Alex Lawther
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 4, 1995, Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
- Movies
- 27
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).
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | National Theatre at Home: Summerfolk | Vlass Mikhailich |
| 2026 | A Second Life | Elijah |
| 2023 | The Velveteen Rabbit | Velveteen Rabbit (voice) |
| 2022 | The Lost Patient | Bastien |
| 2022 | Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look | Karis Nemik (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2022 | Earwig | Laurence |
| 2021 | The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun | Morisot |
| 2021 | The Last Duel | King Charles VI |
| 2021 | Miss Fortunate | Jack |
| 2020 | Grand amour | |
| 2020 | Spark | Theo |
| 2019 | The Translators | Alex Goodman |
| 2018 | Alex's Dream | Alex Morin |
| 2018 | Old Boys | Amberson |
| 2018 | Ghost Stories | Simon Rifkind |
| 2018 | Freak Show | Billy Bloom |
| 2017 | Goodbye Christopher Robin | Christopher Robin Milne (Teen) |
| 2017 | Carnage: Swallowing the Past | Volunteer: Joey |
| 2016 | Narrated By | Sam Sipowitz |
| 2016 | Departure | Elliot |
| 2015 | Yussef Is Complicated | Rory |
| 2015 | X+Y | Isaac Cooper |
| 2014 | The Imitation Game | Young Alan Turing |
| 2013 | Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict | Benjamin Britten |
| 2010 | The Fear | The Boy |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2024 | Rhoda | Director, Writer |
| 2023 | For People in Trouble | Director, Writer |
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