Joe Alwyn

Joseph Matthew Alwyn born February 21 1991 is an English actor Alwyn made his feature film debut as the titular character in Ang Lees 2016 war drama Billy Lynns 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 Awardwinning 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