Alexander Lincoln

Alexander Lincoln
Born	(1994-01-21) 21 January 1994 (age 31) Lambeth, London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2014–present

Alexander Lincoln (born 21 January 1994) is a British actor best known for his portrayals of Jamie Tate in Emmerdale from 2019 to 2021, and Mark Newton in the 2022 romantic drama film In from the Side . ^{[1] [2]} He has also portrayed Joel Tanner in the BBC soap opera Doctors .

Career

Lincoln made his television debut in the ITV1 soap Emmerdale , playing Jamie Tate from 2019 to 2021. ^{[3] [4]}

In 2022, Lincoln starred as Mark Newton in the film In from the Side . ^{[5] [6] [7]} In 2024, he appeared in seven episodes of television soap Doctors as Joel Tanner. ^{[8] [9]}

In 2025, he starred as Oliver in the film A Night Like This, opposite Jack Brett Anderson. ^[10] In June and July 2025, Lincoln starred in the Billy Porter-directed play, This Bitter Earth, at the Soho Theatre in London. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Personal life

On Instagram, ^[14] Lincoln hinted at his sexual orientation in January 2023, stating that he is "not straight". ^[15]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Sun in the Night	Doctor	Short film; credited as Alex Lincoln
	Maengwyn	Aaron Ripley Smith
2015	Wander	Noah
	The Song Plays On	Young John
2016	Infinite	Wolfie
	Recall	Sal
2018	How Was Work?	Daniel	Short film
	Ilford Lane	Adam	Short film
	Degenerates	Young Man
2019	As I Am	Kenner
2022	In from the Side	Mark Newton
	The Fence	Wayne Pickett
	Inland	Tom
2023	My Dreams Have Been Dark of Late	Knight	Short film
2024	The Groomsmen Trilogy First Look Second Chances Last Dance	Zack
	Losing It
2025	A Night Like This	Oliver
TBA	Gods Among Us	Thor
	Barely Grown	Jim
	Aurora	Jacob

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Red Light	Adam	Miniseries; credited as Alex Lincoln
2019–2021	Emmerdale	Jamie Tate	325 episodes
2022	Everything I Know About Love	Rege	4 episodes
2024	Doctors	Joel Tanner	7 episodes

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2025	This Bitter Earth	Neal	[16]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2021	Inside Soap Awards	Best Villain	Emmerdale	Nominated	[17]
2022	FilmOut San Diego	Best Actor	In from the Side	Won	[18]
	British Independent Film Awards	Best Breakthrough Performance		Longlisted	[19]

References

1. "Alexander Lincoln". IMDb. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
2. Jones, Craig (6 May 2022). "Emmerdale star talks of the possible return of bad boy Jamie Tate". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
3. Elliott, Caitlin (22 July 2020). "Emmerdale star reveals why their character is about to turn 'dark' and 'ruthless'". What to Watch. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
4. Tabberer, Jamie (13 June 2023). "Alexander Lincoln on In From the Side success, whether he'd return to Emmerdale and new film Inland". Attitude. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
5. Tabberer, Jamie (4 March 2023). "Actor Alexander Lincoln on gay rugby film In From the Side: '70% of the cast were of the community'". Attitude. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
6. Spackman, Maisie (28 March 2023). "Emmerdale star Alexander Lincoln transformed from Jamie Tate in Netflix role". Metro. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
7. Phillips, Jess (12 September 2023). "Alexander Lincoln: 'It's refreshing to be part of a queer film where sexuality isn't the conflict'". Time Out. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
8. Spackman, Maisie (12 February 2024). "Emmerdale star makes soap return three years after exit". Metro. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
9. Timblick, Simon (23 January 2024). "Doctors spoilers: Ex-Emmerdale star Alexander Lincoln guests". What to Watch. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
10. Damshenas, Sam (28 February 2025). "In From the Side's Alexander Lincoln stars in trailer for gay romance A Night Like This". Gay Times. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
11. Grimes, Gary (20 March 2025). "Billy Porter to make UK directorial debut with new play starring Omari Douglas and Alexander Lincoln". Attitude. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
12. "This Bitter Earth directed by Billy Porter to play Soho Theatre in London starring Omari Douglas & Alexander Lincoln". West End Theatre. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
13. Gans, Andrew (18 March 2025). "Billy Porter Will Make London Directorial Debut With This Bitter Earth". Playbill. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
14. Warner, Sam (4 January 2023). "Former Emmerdale star Alexander Lincoln opens up over his sexuality."No, I'm not straight"". Digital Spy . Retrieved 16 May 2023.
15. Robledo, Jordan (8 January 2023). "In from the Side's Alexander Lincoln seemingly comes out: "I'm not straight"". Gay Times. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
16. Robledo, Jordan (21 March 2025). "This Bitter Earth: Alexander Lincoln and Omari Douglas to star in Billy Porter-directed play". Gay Times. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
17. Alexander, Susannah (28 September 2021). "Inside Soap Awards announces 2021 longlist as voting opens – here's who's up for prizes". Digital Spy . Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
18. "2022 LGBTQ Film Festival Awards". Filmout San Diego. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
19. Anne, Quimberley (7 January 2023). "Things You Probably Didn't Know About Actor Alexander Lincoln". Instinct magazine. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

External links

• Alexander Lincoln at IMDb