Acting
Alex Lawther
FR, EN cinema · 28 credits
Born
4 May 1995 (age 31)
Birthplace
Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
Also known as Alexander Jonathan Lawthe · Alexander Lawthe
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
Filmography
A Second Life
as Elijah
National Theatre at Home: Summerfolk
as Vlass Mikhailich
Rhoda
Director, Writer
The Velveteen Rabbit
as Velveteen Rabbit (voice)
For People in Trouble
Director, Writer
The Lost Patient
as Bastien
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
as Karis Nemik (archive footage) (uncredited)
Earwig
as Laurence
The Last Duel
as King Charles VI
Spark
as Theo
The Translators
as Alex Goodman
Ghost Stories
as Simon Rifkind
Freak Show
as Billy Bloom
Old Boys
as Amberson
Alex's Dream
as Alex Morin
Goodbye Christopher Robin
as Christopher Robin Milne (Teen)
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
as Volunteer: Joey
Departure
as Elliot
Narrated By
as Sam Sipowitz
X+Y
as Isaac Cooper
The Imitation Game
as Young Alan Turing
Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict
as Benjamin Britten
The Fear
as The Boy