British actor David Jonsson (31), who appeared in Alien: Romulus and the HBO series Industry, has bagged the EE Rising Star Award at the BAFTA Film Awards. The ceremony was held on Sunday (February 16) at London's Royal Festival Hall. This year was the 20th anniversary of the one-of-a-kind category, which is determined by public vote.

British actor David Jonsson has been named the winner of the EE rising star category at the Bafta film awards. Jonsson, 31, recently starred in the film Alien: Romulus and his credits also include TV series Industry as well as the 2023 romantic comedy Rye Lane.

David Jonsson “didn’t see a space for himself” in the industry before he won the BAFTA EE Rising Star Award. The recognition comes at a time when diversity in the film industry has become an increasingly important topic of discussion, with the award historically serving as a launching pad for emerging talent in British cinema.

David Jonsson "didn't see a space for himself" in the industry before he won the BAFTA EE Rising Star Award. The 31-year-old actor took home the publicly-voted accolade after beating off competition from Marisa Abela,

David Jonsson has been named the winner of the EE Rising Star Award at tonight's BAFTA Film Awards. Jonsson was nominated for the award following his turn in Alien: Romulus and beat a host of other nominees including his Industry co-star Marisa Abela as well as Mikey Madison, Jharrel Jerome and Nabhaan Rizwan.

While walking the red carpet doesn’t necessarily come naturally to the Rye Lane star, “it’s made 10 times easier when you look good,” he says with a smile.