Actor
Alex Lawther
31 years · Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK · 28 films
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 Fing World (2017–2019).
Best known for
The Imitation Game
2014 · Young Alan Turing
On Kanopy
The Last Duel
2021 · King Charles VI
On FXNow
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021 · Morisot
On FXNow
Ghost Stories
2018 · Simon Rifkind
On AMC+
Goodbye Christopher Robin
2017 · Christopher Robin Milne (Teen)
On HBO Max
X+Y
2015 · Isaac Cooper
On Plex
Filmography 28
National Theatre at Home: Summerfolk
2026 · Vlass Mikhailich
A Second Life
2026 · Elijah
Rhoda
2024 · Director, Writer
The Velveteen Rabbit
2023 · Velveteen Rabbit (voice)
On Apple TV
For People in Trouble
2023 · Director, Writer
On Kanopy
The Lost Patient
2022 · Bastien
On Netflix
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022 · Karis Nemik (archive footage) (uncredited)
Earwig
2022 · Laurence
On Hoopla
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021 · Morisot
On FXNow
The Last Duel
2021 · King Charles VI
On FXNow
Miss Fortunate
2021 · Jack
Grand amour
2020 · Actor
Spark
2020 · Theo
The Translators
2019 · Alex Goodman
Alex's Dream
2018 · Alex Morin
Old Boys
2018 · Amberson
Ghost Stories
2018 · Simon Rifkind
On AMC+
Freak Show
2018 · Billy Bloom
On AMC+
The End of the F***ing world
2018 · James
Goodbye Christopher Robin
2017 · Christopher Robin Milne (Teen)
On HBO Max
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
2017 · Volunteer: Joey
Narrated By
2016 · Sam Sipowitz
Departure
2016 · Elliot
On Kanopy
Yussef Is Complicated
2015 · Rory
On Kanopy