of an Ending
as Adrian Finn Sr.
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
as Billy Lynn