Joe Alwyn
Joseph Matthew Alwyn (born 21 February 1991) is an English actor. While studying English literature and drama at the University of Bristol, he performed in student productions at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Alwyn obtained a second degree in acting from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in 2015, and made his feature film debut as the titular character in Ang Lee's 2016 war drama Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk. Throughout 2018 and 2019, he played supporting roles in the period comedy The Favourite, the historical drama Mary Queen of Scots, and the biopics Boy Erased and Harriet. He was awarded the Trophée Chopard at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. During his six-year romantic relationship with American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, Alwyn co-wrote and co-produced several of her songs under the pseudonym William Bowery. For his work on Swift's eighth studio album, Folklore (2020), he won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2021. Alwyn starred in three adaptations in 2022—the drama television series Conversations with Friends, the romantic thriller Stars at Noon, and the period comedy Catherine Called Birdy—and was included on Time's 100 Next list of rising stars. Early life and education Joseph Matthew Alwyn was