Joe Alwyn is one of Britain’s fastest rising acting stars, a born and bred Londoner – and Taylor Swift’s rumoured new boyfriend.
The 26-year-old Crouch End native has reportedly been enjoying a new romance with the US pop superstar after a string of dates around the capital.
Here’s everything you need to know about Swift’s new boyfriend:
Who is he?
Alwyn was born and raised in north London with his psychotherapist mother and filmmaker father, who he still lives with now.
After stints at the National Youth Theatre, Alwyn attended the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, where he was spotted by Oscar-winning director Ang Lee.
Alwyn shot to fame after Lee cast him in Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, opposite Kristen Stewart, Steve Martin and Vin Diesel.
“‘Even after they asked to see me in New York, I didn’t realise the gravity of it, or the opportunity,” he recently told ES Magazine.
“I didn’t think it was necessarily going to happen — it was just an adventure to go over there and meet Ang.”
What is he doing now?
He’s currently starring on the big screen in The Sense of Ending and is gearing up to appear in thriller Keepers, alongside Gerard Butler.
Alwyn has also just landed a role in the eagerly-awaited The Favourite, by art house director, Yorgos Lanthimos.
How did he meet Taylor?
Emma Stone, who also stars in The Favourite, introduced Alwyn and Swift while they were all over in the UK.
“Taylor and Emma are very close friends, and it was Emma who introduced them as she thought he would be perfect for her,” a source told the Standard.
“Filming for The Favourite started in March and the couple were introduced very soon afterwards when Emma played matchmaker.”
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