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Joe Van Moyland

Joe Van Moyland

Born: 1983-01-01 • Shipley, Yorkshire, England, UK

Joseph Antony Bernays is an English singer, drummer and actor who works under the pseudonyms Joe van Moyland and Joe Lean. He was frontman in the band Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong and previously drummed for The Pipettes. As an actor, he was best known for his role as Thomas Tallis on The Tudors.

Bernays appeared in a number of television shows, most notably in The Tudors, where he played composer Thomas Tallis. He also appeared in Peep Show as Sophie's brother Jamie, Nathan Barley as Mudd, and three episodes of the Channel 4 drama Fresh Meat as well as minor roles in Waking The Dead, Simon Schama's Power of Art and Fortysomething. His film appearances included Starter for Ten, Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story and Brothers of the Head. He left acting after 2011, aside from a small role in Star Wars: The Last Jedi in 2017.

Filmography
Star Wars: The Last Jedi poster
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017 • Temporary Command Center Resistance Pilot
Coward poster
Coward
2012 • Stephens
Jane Eyre poster
Jane Eyre
2011 • Lord Ingram
Starter for 10 poster
Starter for 10
2006 • Hippy at Party
Colour Me Kubrick poster
Colour Me Kubrick
2005 • Spencer
Friends Reunited poster
Friends Reunited
2005 • Marcus
Belonging poster
Belonging
2004 • Luke
The Doorway poster
The Doorway
2000 • Charlie