Alex Lawther
Known for: Acting
Born: May 4, 1995
Place of birth: Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
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).
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Filmography
27 movies · 12 TV shows, newest first
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The Altruists
2026
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National Theatre at Home: Summerfolk
2026
6.0
A Second Life
2026
6.9
Leonard and Hungry Paul
2025
7.3
Alien: Earth
2025
NR
Rhoda
2024
6.9
The Velveteen Rabbit
2023
4.6
For People in Trouble
2023
5.8
The Lost Patient
2022
8.3
Andor
2022
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Lloyd of the Flies
2022
7.4
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022
5.6
Earwig
2022
7.0
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021
7.4
The Last Duel
2021
7.0
The Cleaner
2021
NR
Miss Fortunate
2021
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Grand amour
2020
8.0
Spark
2020
8.7
The Owl House
2020
6.4
The Translators
2019
8.3
Alex's Dream
2018
7.7
Summer Camp Island
2018
6.6
Old Boys
2018
6.4
Ghost Stories
2018
6.7
Freak Show
2018
6.9
Howards End
2017
8.0
The End of the F***ing World
2017
7.0
Goodbye Christopher Robin
2017
6.4
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
2017
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Narrated By
2016
6.3
Departure
2016
8.0
Yussef Is Complicated
2015
8.0
The Imitation Game
2014
6.7
X+Y
2014
5.5
Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict
2013
8.3
Black Mirror
2011
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The Fear
2010
5.8
Holby City
1999