Harry Lawtey

Biography

Harry Lawtey is a British actor (born 1996 in Oxford) who gained significant recognition for his breakthrough lead role as Robert Spearing in the financial drama series Industry (2020–2024), which he departed after the third season to focus on major feature film roles. Having trained at the Drama Centre London, Lawtey quickly established himself in films like The Pale Blue Eye and the recently released musical thriller Joker: Folie à Deux (2024), where he played Harvey Dent. His recent work includes starring as a young Richard Burton in the 2025 biographical film Mr Burton. Lawtey continues to work on highly anticipated projects, including the Cold War thriller The Billion Dollar Spy, co-starring with Russell Crowe—who famously praised Lawtey on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, calling him "the future of British cinema."

Known For

The One Show

Self

Joker: Folie à Deux

Harvey Dent

Industry

Robert Spearing

Billion Dollar Spy

Tom Lenihan

Words of War

Ilya

The Pale Blue Eye

Artemus Marquis

Mr. Burton

Richard Jenkins Jr.

Magpie Murders

Robert Blackiston

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Words of War	Ilya
2025	Mr. Burton	Richard Jenkins Jr.
2024	Joker: Folie à Deux	Harvey Dent
2022	The Pale Blue Eye	Artemus Marquis
2021	Benediction	Bobby Andrews
2016	City of Tiny Lights	Charlie Benson
2015	Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism	Qube Surfer
	Billion Dollar Spy	Tom Lenihan
	Brides	Vova

Year	TV Show	Role
2023	You & Me	Ben
2022	Magpie Murders	Robert Blackiston
2020	Industry	Robert Spearing
2006	The One Show	Self
	Under Salt Marsh	Dylan Rees