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Joseph Quinn
Quinn at the 2022 German Stranger Con
Born1993 or 1994 (age 30–31)
London, England
EducationLAMDA (2015)
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present
Television

Joseph Quinn (born 1993 or 1994)[1] is a British actor, best known for his role as Eddie Munson in the fourth season of the Netflix series Stranger Things.[2][3] Prior to his role in Stranger Things, Quinn has appeared on British television in Dickensian (2016), the miniseries Howards End (2017) and Catherine the Great (2019). He has also had supporting roles in the BBC series Les Misérables and Strike.

Early life

Quinn was born in London, England.[4] Raised in South London, he attended Emanuel, an independent school, from 2007 to 2012;[5] he received a bursary as part of their drama scholar program.[6] He subsequently attended drama school at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating in 2015.[1][7]

Career

Following school, he was cast in the main role of Arthur Havisham in the BBC One television series Dickensian.[8][9] The show premiered in December 2015. During the following years, he acted on the London stage at the National Theatre and Off West End. He starred in the 2017 four-part series Howards End as Leonard Bast, a young bank clerk, opposite Hayley Atwell.[10] In the same year, he starred in the short film KIN, and appeared in Season 7 of the HBO series Game of Thrones as Koner, a Stark soldier. In 2019, he portrayed Will Ladislaw in a BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Middlemarch.[11]

Quinn acted also in theatre plays, one of which he won an award for, as "Best actor in a studio production" at the Manchester Theatre Awards 2017 for his performance in "Wish List".[12]

In 2022, he portrayed Eddie Munson in the fourth season of Stranger Things. He was cast in the role in 2019, with filming for the season taking place in 2021.[13] Quinn was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series for his role.[14] In August 2022, Quinn signed with CAA.[15]

On August 23, 2022, a reboot of the Lords of the Fallen video game was announced, with a trailer narrated by Quinn.[16] Quinn became the official face for the Gris Dior fragrance in October 2022.[17]

At the Newport Beach Film Festival Honors on 16 October 2022, Variety named Quinn as one of their "10 Actors to Watch".[18] In November 2022, British GQ named Quinn to its list of Men of the Year Honourees.[19]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director(s) Notes
2018 Overlord Grunauer Julius Avery
2019 Make Up[20] Tom Claire Oakley
TBD Hoard Michael Luna Carmoon Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes
2011 Postcode Tim CBBC Episode 1
2016 Dickensian Arthur Havisham BBC One 19 episodes
2017 Game of Thrones Koner HBO Episode: "The Spoils of War" (7.4)
Howards End Leonard Bast BBC One (UK)
Starz (US) 		Miniseries
Timewasters Ralph ITV2 (UK)
CBC Gem (US) 		2 episodes
2018 Les Misérables Enjolras BBC One Miniseries; 3 episodes
2019 Catherine the Great Tsarevich Pavel Sky Atlantic (UK)
HBO (US) 		Miniseries
2020 Strike Billy Knight BBC One 4 episodes
Small Axe PC Dixon BBC One (UK)
Amazon Prime (US) 		Episode: "Mangrove"
2022 Stranger Things Eddie Munson Netflix Season 4; 9 episodes (billed as "also starring")

Short

Year Title Role Director(s) Notes
2015 Instinct Dan Nathan Hamilton and Henry Leroy-Salta
2017 KIN Jamie Helena Middleton
2018 The Hoist Hash Josef Davies, Henry Leroy-Salta and Callum Woodhouse

Theatre

Selected professional credits.[21]

Year Title Role Director(s) Venue Notes
2016 Deathwatch Morris Geraldine Alexander Print Room
2017 Wish List Dean Matthew Xia Royal Court Theatre [22]
2017 Mosquitoes Luke Rufus Norris Royal National Theatre [23]

References

  1. ^ a b "Stranger Things: Meet Joe Quinn, the Englishman Behind Eddie Munson". Vanity Fair. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  2. ^ ‘Stranger Things’ Fans Brought Joseph Quinn to Tears After Security Yelled at Him for Speaking to Them Variety, 12 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022
  3. ^ Who Is Joseph Quinn, a.k.a. Eddie Munson in 'Stranger Things'? Marie Claire, 7 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022
  4. ^ "Stars of Tomorrow 2018: Joseph Quinn (actor)". Screen. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Joe Quinn". Emanuel. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  6. ^ Casey, Ian (2017). "JOSEPH QUINN". Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Acting Alumni | London academy of music & dramatic art". www.lamda.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Dickensian Press Pack" (PDF). BBC Media Centre. 11 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Dickensian - Arthur Havisham - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  10. ^ Petski, Denise (17 February 2017). "'Howards End': Julia Ormond, Philipa Coulthard, Joseph Quinn, More Join Starz/BBC Miniseries". Deadline. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  11. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Middlemarch, Episode 1: A Study of Provincial Life". BBC. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  12. ^ "LAMDA Annual Report Financial Statements" (PDF).
  13. ^ Ivie, Devon (11 June 2022). "Joseph Quinn Knows His Stranger Things Wig Was the Real Star of the Season". Vulture. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  14. ^ Tinoco, Armando (12 August 2022). "Saturn Awards Nominations: 'The Batman', 'Nightmare Alley', 'Spider-Man', 'Better Call Saul' Top List". Deadline. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  15. ^ Kroll, Justin (4 August 2022). "'Stranger Things' Breakout Star Joseph Quinn Signs With CAA". Deadline. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  16. ^ Foster, George (23 August 2022). "Lords Of The Fallen Reboot Announced At Opening Night Live". TheGamer. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  17. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Joseph Quinn is Face of Gris Dior Scent". 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  18. ^ Jackson, Angelique (20 October 2022). "Inside the 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival Honors With Variety's 10 Actors to Watch". Variety. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  19. ^ "The GQ Men of the Year Honourees: introducing GQ's Class of 2022". British GQ. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  20. ^ "Make Up review – wintry chills in a spooky seaside thriller | Peter Bradshaw's film of the week". The Guardian. 30 July 2020.
  21. ^ "Curtis Brown". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  22. ^ "Wish List". Royal Court. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  23. ^ "Mosquitoes". National Theatre. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
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