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

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'', ''

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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) and Asa Farrell in the

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

Early life

Anderson's father is actor

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and his mother is talent agent Lesley Duff. He has been acting professionally since childhood. He attended

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and later the

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in London. His interests include photography, guitar and gymnastics. He has been diagnosed with

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and attributes this to his move into acting.

Career

Anderson has worked in film, television and on stage at the

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. Earlier in his career he appeared in ''

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'', 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 ''

''. After that, he appeared in period film ''

'' as Henry Austen,

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's older brother, then as bassist

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of the band

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'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

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, and in '' Operation: Endgame'' as the main character Fool. He appeared in 2010's '' The Crazies'', a

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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 " Shadowplay". In an interview with Pure Movies, he said talking about himself made him feel "uncomfortable" and "self indulgent" and that he struggled with it. In 2012, he starred as Lincoln Cole in the television series '' The River''. He Appeared as Alistair in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2. 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 ''

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''. In May 2024, he appeared as John Francis Vater in the ''

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'' episode "Boom".

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

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songs. The numbers he performed solo or with other cast members included "

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", "

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", "

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", "

Strawberry Fields Forever "Strawberry Fields Forever" is a song by the English Rock music, rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was released on 13 February 1967 as a double A-side single with "Penny Lane". It represented ...

", "

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", " Because" and "

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". All of these recordings were released on the corresponding

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. In ''Control'', as bassist

of the group

, he and his cast mates performed "

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", "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

. 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

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