Alex Lawther
Biography
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Miss Fortunate
as Jack
2021
The Velveteen Rabbit
as Velveteen Rabbit (voice)
2023
The Lost Patient
as Bastien
2022
The Imitation Game
as Young Alan Turing
2014
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
as Karis Nemik (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
X+Y
as Isaac Cooper
2014
Departure
as Elliot
2016
Grand amour
2020
Goodbye Christopher Robin
as Christopher Robin Milne (Teen)
2017
Narrated By
as Sam Sipowitz
2016
Ghost Stories
as Simon Rifkind
2018
Freak Show
as Billy Bloom
2018
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
as Volunteer: Joey
2017
The Translators
as Alex Goodman
2019
Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict
as Benjamin Britten
2013
Old Boys
as Amberson
2018
Yussef is Complicated
as Rory
2015
The Fear
as The Boy
2010
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
as Morisot
2021
The Last Duel
as King Charles VI
2021
TV Appearances
The Cleaner
as Shaman
2021
Alien: Earth
as Joe DiMaggio Hermit
2025
Summer Camp Island
as Mildred's Friend / Additional Voices (voice)
2018
Holby City
as Fred Bamber
1999
Black Mirror
as Kenny
2011
The End of the F***ing World
as James
2017
Howards End
as Tibby Schlegel
2017
Summer Camp Island
as Mildred's Friend (voice)
2018
Lloyd of the Flies
as Abacus Woodlouse (voice)
2022
Andor
as Karis Nemik (voice)
2022
Leonard and Hungry Paul
as Leonard
2025
The Owl House
as Philip Wittebane (voice)
2020