But being Swift’s “London Boy” is far from Alwyn’s only claim to fame.
The actor landed his first role in an Ang Lee film in 2015 straight out of drama school.
Curious to find out more about the quiet, talented Brit who once had Taylor Swift’s heart?
Here are a few things you never knew about Joe Alwyn.
Alwyn, it seems, has crafted an unproblematic, somewhat bland persona that is difficult to crack.
By staying private with the media, he hoped to keep all of the attention to a minimum.
Given the circumstances, we can hardly blame Alwyn for his wariness regarding the media.
However, things went a little differently for Joe Alwyn.
He left the school four months before graduation (viaHarper’s Bazaar).
“It was such a surreal, full-on experience,” he toldET.
For Alwyn, the role launched his acting career.
It was, as he put it toVogue, “life-changing.”
Nevertheless, despite his athletic tendencies, he developed a secret passion for the arts.
Soon, Alwyn began looking into studying drama at university.
As he toldHarper’s Bazaar, he even started secretly looking up drama schools online.
However, actor Sir Ben Kingsley is easily one of the biggest names on his list of co-stars.
“It was interesting to watch … and also slightly intimidating.”
Luckily, it ended up helping Alwyn in his performance.
“It suited the film,” he said.
“Eichmann’s son loves him but is fearful of him, so it played into that.”
One of the co-writers listed in the credits was the mysterious William Bowery.
But, as Swift eventually revealed, this was a pseudonym for Joe Alwyn.
The pair collaborated on three more songs in Swift’s next album, “Evermore.”
“Actually, that came about because of ‘Zorro,'” he said.
The actor even met Hugh Grant and Richard Curtis during the audition process.
“I didn’t get it in the end, obviously,” he summed up.
According toGQ, the role eventually went to Thomas Brodie-Sangster.
During the interview, he was asked to name a few of his favorite things.
His favorite TV show, he said, was “The Bridge.”
He added that his all-time favorite films were either “On The Waterfront” or “Boogie Nights.”
“I like Paul Thomas Anderson a lot,” he explained.
As for music, Alwyn said that he was a big rap fan.
“I like rap music,” he said.
“Lykke Li I like a lot.”
His favorite rapper is Eminem.
In another interview withVanity Fair, Alwyn proclaimed that his favorite take-out food is Indian curry.
The actor explained toVulturethat he got the role thanks to a series of fortunate twists of fate.
Instead, he submitted an audition for “Conversations with Friends.”
First, he decided to shoot his self-tape in a friend’s house.
Upstairs, he saw a copy of the Rooney book on the floor.
“I’m not superstitious,” he said, but the incident made it really feel like fate.
Destiny or not, Alwyn was clearly perfect for the role!
Well, apparently, it’s all thanks to Emma Stone.
So, the actor tends to steer clear.
“I just think social media is weird,” he explained.
It’s easy to see why Alwyn has stepped back from his social media platforms.
It wasn’t purposeful at all!"
“She was involved in casting and watching tapes,” Alwyn toldThe Guardian.
However, he had to say thank you in an email when his plans changed.
Of course, Rooney’s third book, “Beautiful World, Where Are You?”
contains a lot of emails.
“She does a good email,” Alwyn said.
“I did my best email,” he said.
“It just felt really nice to have her blessing.”
“I managed to escape that.
But she’s great with people and great to talk to.”
As for his father, he made documentary films.
“When I was growing up my dad was away a lot,’ he told theEvening Standard.
“He did a lot of work in crisis zones, places like Uganda or Rwanda.
For Joe Alwyn, coffee is necessary.
He then showed off a gorgeous red French press he uses each morning for his daily dose of caffeine.
“I just basically drink it and inject it into my veins,” he said.
Well, that’s something we can all relate to!
As the actor explained to GQ, he is an avid photographer in his spare time (viaYouTube).
Apparently, the film director always had one with him for taking behind-the-scenes photos.
Alwyn was inspired to get one of his own.
“I’ll take it on set sometimes or take it out and about,” he said.
Alwyn explained that he had always been “pretty interested in photography.”
Alwyn took plenty of photos of his life with Taylor Swift.
