Joe Anderson
Biography
Joe Anderson is an English actor, born in England in 1982, who has worked professionally since childhood. He trained at London's Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art after attending Richmond upon Thames College. He has appeared on stage at the Chichester Festival Theatre, and his early film roles include playing Beethoven's nephew Karl in Copying Beethoven and Max Carrigan, a Vietnam draftee, in Across the Universe, where he sang Beatles songs. He portrayed Henry Austen in Becoming Jane and Joy Division bassist Peter Hook in Control. Later he played a German tourist in The Ruins and appeared in The Crazies. He was Terry Perrish in Horns and co-starred in Hercules. He played Joseph in The Reckoning. On television, he played Asa Farrell in Outsiders and Lincoln Cole in The River. He also took the role of Mason Verger in Hannibal. He received a Rising Star Award in 2008 and Best Actor Drama at Fort Lauderdale for The 27 Club.
44years old
Turns 45 on March 26in 164 days
- Born England
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 26
- Career span
- 20 years2004 to 2024
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Beyond film
Anderson sang covers of Beatles songs in Across the Universe, including "Hey Jude" and "Happiness Is a Warm Gun", all released on the soundtrack album.
Beyond film
As Peter Hook in Control, Anderson and his castmates performed Joy Division songs, and their "Transmission" was the only cast recording on the soundtrack album.
Behind the camera
Anderson and castmate James Forgey wrote the theme song for The 27 Club, where Anderson played Finn, the bassist of a music duo.
Joe Anderson movies on Netflix
Murder Companyas Smith
The Last Frontas Laurentz
The Reckoningas Joseph Haverstock
Backdraft 2as Sean McCaffrey
Cold Bloodas Kappa
Hangmanas Hangman
The Ballad of Lefty Brownas Frank Baines
Abattoiras Declan Grady
Bleeding Heartas Cody
Herculesas Phineas
Supremacyas Garrett Tully
A Single Shotas Obadiah
Hornsas Terry Parrish
The Greyas Todd Flannery
Operation: Endgameas Fool
The Craziesas Russell
Ameliaas Bill Stultz
High Lifeas Donnie
Love Happensas Tyler
The Ruinsas Mathias
Across the Universeas Max Carrigan
Becoming Janeas Henry Austen
Controlas Peter Hook aka Hooky
Copying Beethovenas Karl van Beethoven
Silence Becomes Youas Luke
Creepas Male Model
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Joe Anderson shares two films with Timothy Olyphant, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.








Films together
Timothy Olyphant2 films together, 2009 to 2010
Timothy Olyphant's page The Crazies2010IMDb rating 6.5Anderson as RussellOlyphant as David
High Life2009IMDb rating 6.0Anderson as DonnieOlyphant as Dick
Jenica Bergere2 films together, 2013 to 2014
Jenica Bergere's page Supremacy2014IMDb rating 5.7Anderson as Garrett TullyBergere as Gerardi
A Single Shot2013IMDb rating 5.7Anderson as ObadiahBergere as Colette
Donald Sutherland1 film together, 2019
Donald Sutherland's page Backdraft 22019IMDb rating 4.9Anderson as Sean McCaffreySutherland as Ronald Bartel
Danny Glover1 film together, 2014
Danny Glover's page Supremacy2014IMDb rating 5.7Anderson as Garrett TullyGlover as Mr. Walker
Liam Neeson1 film together, 2011
Liam Neeson's page The Grey2011IMDb rating 6.7Anderson as Todd FlanneryNeeson as John Ottway
Dermot Mulroney1 film together, 2011
Dermot Mulroney's page The Grey2011IMDb rating 6.7Anderson as Todd FlanneryMulroney as Jerome Talget
Joe CarnahanDirector, 1 film, 2011
All films by Joe Carnahan The Grey2011IMDb rating 6.7Anderson as Todd Flannery
Brett RatnerDirector, 1 film, 2014
All films by Brett Ratner Hercules2014IMDb rating 6.0Anderson as Phineas
Breck EisnerDirector, 1 film, 2010
All films by Breck Eisner The Crazies2010IMDb rating 6.5Anderson as Russell
Box office
What Joe Anderson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$554 million
16 of the 26 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 26 films: 16 worldwide figure; 10 figure not found.
- 16Worldwide figure
- 10Figure not found
Top grosser

Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$245M44.2% of the total
- 2$80M14.4% of the total
- 3$55M9.9% of the total
- 4$39M7.1% of the total
- 5$36M6.5% of the total
- 6$30M5.4% of the total
- 7$23M4.1% of the total
- 8$20M3.5% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.












