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Joseph Quinn
Born
London, England
EducationLAMDA
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present

Joseph Quinn is a British actor. He 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. In 2022, he had his breakout role as Eddie Munson in season 4 of the series Stranger Things.[1][2]

Early life

Quinn was born in London, England.[3] Raised in South London, he attended Emanuel, an independent school, from 2007 to 2012;[4] he was awarded a scholarship as part of their drama scholar program.[5] He subsequently attended drama school at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating in 2015.[6][7]

Career

Following school, he was cast in the main role of Arthur Havisham in the BBC One television series Dickensian. 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. In the same year, he appeared in Season 7 of the HBO series Game of Thrones as Koner, a Stark soldier.[8][9][10]

In 2022, he played Eddie Munson in Season 4 of Stranger Things. He was cast in 2019 with filming taking place in 2021.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director(s) Notes
2018 Overlord Grunauer Julius Avery
2019 Make Up 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 Recurring (season 4); 9 episodes

Short

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

Theatre

Selected professional credits.[12]

Year Title Role Director(s) Venue Notes
2016 Deathwatch Morris Geraldine Alexander Print Room
2017 Wish List Dean Matthew Xia Royal Court Theatre [13]
2017 Mosquitoes Luke Rufus Norris Royal National Theatre [14]

References

  1. ^ ‘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
  2. ^ Who Is Joseph Quinn, a.k.a. Eddie Munson in 'Stranger Things'? Marie Claire, 7 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022
  3. ^ "Stars of Tomorrow 2018: Joseph Quinn (actor)". Screen. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Joe Quinn". Emanuel. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  5. ^ Casey, Ian (2017). "JOSEPH QUINN". Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Stranger Things: Meet Joe Quinn, the Englishman Behind Eddie Munson". Vanity Fair. 27 May 2022. 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. ^ Ivie, Devon (11 June 2022). "Joseph Quinn Knows His Stranger Things Wig Was the Real Star of the Season". Vulture. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Curtis Brown". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Wish List". Royal Court. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Mosquitoes". National Theatre. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
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