Joe Anderson

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Characters played by Joe Anderson

Alistair — The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)

Reclusive tracker vampire, avoids Volturi.

Henry Austen — Becoming Jane (2007)

Henry Austen is Jane Austen's brother and an ally in her relationship with Tom Lefroy. He joins Jane, Tom, and Eliza in arranging their London visit to seek a blessing for the marriage. Twenty years later, Henry is married to Eliza and brings Tom to the gathering where Jane reads from her novel.

Max Carrigan — Across the Universe (2007)

Max Carrigan is Lucy's older brother, a Princeton student who befriends Jude and brings him into a bohemian New York community. After becoming a cab driver, he is drafted, wounded in Vietnam, and traumatized, yet later helps Jude learn that Lucy is alive and brings him to the rooftop concert.

Russell — The Crazies (2010)

David's deputy partner. He assists in the investigation, helps rescue Judy and Becca, and joins the vehicle escape. He later becomes infected after confronting a government employee, turns hostile, and ultimately sacrifices himself by drawing fire at a military roadblock.

Mathias — The Ruins (2008)

German tourist searching for his missing brother. He is lowered into the ruins, becomes paralyzed after a rope breaks, and eventually succumbs to the parasitic vines after his legs are amputated.

Grady — Abattoir (2016)

Grady is a local detective and Julia's former lover who investigates the murders and apprehends Richard Renshaw. Though he repeatedly urges Julia to stop pursuing the case, he follows her to New English, helps uncover Crone's history, and enters the assembled house after her, where Julia fatally stabs him.

Joseph Haverstock — The Reckoning (2021)

Grace’s deceased husband. His tragic death, occurring in the aftermath of the Great Plague, haunts Grace and intensifies her isolation and psychological struggle.

Hangman — Hangman (2017)

The serial killer behind the staged murders, identified as the driver Archer confronted a year earlier. He marks victims with letters, uses Hangman puzzles and elaborate displays, and targets people connected to his grievance over eviction and his father’s suicide. He abducts Davies, is wounded by Ruiney, and dies after the final confrontation.

Lucifer — The Devil Conspiracy (2023)

Lucifer leads a rebellion against God and is cast into Hell, where Michael chains him in the Pit. In modern times he breaks free and seeks a vessel through the cult’s plan. He possesses Brenda and later Laura, whose child fulfills the prophecy; in the aftermath, his escaping essence is absorbed by the child.

Fool — Operation: Endgame (2010)

An Omega team member hired as a thief. He survives the underground purge alongside Temperance and escapes via elevator. Later revealed as a double agent hired by Susan to retrieve incriminating discs, he betrays and kills Temperance before fleeing with the files.

Sean McCaffrey — Backdraft 2 (2019)

Protagonist of Backdraft 2. An arson investigator at Station 17 and son of the late Lieutenant Stephen McCaffrey. Initially prefers working alone but learns to collaborate under departmental protocols. Investigates a fatal Halloween arson and uncovers a terrorist plot involving missile theft via coordinated fires. Survives a targeted bomb attack and ultimately embraces his family's firefighting legacy.

Laurentz — The Last Front (2024)

Laurentz is a German officer whose arrogance and failure to lead are condemned by Maximilian after a unit suffers heavy losses. During the later confrontation, he turns against his father, who is killed, and survives with a determination to pursue Leonard and the escaping civilians.

Career Overview

Joe Anderson has 40 screen credits in a career dating back to 1987. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Backdraft Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include The Crazies, Across the Universe, Becoming Jane. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
male
Known Credits
40
Birth Date
1982-03-26 00:00:00
Birth Place
England, UK

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Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

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