Alex Beckett
Biography
Alex Beckett (1982-2018) was a Welsh actor famous for his role as Perfect Curve hipster Barney Lumsden in the BBC2 comedy Twenty Twelve and its spin-off W1A. His theatre credits included Grimly Handsome at the Royal Court, Headlong's Pygmalion and Edward II at the National Theatre, whilst his film credits included the 2014 Paolo Sorrentino film Youth. He was performing in The Way of the World at the Donmar when he died suddenly at the age of 35.
Movie Appearances
The Scandalous Lady W
as Captain Leversuch
2015
Youth
as Bearded Screenwriter
2015
The Hotel In Amsterdam
as Hotel Porter
2004
Much Ado About Nothing
as Borachio
2011
A Child's Christmases in Wales
as Carol Singer
2009
Mary Queen of Scots
as Sir Walter Mildmay
2018
Beautiful Enough
as (voice)
2011
Space Ark
as Bob
2014
TV Appearances
A Touch of Cloth
as Max
2012
I Live with Models
as Seth
2015
The Aliens
as Ivan
2016
W1A
as Barney Lumsden
2014
Urban Myths
as J-J
2017
Twenty Twelve
as Barney Lumsden
2011
Stath Lets Flats
as Marcus
2018
Love, Nina
as Jamie
2016
The End of the F***ing World
as Jonno
2017
Married Single Other
as Sword Swallower
2010
Cuffs
as 'Red' Pete Foyles
2015
The Persuasionists
as Owen
2010