Joe Van Moyland

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Joe Lean/Joe van Moyland
Birth nameJoseph Antony Bernays
Also known asJoe Lean
Born1983 (age 4142)
York, England
Genres Indie rock and indie pop
Years active2003–2011, 2017

Joseph Antony Bernays is an English former 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 .

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Career

Acting career

Bernays appeared in a number of television shows, most notably in The Tudors , where he played composer Thomas Tallis. [1] 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. He lived in New York and worked as a writer. [2]

Music career

Under the name Joe Lean, Bernays fronted Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong, who released their first single in October 2007 and have been tipped for success by the NME and finished seventh in the BBC Sound Of 2008 poll. [3] However they disbanded before ever releasing an album. He had previously been drummer for the Pipettes, working under the name Robin of Loxley. His last appearance with the Pipettes was 23 June 2007 on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival. The NME reported that he had written songs for the Sugababes' new album, however in a later interview Van Moyland said that the agreement had fallen through. [4]

Personal life

In the mid-2010s, Bernays decided that he "didn't want to be in front of the camera anymore" and began a career change. In 2020 he moved permanently to Mallorca with his partner, fashion designer Steffy Borras, and their two children, where he opened a bar named Ocho. [2]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Brothers of the Head Druggy Friend
Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story Spencer
2006 Starter for 10 Hippy at the Party
2011 Jane Eyre Lord Ingram
2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi Temporary Command Center Resistance Pilot No. 1

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Fortysomething Edwin Slippery6 episodes
2005 Nathan Barley Mudd4 episodes
Waking the Dead StephenEpisode: Straw Dog
2006 Simon Schama's Power of Art J. M. W. Turner Episode: Turner
2007 Peep Show Jamie Chapman2 episodes
The Tudors Thomas Tallis 9 episodes
2011 Fresh Meat Jerry3 episodes

References

  1. MacInnes, Paul (4 February 2008). "Since you've been Jong: Joe Lean just wants to make good music, dammit!". The Guardian .
  2. 1 2 Foot, Rosie (2 August 2022). "From New York to Mallorca: Joe Van Moyland Tells His Story". Helen Cummins: Mallorca Living & Business. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. "Sound of 2008: The Top 10". BBC News. 4 January 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  4. ""Radar: Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong", New Musical Express". 7 August 2007.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)