Alex Lawther

About

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).

Known for

Holby CitySeries • 1999Black MirrorSeries • 2011AndorSeries • 2022The Owl HouseSeries • 2020Summer Camp IslandSeries • 2018The Imitation GameMovie • 2014Alien: EarthSeries • 2025The End of the F***ing WorldSeries • 2017The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening SunMovie • 2021The Last DuelMovie • 2021The CleanerSeries • 2021The Velveteen RabbitMovie • 2023Goodbye Christopher RobinMovie • 2017The TranslatorsMovie • 2019Howards EndSeries • 2017Ghost StoriesMovie • 2018DepartureMovie • 2016X+YMovie • 2015Old BoysMovie • 2018The Lost PatientMovie • 2022Freak ShowMovie • 2018Andor: A Disney+ Day Special LookMovie • 2022Carnage: Swallowing the PastMovie • 2017EarwigMovie • 2022