Person in history

Joe Anders

Joe Anders, American-British actor

Life at a glance

Born
2003 · December 22
Age this year
23No death recorded in our data
Known as
actor. Citizenship: United States, United Kingdom
Born
23rd anniversary of their birth this year

Their story

Who they were

Joe Anders, American-British actor

Early life

Early life Anders was born Joe Alfie Winslet Mendes [ 1 ] [ 2 ] in New York City on December 22, 2003, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] to English actress Kate Winslet and film director Sam Mendes . [ 5 ] [ 6 ] His parents separated in 2010, when he was six years old, [ 7 ] and divorced in 2011. [ 8 ] His father identifies as a secular Jew . [ 9 ]

Path and career

Career Acting In 2019, Anders made his feature film debut at the age of 15 with a small part as Private Willock in the war drama 1917 , directed by his father, Sam Mendes . He was credited as "Joe Mendes" in the film. [ 1 ] In 2022, he changed his stage name to Joe Anders and had a small part in the Channel 4 television drama film I Am Ruth (2022), directed by Dominic Savage , appearing alongside his mother Kate Winslet and his sister Mia Threapleton , portraying their son and brother, respectively. [

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Questions about Joe Anders

When was Joe Anders born?

December 22 2003.

How old would Joe Anders be today?

23 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.

Who else was born on December 22?

Casper Ruud, David Datro Fofana, Jack Draper and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.

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