Joe Alwyn

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.

Known For

The Favourite

as Masham

Mary Queen of Scots

as Robert Dudley

The Brutalist

as Harry Lee

Hamnet

as Bartholomew

Boy Erased

as Henry Wallace

Kinds of Kindness

as Collectibles Appraiser / Passenger / Joseph

Operation Finale

as Klaus Eichmann

Harriet

as Gideon Brodess

The Last Letter from Your Lover

as Lawrence Stirling

Miss Americana

as Self