He’s gone from hustling for bit parts to playing a beloved character in one of the biggest shows on TV. “I’m not ruling it out Eddie coming back to Stranger Things, but it’s a beautifully written and powerful arc. You don’t want him to overstay his welcome”. Also, he’s one of GQ Spain’s Men of The Year 2022.
When Joseph Quinn received the call that would change his life forever, he was in the kitchen of his South London apartment. His agent was on the other end of the phone. He “he calls Me and he says: ‘Who am I talking to? ‘. And I: ‘What do you mean?’ And he’s like, ‘Excuse me, are you Eddie, from Stranger Things?’ Quinn recalls. “I literally fell to my knees. Like: what? Are you sure? I felt like I just fell from the fucking sky.” It was November 2019. Just three weeks earlier, in the same apartment, a video test had been recorded for the Netflix phenomenon series. “Obviously, at that moment all the doubts assailed me. These things never happen. And here we are.” Now the interpreter is also one of our
“When you’re famous, people make up narratives about you that aren’t true. The best thing is to accept that you have no power over it, or you will end up exhausted, ”Joseph Quinn tells GQ writer Jack King. The tyranny of Instagram gossip, and the telescopic camera-wielding paparazzi photos that fans gobble up like pipes, are unfortunate consequences of being at the top of the media business.
Inside the surreal year of 2022’s buzziest British breakout, now on GQ Spain.
Text: @jackarking
Talent: Joseph Quinn @josephquinn
Photography: @ben.parks.studio
Stylist @mrfabioimmediato
Hair & Make Up: Brady Lee
Fashion Director: @joanadelafuente
