Alden Ehrenreich is an American actor He began his career by appearing in Supernatural 2005 and Francis Ford Coppolas films Tetro 2009 and Twixt 2011 Following supporting roles in the 2013 films Blue Jasmine and Stoker he starred in the Coen brothers comedy Hail Caesar 2016 for which he gained praise Ehrenreich went on to play Han Solo in Solo A Star Wars Story 2018 and starred in the dystopian television series Brave New World 2020 In 2023 he costarred in the comedy Cocaine Bear and Christopher Nolans biographical film Oppenheimer Ehrenreich was born in Los Angeles California on November 22 1989 He is the only child of Sari née Newmann an interior designer and Mark Ehrenreich an accountant He is named after the director Phil Alden Robinson a family friend His stepfather Harry Aronowitz is an orthodontist Ehrenreich is Jewish his ancestors were Jewish emigrants from Austria Hungary Russia and Poland and he was raised in Reconstructionist Judaism Ehrenreich began acting at the Palisades Elementary School in Pacific Palisades Los Angeles and continued doing so at Crossroads School in Santa Monica California