Joe Alwyn

Joe Alwyn

Born 1991-02-21 (age 35) London, England, UK
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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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Known For

Hamnet
Hamnet

2025

as Bartholomew

The Brutalist
The Brutalist

2024

as Harry Lee

Boy Erased
Boy Erased

2018

as Henry Wallace

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Kinds of Kindness
Kinds of Kindness

2024

as Collectibles Appraiser / Passenger / Joseph

The Favourite
The Favourite

2018

as Masham

Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots

2018

as Robert Dudley

Harriet
Harriet

2019

as Gideon Brodess

Operation Finale
Operation Finale

2018

as Klaus Eichmann

The Last Letter from Your Lover
The Last Letter from Your Lover

2021

as Lawrence Stirling

FX's A Christmas Carol
FX's A Christmas Carol

2019

as Bob Cratchit

Miss Americana
Miss Americana

2020

as Self

Catherine Called Birdy
Catherine Called Birdy

2022

as Uncle George

Stars at Noon
Stars at Noon

2022

as Daniel

The Sense of an Ending
The Sense of an Ending

2017

as Adrian Finn Sr.

Panic Carefully
The Souvenir: Part II
Hamlet
Hamlet

2026

as Laertes

Séance on a Wet Afternoon
Séance on a Wet Afternoon

as Charles Clayton