Before his breakout role as Eddie Munson in Stranger Things season 4, Joseph Quinn was a relatively unknown name despite being in some great movies and TV shows. But ever since his stint as Munson in 2022, Quinn has bagged several significant roles in movies like Gladiator II (2024), Warfare (2025) and The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025).
With a fair share of BBC historical dramas under his belt, such as Les Misérables (2018), Howards End (2017) and Dickensian (2015-2016), he started with smaller roles and slowly worked his way up to more commercially exposed movies and TV shows. Quinn also guest-starred as a Stark soldier named Koner in season 7, episode 4, “The Spoils of War” of Game of Thrones (2011-2019).
Now, he is joining the big leagues with Marvel Cinematic Universe titles like The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) and Avengers: Doomsday (2026) as Johnny Storm, aka Human Torch. His character is the sibling of Sue Storm (played by Vanessa Kirby), or Invisible Girl, in the latest reboot, which kicks off MCU’s Phase Six.
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So, before Joseph Quinn becomes further popular, we bring you some of his best movies and TV shows. That way, you have an edge over your friends when they start gushing about him, and can say, “Oh, I liked him before he was cool.”
Best movies and TV shows featuring Joseph Quinn to watch if you loved him in The Fantastic Four: First Steps
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Created by: The Duffer Brothers
Other cast: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Jamie Campbell Bower
No. of episodes: 9
IMDb rating: 8.6
Rotten Tomatoes score: 92%
Synopsis: When Vecna (Bower), a new threat from the Upside Down, begins killing Hawkins residents, Eleven (Brown) and her friends must do everything they can to stop him.
About his role: Quinn portrays Eddie Munson, a new character introduced in the fourth season of the massively popular Netflix sci-fi original. The rebellious outcast is a student at Hawkins High School and the leader of Hellfire Club, a society based around Dungeons & Dragons. Despite appearing in just one season, he left an indelible mark on the show with his performance, as fans never recovered from his tragic departure.
Also read: Everything you need to know about Stranger Things season 5
2 /9
Created by: Steve McQueen
Other cast: Letitia Wright, Malachi Kirby, Richie Campbell
Runtime: 2 hours 7 minutes
IMDb rating: 8
Rotten Tomatoes score: 97%
Synopsis: After the owner of the restaurant known as The Mangrove is racially profiled and repeatedly harassed by a police officer, protests erupt in his support. This leads to an extensive trial.
About his role: Quinn portrays PC Dixon, one of the complicit police officers. Even though Dixon is not overtly racist, he still overlooks his colleagues’ blatant bigotry. Quinn’s role was relatively small, but immensely significant as it represents a much deeper truth of today’s world — being silent against injustice is as bad as being complicit.
About the TV show: Small Axe is an anthology series inspired by the real experiences of the Black community of London. The episode, “Mangrove”, is based on the 1971 trial of the Mangrove Nine.
3 /9
Created by: Andrew Davies, Tom Shankland
Other cast: Dominic West, David Oyelowo, Lily Collins, Adeel Akhtar
No. of episodes: 6
IMDb rating: 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes score: 88%
Synopsis: As Paris is gripped by unrest yet again after Napoleon’s reign, Jean Valjean (West) must learn to stand on his feet again as he is pursued by the relentless inspector Javert (Oyelowo).
About his role: Quinn plays the role of Enjolras in three episodes of the historical drama series. Enjolras is a charismatic revolutionary in France who fights tooth and nail for the rights of the poor and downtrodden before ultimately dying in the revolution.
About the TV show: The limited TV series is adapted from Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel of the same name.
4 /9
Created by: Tony Jordan
Other cast: Peter Firth, Sophie Rundle, Tuppence Middleton, Alexandra Moen
No. of episodes: 20
IMDb rating: 7.7
Rotten Tomatoes score: NA
Synopsis: Multiple characters from Charles Dickens’ classics, including Jacob Marley (Firth) from A Christmas Carol and Arthur Havisham (Quinn) from Great Expectations, gather in Victorian London as their lives intersect.
About his role: Quinn’s Arthur Havisham is Miss Havisham’s (Middleton) younger brother who plots against her to gain money. This BBC show was his acting debut.
Also read: 15 best Charles Dickens movie adaptations for those who love the Victorian era
Image credit: IMDb/Dickensian © BBC One
5 /9
Directed by: Ray Mendoza, Alex Garland
Other cast: Will Poulter, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor
Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes
IMDb rating: 7.2
Rotten Tomatoes score: 92%
Synopsis: In 2006, a platoon of American Navy SEALS gets stuck in a horrifying situation in an insurgent-ridden area in Iraq.
About his role: Quinn plays Sam, an LPO (Leading Petty Officer). His character is based on Joe Hildebrand, a real-life Navy SEAL.
About the movie: The A24 film is based on the real-life war experiences of Mendoza.
6 /9
Created by: Kenneth Lonergan
Other cast: Matthew Macfadyen, Hayley Atwell, Philippa Coulthard
No. of episodes: 4
IMDb rating: 7.2
Rotten Tomatoes score: 87%
Synopsis: The lives of three English families from different class backgrounds — the Wilcoxes, the Schegels and Basts — intersect as Margaret (Atwell) and Helen Schegel (Coulthard) fall in love with Henry Wilcox (Macfadyen), a wealthy man, and Leonard Bast (Quinn), a working-class clerk, respectively.
About the TV show: Howards End is based on the 1910 novel of the same name by E M Forster.
7 /9
Directed by: Luna Carmoon
Other cast: Saura Lightfoot Leon, Hayley Squires, Deba Hekmat
Runtime: 2 hours 6 minutes
IMDb rating: 6.5
Rotten Tomatoes score: 94%
Synopsis: Traumatised by her mother’s hoarding habits, Maria (Leon), who now lives in a foster home, revisits her childhood trauma and memories after meeting Michael (Quinn), a former foster resident.
About his role: In an interview with Radio Times, Quinn described his character as “a duplicitous, adulterous, manipulative guy, but he’s insane. Because he’s madly in love.”
Quinn was nominated for the Best Joint Lead Performance at the British Independent Film Awards.
About the movie: Hoard premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival. It was also nominated for a BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.
8 /9
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Other cast: Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Fred Hechinger
Runtime: 2 hours 28 minutes
IMDb rating: 6.5
Rotten Tomatoes score: 70%
Synopsis: Long after his father’s death, Lucius (Mescal) is forced to enter the colosseum and fight to the death when his home gets invaded by evil Roman emperors Geta (Quinn) and Caracalla (Hechinger).
About his role: Quinn plays Geta, one of the corrupt emperors. Stepping in the giant shoes of Joaquin Phoenix, who played the villain Commodus in the 2000 prequel, was a daunting task. In an interview with Empire, Quinn talked about how his inspiration for the role included Philip Seymour Hoffman in Mission: Impossible III (2006) and Gary Oldman in The Fifth Element (1997). He said, “He [Hoffman] has this relish for being horrible.”
About the movie: Gladiator II is the sequel to Ridley Scott’s epic 2000 movie Gladiator.
9 /9
Directed by: Michael Sarnoski
Other cast: Lupita Nyong’o, Alex Wolff, Djimon Hounsou
Runtime: 1 hour 39 minutes
IMDb rating: 6.3
Rotten Tomatoes score: 86%
Synopsis: When the world gets invaded by an alien species with hypersensitive hearing, cancer patient Sam (Nyong’o) finds herself lost in New York. There she meets Eric (Quinn), a British law student, and together they strive to survive the apocalyptic conditions.
About the movie: A Quiet Place: Day One is a spin-off prequel to John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place (2018) and A Quiet Place: Part II (2020).