
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).
TV Shows(12)

Leonard and Hungry Paul
Leonard
2025

Alien: Earth
Joe DiMaggio Hermit
2025

Andor
Karis Nemik (voice)
2022

Lloyd of the Flies
Abacus Woodlouse (voice)
2022

The Cleaner
Shaman
2021

The Owl House
Philip Wittebane (voice)
2020

Summer Camp Island
Mildred's Friend / Additional Voices (voice)
2018

Howards End
Tibby Schlegel
2017

The End of the F***ing World
James
2017

Black Mirror
Kenny
2011

Holby City
Fred Bamber
1999

The Altruists
Sam Trabucco
Movies(24)

A Second Life
Elijah
2026

The Velveteen Rabbit
Velveteen Rabbit (voice)
2023

The Lost Patient
Bastien
2022

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Karis Nemik (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022

Earwig
Laurence
2022

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Morisot
2021

The Last Duel
King Charles VI
2021

Miss Fortunate
Jack
2021

Grand amour
2020

Spark
Theo
2020

The Translators
Alex Goodman
2019

Alex's Dream
Alex Morin
2018

Old Boys
Amberson
2018

Ghost Stories
Simon Rifkind
2018

Freak Show
Billy Bloom
2018

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

The Fear
The Boy
2010