Actor

Joe Van Moyland

January 1, 1983 · 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.

Notable work

6.7
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
as Temporary Command Center Resistance Pilot
7.2
Jane Eyre (2011)
as Lord Ingram
7.8
The Tudors (2007)
as Thomas Tallis
6.4
Starter for 10 (2006)
as Hippy at Party
8
Peep Show (2003)
as Jamie Chapman

Often works with

Benedict Cumberbatch
3 titles together
Starter for 10, Nathan Barley, Fortysomething
Sean Stewart
3 titles together
Coward, Coward, Coward
Tamzin Merchant
2 titles together
Jane Eyre, The Tudors
Robert Webb
2 titles together
Peep Show, Fresh Meat

Full filmography · 14

Star Wars: The Last Jedi
as Temporary Command Center Resistance Pilot
20176.7
Coward
as Stephens
2012
Jane Eyre
as Lord Ingram
20117.2
Starter for 10
as Hippy at Party
20066.4
Colour Me Kubrick
as Spencer
20055.7
Friends Reunited
as Marcus
2005
Belonging
as Luke
2004
The Doorway
as Charlie
2000