
Actor
Born February 21, 1991 in London, England, UK
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.

Panic Carefully

Séance on a Wet Afternoon

Cavendish
Barlow

Hamlet
Laertes

Inside Look: Hamnet
Self

Hamnet
Bartholomew

The Brutalist
Harry Lee

Kinds of Kindness
Collectibles Appraiser / Passenger / Joseph

A Very Short Film About Longing

Stars at Noon
Daniel

Catherine Called Birdy
Uncle George

Conversations with Friends
Nick Conway

The Souvenir: Part II
Max

The Last Letter from Your Lover
Lawrence Stirling

Miss Americana
Self

A Christmas Carol
Bob Cratchit

FX's A Christmas Carol
Bob Cratchit

Harriet
Gideon Brodess

The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self

Mary Queen of Scots
Robert Dudley

The Favourite
Masham

Boy Erased
Henry Wallace

Operation Finale
Klaus Eichmann

The Sense of an Ending
Adrian Finn Sr.

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest

The Oscars
Self - Presenter