Alden Ehrenreich

Alden Ehrenreich

Ehrenreich (right) with actress Zöe Worth
Born Alden Caleb Ehrenreich
(1989-11-22) November 22, 1989
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater New York University
Occupation Actor
Years active 2005–present

Alden Caleb Ehrenreich (born November 22, 1989) is an American actor.[1][2] He made his feature film debut in Francis Ford Coppola's independent film Tetro (2009) and appeared in Coppola's subsequent film Twixt (2011). In 2013, he appeared in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine, Park Chan-wook's Stoker and starred in Richard LaGravenese's Beautiful Creatures. In 2016, he starred as Hobie Doyle in the Coen brothers comedy Hail, Caesar! and in 2018 he will star as Han Solo in an as of yet untitled Star Wars spin-off film revolving around the character's younger years.

Personal life

Ehrenreich was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Sari (née Newmann), an interior designer, and Mark Ehrenreich. His stepfather, Harry Aronowitz, is an orthodontist.[1][2][3] He is from a Jewish family (from Austria, Hungary, Russia, and Poland), and was raised in Reconstructionist Judaism.[4][5]

Ehrenreich began acting at the Palisades Elementary School in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, and continued doing so at Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California. After graduating from high school, he spent years at New York University studying acting but never finished his degree.[6] In 2009, he co-founded the group The Collectin with his friend Zoë Worth in New York.[7] The group is made up of group of actors, writers, producers and directors who collaborate on films and theater performances.[8] The group has put on eight theater productions in both New York City and Los Angeles including As the Boat Approaches, a one-act play by Justin Kuritzkes.[9]

Career

2005–10

Ehrenreich was discovered at a friend's bat mitzvah reception by Steven Spielberg, when Spielberg saw a short comedy featuring Ehrenreich. Ehrenreich has described the comedic performance he gave in the movie as: "I ran around as a skinny little punk, trying on girls' clothes and eating dirt." The meeting with Spielberg led to acting roles on television shows such as Supernatural and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.[10]

In 2007, Ehrenreich auditioned and won the role of Bennie Tetrocini in Francis Ford Coppola's Tetro.[11] Coppola requested Ehrenreich read a passage from The Catcher in the Rye for his main audition.[2] The film was released in limited release in 2009 and received generally positive reviews from critics; praising Ehrenreich's performance.[12][13] In 2011, he played a minor role in Coppola's subsequent film Twixt and appeared alongside Natalie Portman in the Sofia Coppola-directed Miss Dior Cherie commercial.[14]

2013–present

In 2013, he starred as Ethan Wate in the film adaptation of the novel Beautiful Creatures, and appeared as Whip Taylor in Park Chan-wook's thriller film Stoker. He then played the stepson of Cate Blanchett in the Woody Allen-directed drama film Blue Jasmine. In 2016, Ehrenreich became more widely known for his co-leading role as Hobie Doyle in the Coen brothers film Hail, Caesar!, alongside a cast that included Josh Brolin and George Clooney.[15] Many critics praised Ehrenreich's performance in particular.[16] Ehrenreich was cast in a leading role in Warren Beatty's upcoming untitled Howard Hughes project.[17] He will star in The Yellow Birds (2016) with Tye Sheridan, Jack Huston, and Jennifer Aniston.[18]

In March 2016, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Ehrenreich was one of a number of actors to audition for the role of Han Solo for the upcoming Star Wars anthology film, and had made the final shortlist.[19] On April 16, 2016, Deadline.com reported that he was the frontrunner for the role following a series of secret screen-tests.[20] On May 5, 2016, Ehrenreich was cast as Han Solo, with the film following Solo's early life before the events of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope.[21]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Switcheroo! Dan Short film
2009 Tetro Bennie Tetrocini
2009 Greased Ben Short film
2010 Somewhere Actor at Party Uncredited
2010 Ten Fingers Harry Short film
2011 Twixt Flamingo
2011 A Dentist Alan Goldenberg Short film
2013 Beautiful Creatures Ethan Wate
2013 Stoker Whip Taylor
2013 Blue Jasmine Danny Francis
2013 Teenage 1940s Teenager
2015 Running Wild Eli
2016 Hail, Caesar! Hobie Doyle
2016 Untitled Warren Beatty project Frank Forbes Completed
2016 The Yellow Birds Brandon Bartle Post-production
2018 Untitled Han Solo Star Wars Anthology film Han Solo Pre-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Supernatural Ben Collins Episode: "Wendigo"
2006 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Sven Episode: "Built to Kill, Part 2"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Work Result
2013 Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Romance Beautiful Creatures Nominated
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Liplock (with Alice Englert) Nominated
2014 Gold Derby Award for Best Ensemble Cast Blue Jasmine Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 "Alden Caleb Ehrenreich". FamilySearch. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Martin, Michael (May 1, 2010). "Alden Ehrenreich". Interview. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
  3. ↑ Keeps, David A. (December 1, 2005). "Tradition, but with a twist". Hartford Courant. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Kvell Corner". Kehillat Israel Reconstructionist Congregation. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Alden Ehrenreich". EthniCelebs. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  6. ↑ Ayers, Mike (February 5, 2016). "Alden Ehrenreich’s Road to the Coen Brothers and 'Hail, Caesar!'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Collectin Consciousness". Interview. July 12, 2010.
  8. ↑ Sancton, Julian (April 7, 2010). "Alden Ehrenreich's Magic Show". Vanity Fair.
  9. ↑ Korte, Travis. "As The Boat Approaches at the El Centro Theatre". The Huffington Post. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  10. ↑ Hill, Logan. "Francis Ford Coppola's New Star Alden Ehrenreich on Not 'Trickling Up' Vulture". Paste. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  11. ↑ Hill, Logan (March 30, 2009). "Blessed". New York Magazine.
  12. ↑ Corliss, Richard (June 11, 2009). "Coppola's Tetro: An Offer You Can Refuse". Time. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
  13. ↑ Ebert, Roger (June 17, 2009). "Tetro Movie Review". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
  14. ↑ Han, Angie (February 22, 2011). "Watch the Sofia Coppola-directed Miss Dior Cherie TV Commercial Starring Natalie Portman". /Film. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  15. ↑ Kroll, Justin (September 2, 2014). "Alden Ehrenreich Joins Cast of Coen Brothers' 'Hail Caesar!' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  16. ↑ "'Hail, Caesar!': Hooray For the Coen brothets' Hollywood Homage". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  17. ↑ Busch, Anita (February 24, 2014). "Warren Beatty's Untitled Howard Hughes Pic Finally Takes Flight Financed By Billionaire Boys' Club; Ehrenreich, Collins To Star In Love Story". Deadline.com.
  18. ↑ Busch, Anita (October 6, 2015). "Jack Huston & Jennifer Aniston Join War Pic 'The Yellow Birds'". Deadline.com.
  19. ↑ Kit, Borys (March 15, 2016). "Disney's Young Han Solo Search Narrows to Final Shortlist of Actors After Screen-Tests (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  20. ↑ Busch, Anita (April 13, 2016). "Alden Ehrenreich Emerges As Front-Runner For Han Solo Film". Deadline.com.
  21. ↑ Busch, Anita (May 5, 2016). "Alden Ehrenreich Lands The Lead In ‘Star Wars’ Han Solo Film". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 5, 2016.

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