Alex Lawther
Biography
Alex Lawther is an English actor born on May 4, 1995. He began acting in theatre at the age of 16, playing the lead role in David Hare's South Downs at the Minerva Theatre in Chichester. Lawther is known for his portrayal of young Alan Turing in a 2014 film. He also starred in the 2015 film Departure, opposite Juliet Stevenson, and played the lead role of James in the Channel 4 series The End of the F***ing World, which aired from 2017 to 2019. Lawther has a known credit of 40 acting roles. He was born in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK, and is also known as Alexander Jonathan Lawthe.
Career overview
Alex Lawther is an English actor born in 1995. He began his acting career in theatre at the age of 16, when he played the lead role in David Hare's South Downs at the Minerva Theatre in Chichester. This marked the beginning of his professional acting career.
Lawther's breakthrough role came when he portrayed the young Alan Turing in a 2014 film. He received recognition for this performance, winning the London Film Critics' Circle Award for 'Young British Performer of the Year'. Following this success, he appeared in the 2015 film 'Departure', opposite Juliet Stevenson.
Lawther also played the lead role of James in the Channel 4 series 'The End of the F***ing World' from 2017 to 2019. Throughout his career, Lawther has accumulated a significant number of acting credits, with over 40 known credits to his name. He has established himself as a talented young actor in the English film and television industry.
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- A Second Life (2026) as Elijah
- National Theatre at Home: Summerfolk (2026) as Vlass Mikhailich
- Alien: Earth (2025) as Joe DiMaggio Hermit
- Leonard and Hungry Paul (2025) as Leonard
- Rhoda (2024) Director
- Rhoda (2024) Writer
- For People in Trouble (2023) Director
- For People in Trouble (2023) Writer
- The Velveteen Rabbit (2023) as Velveteen Rabbit (voice)
- Andor (2022) as Karis Nemik (voice)
- Lloyd of the Flies (2022) as Abacus Woodlouse (voice)
- The Lost Patient (2022) as Bastien
- Earwig (2022) as Laurence
- Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look (2022) as Karis Nemik (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Last Duel (2021) as King Charles VI
- The Cleaner (2021) as Shaman
- The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021) as Morisot
- Miss Fortunate (2021) as Jack
- The Owl House (2020) as Philip Wittebane (voice)
- Grand amour (2020)
- Spark (2020) as Theo
- The Translators (2019) as Alex Goodman
- Summer Camp Island (2018) as Mildred's Friend / Additional Voices (voice)
- Summer Camp Island (2018) as Mildred's Friend (voice)
- Ghost Stories (2018) as Simon Rifkind
- Old Boys (2018) as Amberson
- Freak Show (2018) as Billy Bloom
- Alex's Dream (2018) as Alex Morin
- The End of the F***ing World (2017) as James
- Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017) as Christopher Robin Milne (Teen)
- Howards End (2017) as Tibby Schlegel
- The End of the F World (2017) as self
- Carnage: Swallowing the Past (2017) as Volunteer: Joey
- Departure (2016) as Elliot
- Narrated By (2016) as Sam Sipowitz
- Yussef is Complicated (2015) as Rory
- The Imitation Game (2014) as Young Alan Turing
- X+Y (2014) as Isaac Cooper
- Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict (2013) as Benjamin Britten
- Black Mirror (2011) as Kenny
- The Fear (2010) as The Boy
- Holby City (1999) as Fred Bamber
- The Altruists as Sam Trabucco