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Olly Alexander

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  • Composer
  • Music Department
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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.
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It's a Sin (2021)
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Olly Alexander was born on 15 July 1990 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for God Help the Girl (2014), The Dish & the Spoon (2011) and Bright Star (2009).
BornJuly 15, 1990
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BornJuly 15, 1990
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 6 wins & 12 nominations total

    Photos31

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    Known for

    Emily Browning, Hannah Murray, and Olly Alexander in God Help the Girl (2014)
    God Help the Girl
    6.4
    • James
    • 2014
    Greta Gerwig and Olly Alexander in The Dish & the Spoon (2011)
    The Dish & the Spoon
    5.8
    • Boy
    • 2011
    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
    6.0
    • Titty
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Olly Alexander: Dizzy (Stripped Back - Vevo Studio)
      Music Video
      • Olly Alexander
      • 2024
    • Olly Alexander in Olly Alexander: Dizzy (Vevo Studio Performance) (2024)
      Olly Alexander: Dizzy (Vevo Studio Performance)
      Music Video
      • Olly Alexander
      • 2024
    • Olly Alexander: Dizzy
      7.0
      Music Video
      • Olly Alexander
      • 2024
    • Years & Years, Galantis: Sweet Talker
      Music Video
      • Olly Alexander
      • 2021
    • Kylie Minogue in Kylie Minogue and Years & Years: A Second to Midnight (2021)
      Kylie Minogue and Years & Years: A Second to Midnight
      7.1
      Music Video
      • Olly Alexander
      • 2021
    • Years & Years: Starstruck (2021)
      Years & Years: Starstruck
      7.0
      Music Video
      • Olly Alexander
      • 2021
    • Nathaniel Curtis, Callum Scott Howells, Olly Alexander, Omari Douglas, and Lydia West in It's a Sin (2021)
      It's a Sin
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Ritchie Tozer
      • 2021
    • Years & Years & MNEK: Valentino
      Music Video
      • Olly Alexander
      • 2019
    • Jax Jones, Years & Years: Play
      7.1
      Music Video
      • Olly Alexander
      • 2019
    • Olly Alexander in Years & Years: All for You (2018)
      Years & Years: All for You
      7.3
      Music Video
      • Olly Alexander
      • 2018
    • Years & Years: All for You (PSEN Televisual Exclusive)
      Music Video
      • Olly Alexander
      • 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)
      6.0
      Music Video
      • Olly Alexander
      • 2018
    • Palo Santo (2018)
      Palo Santo
      7.3
      Short
      • Adam
      • 2018
    • Olly Alexander in Years & Years: Palo Santo (Vevo x Years & Years) (2018)
      Years & Years: Palo Santo (Vevo x Years & Years)
      Short
      • Olly
      • 2018
    • Years & Years: If You're Over Me (2018)
      Years & Years: If You're Over Me
      7.0
      Music Video
      • Olly Alexander
      • 2018

    Composer

    • Olly Alexander in Olly Alexander: Dizzy (Vevo Studio Performance) (2024)
      Olly Alexander: Dizzy (Vevo Studio Performance)
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • Olly Alexander: Dizzy
      7.0
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • Years & Years, Galantis: Sweet Talker
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Kylie Minogue in Kylie Minogue and Years & Years: A Second to Midnight (2021)
      Kylie Minogue and Years & Years: A Second to Midnight
      7.1
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Years & Years: Starstruck (2021)
      Years & Years: Starstruck
      7.0
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Years & Years & MNEK: Valentino
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • Years & Years: Meteorite
      6.6
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • Years & Years: Worship
      6.6
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • Olly Alexander in Years & Years Feat. Tove Lo: Desire (2016)
      Years & Years Feat. Tove Lo: Desire
      6.0
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • Years & Years: An Artificial Experience Music Motion Picture (2015)
      Years & Years: An Artificial Experience Music Motion Picture
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2015
    • Years & Years: Eyes Shut (2015)
      Years & Years: Eyes Shut
      6.5
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2015
    • Emily Haigh in Years & Years: Foundation (2015)
      Years & Years: Foundation
      5.9
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2015
    • Years & Years: Desire (2014)
      Years & Years: Desire
      6.3
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2014
    • Years & Years: Take Shelter (2014)
      Years & Years: Take Shelter
      7.0
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2014
    • Greta Gerwig and Olly Alexander in The Dish & the Spoon (2011)
      The Dish & the Spoon
      5.8
      • Composer
      • 2011

    Music Department

    • Olly Alexander: Dizzy (Stripped Back - Vevo Studio)
      Music Video
      • singer
      • 2024
    • Olly Alexander in Olly Alexander: Dizzy (Vevo Studio Performance) (2024)
      Olly Alexander: Dizzy (Vevo Studio Performance)
      Music Video
      • singer
      • 2024
    • Years & Years: It's a Sin
      Music Video
      • vocals
      • 2021
    • Years & Years & MNEK: Valentino
      Music Video
      • vocals
      • 2019

    Videos10

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    Trailer 0:31
    Now Streaming on HBO Max
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:09
    Official Trailer
    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

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Years & Years
    • Height
      • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
    • Born
      • July 15, 1990
      • Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK
    • Parents
      • Vicki Thornton
    • Other works
      Play: "The Aliens", by Annie Baker. Dir. Peter Gill. Bush Theatre, London.

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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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