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Alden Ehrenreich Biography

Birth Name:Alden Caleb Ehrenreich

Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession Actor, Director, Writer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Was nominated for the 2017 Golden Derby Award for best breakthrough performer
  • Graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 2012
  • Made a funny video for his friend, which was screened at her bat mitzvah, an event Steven Spielberg happened to be attending, and he was so impressed that he set up a meeting for Ehrenreich with DreamWorks
  • Quote: "For me, the drive is storytelling․ To be a part of an art that tells a story and to be a catalyst, a color in that, is very exciting․"
  • Best known for his roles in the films "Blue Jasmine" and "Beautiful Creatures․"
  • Co-founded the theater and film company The Collectin in 2009
  • Read a passage from "The Catcher in the Rye" for his audition for Francis Ford Coppola's "Tetro․"

Awards

  • 2013Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actor: Romance: nominated
  • 2013Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie: Liplock: nominated
  • 2014Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: nominated
  • 2016CFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
  • 2016DFCS Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
  • 2016Golden Schmoes-Breakthrough Performance of the Year: nominated
  • 2016ICP Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
  • 2016Halfway Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
  • 2016SDFCS Award-Breakthrough Artist: nominated
  • 2016SDFCS Award-Best Comedic Performance: nominated
  • 2016VVFP Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
  • 2017Breakthrough Award-: nominated
  • 2017ICS Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
  • 2017INOCA-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
  • 2018Teen Choice Award-Choice Summer Movie Star: Male: nominated
  • 2023Festival Award-Best Drama Short Film: winner
  • 2023Directorial Debut-: winner
  • 2023Grand Jury Prize-Best Narrative Short: nominated
  • 2023Bronze Horse-Best Short Film: nominated
  • 2024CinEuphoria-Best Ensemble - International Competition: nominated
  • 2024Jury Award-Best Performances in a Short Film: winner
  • 2024Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: winner
  • 2024SGFF Award-Best Narrative Short: winner