Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 4, 1995
Place of Birth:
Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
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Alex Lawther
Biography
Alex Lawther (born May 4, 1995) is an English actor. He began acting in theatre at 16, when he played the lead role in David Hare’s South Downs at the Minerva Theatre in Chichester. He is best known for portraying the young Alan Turing in the film "The Imitation Game"(2014), which won him the London Film Critics' Circle Award for 'Young British Performer of the Year'.
This was followed with a starring role in 2015 film "Departure", opposite Juliet Stevenson. He also played the lead role of James in the Channel 4 series The End of the F***ing World (2017–2019).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | A Second Life | |
| 2023 | The Velveteen Rabbit | Velveteen Rabbit (voice) |
| 2022 | The Lost Patient | Bastien |
| 2022 | Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look | Karis Nemik (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2022 | Earwig | Laurence |
| 2021 | Miss Fortunate | Jack |
| 2021 | The French Dispatch | Morisot |
| 2021 | The Last Duel | King Charles VI |
| 2020 | Grand amour | |
| 2020 | Spark | Theo |
| 2019 | The Translators | Alex Goodman |
| 2018 | Ghost Stories | Simon Rifkind |
| 2018 | Freak Show | Billy Bloom |
| 2018 | Old Boys | Amberson |
| 2018 | Alex's Dream | Alex Morin |
| 2017 | Goodbye Christopher Robin | Christopher Robin Milne (Teen) |
| 2017 | Carnage: Swallowing the Past | Volunteer: Joey |
| 2016 | Departure | Elliot |
| 2016 | Narrated By | Sam Sipowitz |
| 2015 | Yussef is Complicated | Rory |
| 2014 | The Imitation Game | Young Alan Turing |
| 2014 | X+Y | Isaac Cooper |
| 2013 | Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict | Benjamin Britten |
| 2010 | The Fear | The Boy |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Alien: Earth | Hermit |
| 2022 | Lloyd of the Flies | Abacus Woodlouse (voice) |
| 2022 | Andor | Karis Nemik (voice) |
| 2021 | The Cleaner | Shaman |
| 2018 | Summer Camp Island | Mildred's Friend / Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2018 | Summer Camp Island | Mildred's Friend (voice) |
| 2017 | The End of the F***ing World | James |
| 2017 | Howards End | Tibby Schlegel |
| 2011 | Black Mirror | Kenny |
| 1999 | Holby City | Fred Bamber |
| Leonard and Hungry Paul |