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Olly Alexander

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  • Composer
  • Writer
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Olly Alexander
Buckle up! The latest masterpiece from the creator of Queer As Folk (UK) is as devastating as it is endearing. A heartfelt chronicle of young friends navigating the joys, heartbreak, and outlandish parties that await them amidst an epidemic in 1980s London.
Play trailer0:31
It's a Sin (2021)
9 Videos
29 Photos
Olly Alexander was born on 15 July 1990 in Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for God Help the Girl (2014), Bright Star (2009) and Funny Bunny (2015).
BornJuly 15, 1990
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BornJuly 15, 1990
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 4 wins & 14 nominations total

Photos29

Matthew Beard, Olly Alexander, Ben Schnetzer, Douglas Booth, and Sam Claflin in The Riot Club (2014)
Tom Mison, Olly Alexander, Freddie Fox, and Sam Claflin in The Riot Club (2014)
Matthew Beard, Max Irons, Olly Alexander, Sam Reid, Ben Schnetzer, Douglas Booth, Freddie Fox, Sam Claflin, Josh O'Connor, and Jack Farthing in The Riot Club (2014)
Hannah Murray and Olly Alexander in God Help the Girl (2014)
Olly Alexander in God Help the Girl (2014)
Emily Browning and Olly Alexander in God Help the Girl (2014)
Olly Alexander in Funny Bunny (2015)
Timothy Dalton, Josh Hartnett, Danny Sapani, Eva Green, Harry Treadaway, and Olly Alexander in Penny Dreadful (2014)
Emily Browning, Hannah Murray, and Olly Alexander in God Help the Girl (2014)
Emily Browning, Hannah Murray, and Olly Alexander in God Help the Girl (2014)
Dimitri Leonidas, Mary Nighy, April Pearson, Alex Pettyfer, Sophie Wu, James Krishna Floyd, Georgia King, Olly Alexander, Calvin Dean, and Tuppence Middleton in Tormented (2009)
Dimitri Leonidas, Mary Nighy, April Pearson, Alex Pettyfer, Sophie Wu, James Krishna Floyd, Georgia King, Olly Alexander, Calvin Dean, and Tuppence Middleton in Tormented (2009)

Known for

Emily Browning, Hannah Murray, and Olly Alexander in God Help the Girl (2014)
God Help the Girl
6.4
  • James
  • 2014
Abbie Cornish and Ben Whishaw in Bright Star (2009)
Bright Star
6.9
  • Tom Keats
  • 2009
Kentucker Audley, Joslyn Jensen, and Olly Alexander in Funny Bunny (2015)
Funny Bunny
6.1
  • Titty
  • 2015
The Dish & the Spoon (2011)
The Dish & the Spoon
5.8
  • Boy
  • 2011

Credits

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Actor

  • Years & Years: Night Call (2022)
    Years & Years: Night Call
    • Star
    • Video
    • 2022
  • Years & Years, Galantis: Sweet Talker
    • Olly Alexander
    • Music Video
    • 2021
  • Kylie Minogue and Years & Years: A Second to Midnight (2021)
    Kylie Minogue and Years & Years: A Second to Midnight
    • Olly Alexander
    • Music Video
    • 2021
  • Years & Years: Starstruck
    • Olly Alexander
    • Music Video
    • 2021
  • Nathaniel Curtis, Callum Scott Howells, Olly Alexander, Omari Douglas, and Lydia West in It's a Sin (2021)
    It's a Sin
    • Ritchie Tozer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • Years & Years & MNEK: Valentino
    • Olly Alexander
    • Music Video
    • 2019
  • Jax Jones, Years & Years: Play
    • Olly Alexander
    • Music Video
    • 2019
  • Years & Years: All for You
    • Olly Alexander
    • Music Video
    • 2018
  • Years & Years: All for You (PSEN Televisual Exclusive)
    • Olly Alexander
    • Music Video
    • 2018
  • Olly Alexander in Years & Years: If You're Over Me (Vevo x Years & Years) (2018)
    Years & Years: If You're Over Me (Vevo x Years & Years)
    • Olly Alexander
    • Music Video
    • 2018
  • Palo Santo (2018)
    Palo Santo
    • Adam
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Olly Alexander in Years & Years: Palo Santo (Vevo x Years & Years) (2018)
    Years & Years: Palo Santo (Vevo x Years & Years)
    • Olly
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Years & Years: If You're Over Me (2018)
    Years & Years: If You're Over Me
    • Olly Alexander
    • Music Video
    • 2018
  • Years & Years: Sanctify (Vevo x Years & Years) (2018)
    Years & Years: Sanctify (Vevo x Years & Years)
    • Olly Alexander
    • Music Video
    • 2018
  • Years & Years: Sanctify
    • Adam
    • Music Video
    • 2018

Composer

  • Years & Years, Galantis: Sweet Talker
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2021
  • Kylie Minogue and Years & Years: A Second to Midnight (2021)
    Kylie Minogue and Years & Years: A Second to Midnight
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2021
  • Years & Years: Starstruck
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2021
  • Years & Years & MNEK: Valentino
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2019
  • Years & Years: Meteorite
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2016
  • Years & Years: Worship
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2016
  • Olly Alexander in Years & Years Feat. Tove Lo: Desire (2016)
    Years & Years Feat. Tove Lo: Desire
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2016
  • Years & Years: An Artificial Experience Music Motion Picture (2015)
    Years & Years: An Artificial Experience Music Motion Picture
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2015
  • Years & Years: Eyes Shut (2015)
    Years & Years: Eyes Shut
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2015
  • Years & Years: Foundation
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2015
  • Years & Years: Desire
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2014
  • Years & Years: Take Shelter (2014)
    Years & Years: Take Shelter
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2014
  • The Dish & the Spoon (2011)
    The Dish & the Spoon
    • Composer
    • 2011

Writer

  • Palo Santo (2018)
    Palo Santo
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Kentucker Audley, Joslyn Jensen, and Olly Alexander in Funny Bunny (2015)
    Funny Bunny
    • co-writer
    • 2015
  • The Dish & the Spoon (2011)
    The Dish & the Spoon
    • additional material
    • 2011

Videos10

Now Streaming on HBO Max
Trailer 0:31
Now Streaming on HBO Max
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:09
Official Trailer
Teaser Trailer
Trailer 1:09
Teaser Trailer
Enter the Void
Trailer 2:08
Enter the Void
It's a Sin
Trailer 2:10
It's a Sin
Funny Bunny
Trailer 1:44
Funny Bunny
The Dish & The Spoon
Trailer 1:42
The Dish & The Spoon
It's a Sin
Trailer 2:10
It's a Sin
It's A Sin Official Trailer
Trailer 1:01
It's A Sin Official Trailer
Funny Bunny Trailer
Trailer 1:43
Funny Bunny Trailer

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Years & Years
  • Born
    • July 15, 1990
    • Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Parents
    • Vicki Thornton

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Lead singer of the band Years & Years.
  • Quotes
    [Quizzed on The One Show (2006) in 2021 on rumours he would play the 14th Doctor Who (2005)] What an amazing role that would be, but I don't think it's happening any time soon.

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