If you want to see a truly shocking film about gender dynamics and male fragility in love, look no further than Fair Play. The Netflix thriller, written and directed by Chloe Dormont, begins with Emily (Phoebe Daimber) and Luke (Alden Ehrenreich) on top of the world when they get engaged despite their forbidden relationship at work. But when Emily receives an unexpected promotion and becomes Luke's boss, the change in status drives their relationship off a cliff, and the two struggle to adjust to their new normal. Tense and surprisingly bloody, the film is propelled by a layered and brilliant performance from Daimver, best known for her role as the beloved Daphne Bridgerton, and Ehrenreich, an actor well-known to science fiction fans. [Ehrenreich, who has already worked with such notable filmmakers as Francis Ford Coppola, Park Chan-wook, and the Coen Brothers, is now entering one of the biggest years of his career as a Los Angeles native. To learn more about this rising star, read on.

The 33-year-old actor's first major role was starring in Francis Ford Coppola's 2009 noir film Tetro, which was followed by Coppola's Twixt and Sofia Coppola's 2011 Miss Natalie Portman-starring She also appeared in a commercial for Dior Sherry. She then appeared in the 2013 supernatural teen romance "Beautiful Creatures" and in 2016 played the lead role in the Coen Brothers' 1950s-set comedy "Hail, Caesar". He also played a young Han Solo in the 2018 film "Solo: A Star Wars Story" and won the role over 3,000 other actors, including Taron Egerton, Rami Malek, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. His other credits include "Stalker," "Blue Jasmine," "Rules Don't Apply," and "The Yellow Bird," and a television adaptation of Aldous Huxley's novel "Brave New World" is scheduled for 2020.

Ehrenreich's first professional acting gig came about thanks to a film legend. He was discovered by Steven Spielberg, who had seen a short comedy video featuring him while attending a reception for his friend's bat mitzvah. He was then contacted by DreamWorks Studios, which Spielberg helped found, and met with the casting director.

"He was in a Bat Mitzvah video that my daughter did with him for her best friend," Spielberg told Entertainment Tonight in a 2016 interview. 'They showed me the video, I loved it, and I got him an agent. That's kind of how it all started. I thought he had promise in comedy. I didn't know he was going to go into drama. He was so funny in this video that I thought, 'I've found the next really funny comedian. But most of his choices are in drama, and people don't know how funny he really is."

After taking a hiatus from acting, Ehrenreich got his start this year by co-starring in the fan favorite horror comedy "Cocaine Bear." He followed that up with a scene-stealing supporting role in this summer's record-breaking hit drama "Oppenheimer," as a senatorial aide who works with Robert Downey, Jr.'s Lewis Strauss. Next to these roles, he will co-star with Dominic Thorne in the Marvel/Disney+ series "Ironheart".

Ehrenreich also wrote, directed, and starred in his first short film, "Shadow Brother Sunday," released this year, in which he plays a man who considers betraying the privacy of his successful actor brother by selling his computer to the paparazzi. In an interview with The Wrap, he revealed that he shot the short on film because he was also inspired by seeing how Christopher Nolan directed Oppenheimer.

"I had always planned to shoot it on film, but when I was looking at the budget, I realized that if I shot it digitally, I would be banned from Oppenheimer's premiere, and no one is as stubbornly digital as he is. That was a really good inspiration. We shot in 35mm, and I'm really glad we did, because that was really important to me. "

Ehrenreich quietly joined Instagram earlier this year, sharing photos of friends, family, and everyday life along with his projects In an interview with GQ UK, he revealed why he decided to get an account.

"I wasn't interested in that. I didn't want to post pictures of my morning Egg McMuffin or anything like that. But I recognized how valuable it was as a tool to be able to tell people about my projects, like short films or theater spaces that I was opening in L.A., projects that didn't necessarily have a studio marketing budget behind them. At the same time, I've been taking pictures for five years and painting all my life. I may not be doing anything that would make me popular on Instagram, but I'm enjoying myself"