Alex Lawther
Born
May 4, 1995 (30 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
Alex 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
Alien: Earth
Hermit · (8 episodes)
2025
A Second Life
2025
The Velveteen Rabbit
Velveteen Rabbit (voice)
2023
The Lost Patient
Bastien
2022
Andor
Karis Nemik (voice) · (5 episodes)
2022
Lloyd of the Flies
Abacus Woodlouse (voice) · (52 episodes)
2022
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Karis Nemik (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Earwig
Laurence
2022
The French Dispatch
Morisot
2021
The Last Duel
King Charles VI
2021
The Cleaner
Shaman · (1 episode)
2021
Miss Fortunate
Jack
2021
Grand amour
2020
Spark
Theo
2020
The Translators
Alex Goodman
2019
Alex's Dream
Alex Morin
2018
Summer Camp Island
Mildred's Friend / Additional Voices (voice) · (2 episodes)
2018
Summer Camp Island
Mildred's Friend (voice) · (1 episode)
2018
Old Boys
Amberson
2018
Ghost Stories
Simon Rifkind
2018
Freak Show
Billy Bloom
2018
Howards End
Tibby Schlegel · (4 episodes)
2017
The End of the F***ing World
James · (16 episodes)
2017
Goodbye Christopher Robin
Christopher Robin Milne (Teen)
2017
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Volunteer: Joey
2017
Narrated By
Sam Sipowitz
2016
Departure
Elliot
2016
Yussef is Complicated
Rory
2015
The Imitation Game
Young Alan Turing
2014
X+Y
Isaac Cooper
2014
Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict
Benjamin Britten
2013
Black Mirror
Kenny · (1 episode)
2011
The Fear
The Boy
2010
Holby City
Fred Bamber · (1 episode)
1999
Leonard and Hungry Paul
(0 episode)