Joe Anderson is a British actor who also enjoys photography and music. At the moment, Anderson’s most successful works are considered roles in such films as: “Through the Universe”, “Ruins”, “Jane Austen”, “Struggle”. In this article, you can find out more information about the biography and creative activities of the actor.
Actor Biography
Joe Anderson was born in March 1982 in London. His parents were also actors, but known only to a narrow circle of people. Miles Anderson and Leslie Duff, mother and father of Joe, believed that their son should find a more stable and permanent source of income, and not devote himself to acting, because the Anderson family always had problems with money. But Joe decided to choose what he wants to do. After graduating from school, Anderson was fond of mountaineering for some time, later began to study the art of photography. Joe's dream was to learn to become a director, but for this the guy did not have enough money and he decided to go study acting.
The beginning of an acting career
Joe Anderson entered the Academy of Dramatic Arts, and in 2004 he made his debut in the world of cinema. The actor starred in a horror movie called Creep. This is a story about a girl who was left alone in a subway train in which a terrible monster lives. It decides to start a hunt for the main character. In this film, Joe Anderson played a very small role, but he finally got the opportunity to try his hand at cinema.
The following roles of the actor in the films were insignificant, but these works are also worth noting: “Purely English murders”, “Silence becomes you”, “Rewriting Beethoven”.
2007 was quite successful for Anderson. He took part in the filming of the melodrama Jane Austen. This is a story about a writer who fell in love with a guy who has absolutely no money. The mother of the heroine insists that her daughter get married by calculation, but Jane will never agree to this. In this picture, Anderson played the role of the elder brother of the main character, Henry Austin. In the same year, the actor starred in the musical “Through the Universe,” which brought Anderson popularity.
Actor in the movie Through the Universe
“Through the Universe” is a musical film in which more than 30 songs of the Beatles are performed. Actor Joe Anderson played one of the main roles in the film - a character named Max Carrigan. The plot of the film tells the story of a guy named Jude. He goes to the USA in search of his father and meets Max and Lucy Carrigan, who are brother and sister. Max and Jude become good friends, together they rent an apartment in New York and start earning money so that there is money for a living. Soon Lucy joins them, and a sympathy appears between the girl and Jude, which develops into love. Everything changes when Max is taken to the Vietnam War. Jude and Lucy begin to move away and soon completely lose each other. This film has received several awards and has been nominated more than once, and Joe Anderson has become popular and recognizable.
Further career
Anderson's further career was quite successful. The actor played a major role in the horror film "Ruins", represented in the image of the German tourist Matthias. In 2012, appeared in the dramatic film “Fight”. One of the last works of the actor was the role in the TV series "Outcasts", which tells about the Farrell clan. Joe Anderson played the role of Ace Farrell in this film.