Career
He was frontman in the band Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong and previously drummed for The Pipettes. Bernays has appeared in a number of television shows, most notably in The Tudors, where he played the famous composer Thomas Tallis. He has also appeared in Peep Show as Sophie"s brother, Nathan Barley as Mudd, as well as having minor roles in Waking The Dead, Simon Schama"s Power of Art and Fortysomething.
He has recently stated that he has "fallen out of love" with acting after becoming more involved with music
Van Moyland also appears in three episodes of the Channel 4 drama Fresh Meat. Under the name Joe Lean, Bernays fronted Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong, who released their first single in October 2007 and have been tipped for success by the NME and finished seventh in the British Broadcasting Corporation Sound Of 2008 poll.
However they disbanded before ever releasing an album. He had previously been drummer for the Pipettes, working under the name Robin of Loxley.
His last appearance with the Pipettes was 23 June 2007 on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival.
The NME reported that he had written songs for the Sugababes" new album, however in a later interview Van Moyland said that the agreement had fallen through.
