- His American accent in Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016) was so convincing that his co-star Steve Martin had no idea he was from England until a few weeks into production.
- Auditioned for the role of Sam in Love Actually (2003), but lost out to Thomas Brodie-Sangster. It took him another 13 years to land his first role in a movie.
- Grandson of director and producer Jonathan Alwyn. Great-grandson of composer, conductor, and music teacher William Alwyn, who was born William Alwyn Smith.
- His great-uncle (maternal grandmother's brother) was Bruce Kent, a political activist and former Roman Catholic priest, who was active in the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
- Was in a band during high school called Anger Management.
- Son of Elizabeth, an author, columnist, and psychoanalytic psychotherapist, and Richard Alwyn, a documentary filmmaker.
- His ancestry is English, with smaller amounts of Irish, Scottish, and French/French-Canadian.
- Dated Taylor Swift from September 2016 to March 2023.
- His first movie crush was Marion Cotillard.
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