Alex Lawther
Acting
Alexander Jonathan Lawthe (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
2026A Second Life
Elijah
2023The Velveteen Rabbit
Velveteen Rabbit (voice)
2022The Lost Patient
Bastien
2022Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Karis Nemik (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022Earwig
Laurence
2021Miss Fortunate
Jack
2021The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Morisot
2021The Last Duel
King Charles VI
2020Grand amour
2020Spark
Theo
2019The Translators
Alex Goodman
2018Ghost Stories
Simon Rifkind
2018Freak Show
Billy Bloom
2018Old Boys
Amberson
2018Alex's Dream
Alex Morin
2017Goodbye Christopher Robin
Christopher Robin Milne (Teen)
2017Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Volunteer: Joey
2016Departure
Elliot
2016Narrated By
Sam Sipowitz
2015Yussef is Complicated
Rory
2014The Imitation Game
Young Alan Turing
2014X+Y
Isaac Cooper
2013Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict
Benjamin Britten
2010The Fear
The Boy
