Alex 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).
Jack
Miss Fortunate
Velveteen Rabbit (voice)
The Velveteen Rabbit
Bastien
Le Patient
Young Alan Turing
The Imitation Game
Karis Nemik (archive footage) (uncredited)
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Isaac Cooper
X+Y
Elliot
Departure
Grand amour
Christopher Robin Milne (Teen)
Goodbye Christopher Robin
Sam Sipowitz
Narrated By
Simon Rifkind
Ghost Stories
Billy Bloom
Freak Show
Volunteer: Joey
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Alex Goodman
Les Traducteurs
Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict
Amberson
Old Boys
Rory
Yussef is Complicated
The Boy
The Fear
Morisot
The French Dispatch
King Charles VI
The Last Duel
Laurence
Earwig
Alex Morin
Alex's Dream
Theo
Spark
A Second Life
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
24
Gender
Male
Birthday
1995-05-04
Place of Birth
Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
Also Known As
Alexander Jonathan Lawthe