Joe Anderson (actor)

Joe Anderson
Anderson at the 2012 Comic-Con in San Diego.
Born	(1982-03-26) 26 March 1982 England
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer
Years active	2004–present

Joe Anderson (born 26 March 1982) is an English film actor and singer best known for his work in Across the Universe, Becoming Jane, Control, The Ruins and The Crazies. He most recently appeared as Alistair in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, released November 2012.

Personal life

He attended Richmond upon Thames College and later the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Both his parents are theatre actors, who also work in television and films. Anderson himself, has acted professionally since childhood. His skills include photography, guitar and gymnastics. His father is actor Miles Anderson; his mother is talent agent Lesley Duff. He was diagnosed with dyslexia and attributes his move into acting to this.

Career

Anderson has worked in film, television and on stage at the Chichester Festival Theatre. Earlier in his career, he appeared in Copying Beethoven, playing Ludwig van Beethoven's nephew Karl. He then starred as Max Carrigan, a young American man, drafted into the Vietnam War in Across the Universe. After that, he appeared in period film Becoming Jane as Henry Austen, Jane Austen's older brother, then as bassist Peter Hook of the band Joy Division in Anton Corbijn's 2007 movie Control. In 2008, he played Elliot in The 27 Club and a German tourist in The Ruins. In 2009, he starred in High Life as Donnie and in Love Happens as the musician boyfriend of Jennifer Aniston's character. He was also seen in Amelia, the biopic of Amelia Earhart, and in Rogue's Gallery as the main character "Fool". He appeared in 2010's The Crazies, a remake of the 1973 horror film of the same name.

He and his cast mates from Control were featured in The Killers' music video for their version of the Joy division song "Shadowplay".

In an interview with Pure Movies, he said that talking about himself made him "uncomfortable" and feel "self indulgent" and that he really struggled with it. Anderson has recently been selected to play Alistair in the upcoming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2.

In 2012 he starred as Lincoln Cole in the television series The River. In 2013, Johnson was cast in a role alongside Dwayne Johnson in Hercules in 2014.

Awards

Anderson received the Rising Star Award at the California Independent Film Festival in 2008. He was named Best Actor Drama at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2008 for his performance in The 27 Club.

Musical performances

Anderson appeared in several music related films in which he also performed musical pieces.

In Across the Universe, he sang covers of Beatles songs. The numbers he performed solo or with other cast members included "Hey Jude", "Happiness Is a Warm Gun", "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Strawberry Fields Forever". "Dear Prudence", "Because" and "I Want You (She's So Heavy)". All of these recordings were released on the corresponding soundtrack album.

In Control, as bassist Peter Hook of the group Joy Division, he and his cast mates performed "Transmission", "Leaders of Men" and "Candidate" among others. These three performances were shown in their entirety in the special features under the extended performance scenes section of the DVD. "Transmission" was the only recording by the cast released on the soundtrack album.

In The 27 Club, Anderson played the bassist of a successful music duo called Finn. He and cast/band mate James Forgey penned the theme song for the film. A studio version and an acoustic version of the song were made available on the film’s official website.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2004	Creep	Male Model
2005	Silence Becomes You	Luke Green
2006	Copying Beethoven	Karl van Beethoven
	Little Box of Sweets	Seth
2007	Becoming Jane	Henry Austen
	Control	Peter Hook
	Across the Universe	Max Carrigan
2008	The Ruins	Mathias
	The 27 Club	Elliot
2009	High Life	Donnie
	Love Happens	Tyler
	Amelia	William "Bill" Stutz
	Operation: Endgame	Fool
2010	The Crazies	Russell Clank
	Flutter	John
2012	The Grey	Todd Flannery
	Supremacy	Tully
	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2	Alistair
2013	A Single Shot	Obadiah
	Horns	N/A
2014	Hercules	N/A
	Shiva and May	Cody

Television

Year	Title	Role
2005	Midsomer Murders	Max "Mad" Ramsom
	Afterlife	Phil
2012	The River	Lincoln Cole

Discography

All the songs listed below were Beatles covers Anderson did in Across the Universe.

• With A Little Help From My Friends
• I Want You (She's So Heavy)
• Dear Prudence
• Because
• Strawberry Fields Forever
• Happiness Is A Warm Gun
• Hey Jude
• All You Need Is Love – although he is not credited, Anderson is seen singing back-up in the film .

Other appearance

• The Killers music video of 'Shadowplay'

• He played Demetrius in William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer's Night Dream" and Aloysius in "Master & Margherita," at the Chichester Festival Theatre in West Sussex, England.

External links

• Joe Anderson at IMDb