Alden Ehrenreich, an American actor, started his career with appearances in Supernatural (2005) and Francis Ford Coppola’s films Tetro (2009) and Twixt (2011). He then took on supporting roles in the 2013 films Blue Jasmine and Stoker before gaining praise for his performance in the Coen brothers’ comedy Hail, Caesar! (2016).
Ehrenreich went on to portray Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) and starred in the dystopian television series Brave New World (2020). In 2023, he appeared in the comedy Cocaine Bear and Christopher Nolan’s biographical film Oppenheimer.
Born on November 22, 1989, in Los Angeles, California, Ehrenreich is the only child of Sari (née Newmann), an interior designer, and Mark Ehrenreich, an accountant. He was named after family friend and director Phil Alden Robinson. His stepfather, Harry Aronowitz, is an orthodontist. Raised in Reconstructionist Judaism, Ehrenreich’s ancestors were Jewish emigrants from Austria, Hungary, Russia, and Poland. He developed an interest in acting during his time at Palisades Elementary School in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, and continued pursuing it at Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California.
