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Olly Alexander is a Actor and Sound British born on 15 july 1990
Oliver Alexander Thornton (born 15 July 1990), known as Olly Alexander, is an English actor, scriptwriter and lead singer of the band Years & Years. The band released their debut single "Traps" via Kitsuné in September 2013.
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Alexander is in a relationship with Clean Bandit's violinist Neil Milan Amin-Smith. The couple added their support to the Irish Gay Marriage referendum with an Instagram message. The couple met whilst touring together in October 2014 confirmed in an interview with Milan and Grace Chatto posted on Youtube. In one of their first interviews together at the Wireless Festival July 2015, Alexander explained that they like to be open in talking about their relationship, saying "It's important for people to see that you can be happy as a couple, and a young gay couple... I think I would have loved to have seen one (growing up)".Usually with
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The Riot Club (2014)
, 1h46Directed by Lone Scherfig
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Théâtre, Films based on plays, Gangster films
Actors Natalie Dormer, Max Irons, Sam Claflin, Douglas Booth, Freddie Fox, Holliday Grainger
Roles Toby Maitland
Rating59%
Alistair and Miles, both with aristocratic connections, start their first year at Oxford University. Though they are very different — Miles is down to earth and happy to have a girlfriend from a lower background, Lauren, whilst Alistair is a snob with aspirations to follow his uncle, a Tory MP — the common bond is that they both become members of the Riot Club, a long established elite drinking club priding itself on hedonism and the belief that money can buy anything.
God Help the Girl (2014)
, 1h52Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Emily Browning, Olly Alexander, Hannah Murray, Pierre Boulanger, Josie Long
Roles James
Rating64%
Eve escapes from the psychiatric hospital where she is being treated for anorexia nervosa and makes her way to Glasgow, hoping to become a musician. At a gig, she meets James, a lifeguard and aspiring songwriter. He introduces her to his guitar student Cassie, and the three become friends.
Le Week-End (2013)
, 1h33Directed by Roger Michell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Jeff Goldblum, Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan, Olly Alexander, Xavier de Guillebon, Judith Davis
Roles Michael
Rating63%
Nick (Jim Broadbent) and Meg Burrows (Lindsay Duncan) are a married academic couple from Birmingham advancing in age and tension. To mark their 30th wedding anniversary, the two embark on a trip to the place they honeymooned three decades ago: Paris, France. Hoping to rejuvenate their marriage, the couple arrives in Paris only for things not to go as planned. Eventually, the two bump into Morgan (Jeff Goldblum), with whom Nick went to university and who is now a successful writer, and attend a dinner party of his that ultimately opens up a new view of life and love for the aging couple.
Great Expectations (2012)
, 2h8Directed by Mike Newell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about children
Actors Jeremy Irvine, Helena Bonham Carter, Gillian Anderson, Holliday Grainger, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Flemyng
Roles Herbert Pocket
Rating63%
This script must be run from the command line
, 1h33Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Felicity Jones, Elizabeth McGovern, Luke Treadaway, Mackenzie Crook, Ellie Kendrick, Ben Greaves-Neal
Roles Tom
Rating56%
Today is Dolly's (Felicity Jones) wedding day, and her family is arriving at the manor house with all the cheerfulness, chaos and petty grievances that bubble to the surface at such gatherings. Trouble soon appears with the arrival of Joseph (Luke Treadaway), Dolly's lover from the previous summer, who throws her feelings into turmoil. To her mother's (Elizabeth McGovern) exasperation, his presence threatens to upset the design she had for her daughter's future. Dolly, for her part, just cannot decide whether to run away with Joseph or start a new life in Argentina with her husband to be.
The Dish & the Spoon (2011)
, 1h33Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Greta Gerwig, Olly Alexander, Amy Seimetz, Adam Rothenberg
Roles Boy
Rating58%
Alors que Rose vient de quitter son mari volage, elle rencontre un jeune anglais un peu paumé, lui aussi malheureux en amoureux. Ensemble, ils vont tenter de retrouver Emma, la jeune femme avec qui le mari de Rose a eu une aventure.
Gulliver's Travels (2010)
, 1h25Directed by Rob Letterman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Monde imaginaire, Transport films, Children's films
Actors Jack Black, Emily Blunt, Danni Bennatar, Jason Segel, Amanda Peet, Catherine Tate
Roles Prince August
Rating49%
Deeply depressed at his dead-end job in the mail room of a New York City newspaper, Lemuel Gulliver decides to talk to journalist Darcy Silverman. He convinces her he could write a report about his (false) extensive world "travels" saying his dream is to become a writer. After suffering writer's block and thinking that Darcy will not want to hang out with a "guy from the mailroom", he plagiarises a report from other publications on the internet. The next day, Darcy, impressed by his writing, presents Gulliver with a new task – to travel to the Bermuda Triangle and write an article about the legends of ships mysteriously disappearing there.
Bright Star (2009)
, 2hDirected by Jane Campion
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Poésie
Actors Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish, Paul Schneider, Kerry Fox, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Edie Martin
Roles Tom Keats
Rating68%
In 1818 Hampstead, the fashionable Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish) is introduced to poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw) through the Dilke family. The Dilkes occupy one half of a double house, with Charles Brown (Paul Schneider)—Keats' friend, roommate, and associate in writing—occupying the other side.
Enter the Void (2009)
, 2h41Directed by Gaspar Noé
Origin France
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy
Themes Pregnancy films, Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Ghost films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Paz de la Huerta, Philippe Nahon, Emily Alyn Lind, Gaspar Noé, Olly Alexander, Sara Stockbridge
Roles Victor
Rating72%
Oscar (Nathaniel Brown) lives in Tokyo with his younger sister Linda (Paz de la Huerta) and supports himself by dealing drugs, against the advice of his friend Alex (Cyril Roy), who attempts to turn Oscar's interest toward The Tibetan Book of the Dead, a Buddhist book about the afterlife. The first segment begins with Linda leaving for work (at a local strip club) and then follows Oscar's nightly routine through strict point-of-view shots, including momentary blackouts that represent blinking, private internal thoughts, and extended sequences of a drug-induced hallucination.
Dust (2009)
, 1h31Genres Drama
Actors Catherine Steadman, Olly Alexander
Roles Elias
Rating65%
Since most of the human race has disappeared from the face of the earth, Elodie and Elias are living by themselves in an isolated mansion in the countryside. Their peaceful existence risks coming to an end however when they discover an injured boy named Gabriel.
Tormented (2009)
, 1h31Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Films about suicide, Comedy horror films
Actors Alex Pettyfer, April Pearson, Calvin Dean, Dimitri Leonidas, James Floyd, Tom Hopper
Roles Jason Banks
Rating51%
Head girl Justine Fielding (Tuppence Middleton) is escorted out of Fairview High School by the police, as other pupils look on.
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The Dish & the Spoon (2011)
, 1h33Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Greta Gerwig, Olly Alexander, Amy Seimetz, Adam Rothenberg
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating58%
Alors que Rose vient de quitter son mari volage, elle rencontre un jeune anglais un peu paumé, lui aussi malheureux en amoureux. Ensemble, ils vont tenter de retrouver Emma, la jeune femme avec qui le mari de Rose a eu une aventure.