My mum moved down to London to be a ballerina. Quite a working class kind of background.

My granddad was a fairground boxer and my other granddad was a coal miner, and was on the beach of Normandy. And then the other half of my family are from London. Half of my family are from up north, in a place called Hartlepool, which is a mining town.

Just Jared: Could you tell us about your childhood and how you got into acting?Īlex Roe: I grew up in London, West London. As she prepares for the inevitable and lethal fifth wave, Cassie teams up with a young man ( Roe) who may become her final hope - if she can only trust him.Īlex opens up to us in our exclusive interview about filming his own stunts for the movie, a big mishap that happened on the first day of shooting, a story his buddy Timothee Chalamet wouldn't want you to hear, and the Oscar-nominated actress he is crushing on these days.Ĭlick inside to read our full interview with Alex Roe. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie ( Moretz) is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother.

In the sci-fi film, four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth in ruin. The 25-year-old English actor stars in the new movie The 5th Wave, which opens in theaters on Friday (January 22) and also stars Chloe Moretz, Nick Robinson, and Maika Monroe. Alex Roe is smoldering sexy for this exclusive photo from our new Just Jared Portrait Session.