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