Joe Van Moyland

Biography

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.

Most Known For

The Tudors

as Thomas Tallis

Waking the Dead

as Stephen

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

as Temporary Command Center Resistance Pilot

Peep Show

as Jamie Chapman

Jane Eyre

as Lord Ingram

Fresh Meat

as Jerry

Nathan Barley

as Mudd

Fortysomething

as Edwin Slippery

Colour Me Kubrick

as Spencer

Starter for 10

as Hippy at Party

The Doorway

as Charlie

Belonging

as Luke

Coward

as Stephens

Friends Reunited

as Marcus