Alex Lawther
Born May 4, 1995 · Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
Alexander Jonathan Lawthe (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
A Second Life
2026
National Theatre at Home: Summerfolk
2026
Alien: Earth
2025
Leonard and Hungry Paul
2025
The Velveteen Rabbit
2023
Andor
2022
Lloyd of the Flies
2022
The Lost Patient
2022
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022
Earwig
2022
The Last Duel
2021
The Cleaner
2021
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021
Miss Fortunate
2021
The Owl House
2020
Grand amour
2020
Spark
2020
The Translators
2019
Summer Camp Island
2018
Old Boys
2018
Ghost Stories
2018
Freak Show
2018
Alex's Dream
2018
The End of the F***ing World
2017
Howards End
2017
Goodbye Christopher Robin
2017
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
2017
Departure
2016
Narrated By
2016
Yussef is Complicated
2015
The Imitation Game
2014
X+Y
2014
Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict
2013
Black Mirror
2011
The Fear
2010
Holby City
1999
The Altruists