Joe Anderson (born 26 March 1982) is an English film actor and singer best known for his work in '' Across the Universe'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Ruins'', '' The Crazies'', ''

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'' and as Alistair in '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2'' (2012). Asa Farrell in the

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drama series '' Outsiders''. He also played Joseph in '' The Reckoning''.

Personal life

Anderson attended Richmond upon Thames College and later the

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in London. He has been acting professionally since childhood. His skills include photography, guitar and gymnastics. His father is actor

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; 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

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. Earlier in his career he appeared in '' Copying Beethoven'', playing

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's nephew Karl. He then starred as Max Carrigan, a young American man, drafted into the

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in '' Across the Universe''. After that, he appeared in period film ''

'' as Henry Austen, Jane Austen's older brother, then as bassist Peter Hook of the band

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in Anton Corbijn's 2007 film ''

''. In 2008, he played Elliot in ''The 27 Club'' and a

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tourist in '' The Ruins''. In 2009, he starred in ''High Life'' as Donnie and in '' Love Happens'' as the musician boyfriend of

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's character. He was also seen in '' Amelia'', the biopic of Amelia Earhart, and in '' Operation: Endgame'' 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 castmates from ''Control'' were featured in

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' music video for their version of the

song "

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". In an interview with Pure Movies, he said that talking about himself made him "uncomfortable" and feel "self indulgent" and that he struggled with it. In 2012, he starred as Lincoln Cole in the television series '' The River''. Anderson co-starred alongside

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in ''

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'' (2014). In December 2014, it was announced that Anderson would be replacing

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in the role of

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in the third season of the TV series '' Hannibal''.

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", "

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", "

With a Little Help from My Friends "With a Little Help from My Friends" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, from their 1967 album ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band''. It was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and sung by drummer Ringo Starr (as Sgt. Pep ...

", "

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", "

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", " Because" and "

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". All of these recordings were released on the corresponding soundtrack album. In ''Control'', as bassist Peter Hook of the group

, 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/bandmate 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. In ''

'', Anderson played Terry Perrish, a famous trumpet player and brother of Ig Parrish, played by

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. In the film, Anderson performs lead trumpet in a scene with the band The Brass Action.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Joe 1982 births Alumni of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art English male film actors English male stage actors Place of birth missing (living people) English male television actors Living people English male Shakespearean actors 21st-century English male actors Alumni of Richmond upon Thames College Actors with dyslexia