Alexander Lincoln

Alexander Lincoln (born 21 January 1994) is a British actor best known for his portrayals of Jamie Tate in Emmerdale from 2019 to 2021 and Mark Newton in the 2022 romantic drama film In from the Side.^[1][2] He has also portrayed Joel Tanner in the BBC soap opera Doctors.

Alexander Lincoln
Born	(1994-01-21) January 21, 1994 (age 31) Lambeth, London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2014–present

Career

Lincoln made his television debut in the ITV1 soap Emmerdale, playing Jamie Tate from 2019 to 2021.^[3][4]

In 2022, Lincoln starred as Mark Newton in the film In from the Side.^[5][6][7] In 2024, he appeared in seven episodes of television soap Doctors as Joel Tanner.^[8][9]

Personal life

On Instagram,^[10] Lincoln hinted at his sexual orientation in January 2023, stating that he is "not straight".^[11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Sun in the Night	Doctor	Short film; credited as Alex Lincoln
	Maengwyn	Aaron Ripley Smith
2015	Wander	Noah
	The Song Plays On	Young John
2016	Infinite	Wolfie
	Recall	Sal
2018	How Was Work?	Daniel	Short film
	Ilford Lane	Adam	Short film
	Degenerates	Young Man
2019	As I Am	Kenner
2022	In from the Side	Mark Newton
	The Fence	Wayne Pickett
	Inland	Tom
2023	My Dreams Have Been Dark of Late	Knight	Short film
2024	Losing It
2025	A Night Like This	Oliver
TBA	Gods Among Us	Thor
	Barely Grown	Jim
	Aurora	Jacob

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Red Light	Adam	Miniseries; credited as Alex Lincoln
2019–2021	Emmerdale	Jamie Tate	302 episodes
2022	Everything I Know About Love	Rege	4 episodes
2024	Doctors	Joel Tanner	7 episodes
	The Groomsmen Trilogy	Zack	3 films

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2021	Inside Soap Awards	Best Villain	Emmerdale	Nominated	[12]
2022	FilmOut San Diego	Best Actor	In from the Side	Won	[13]
	British Independent Film Awards	Best Breakthrough Performance		Longlisted	[14]