Alex Lawther
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 4, 1995
- Birthplace
- Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
Alexander Jonathan 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).
Filmography
National Theatre at Home: Summerfolk 2026
as Vlass Mikhailich
A Second Life 2026
as Elijah
Rhoda 2024
Director, Writer
The Velveteen Rabbit 2023
as Velveteen Rabbit (voice)
For People in Trouble 2023
Director, Writer
The Lost Patient 2022
as Bastien
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look 2022
as Karis Nemik (archive footage) (uncredited)
Earwig 2022
as Laurence
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun 2021
as Morisot
The Last Duel 2021
as King Charles VI
Miss Fortunate 2021
as Jack
Grand amour 2020
Actor
Spark 2020
as Theo
The Translators 2019
as Alex Goodman
Alex's Dream 2018
as Alex Morin
Old Boys 2018
as Amberson
Ghost Stories 2018
as Simon Rifkind
Freak Show 2018
as Billy Bloom
The End of the F***ing world 2018
as James
Goodbye Christopher Robin 2017
as Christopher Robin Aged 18
Carnage: Swallowing the Past 2017
as Volunteer: Joey
Narrated By 2016
as Sam Sipowitz
Departure 2016
as Elliot
Yussef Is Complicated 2015
as Rory
X+Y 2015
as Isaac Cooper
The Imitation Game 2014
as Young Alan Turing
Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict 2013
as Benjamin Britten
The Fear 2010
as The Boy
Credits from TMDB.