Alex Lawther

Biography

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

Black Mirror

Holby City

Andor

The Owl House

Summer Camp Island

Summer Camp Island

Alien: Earth

The Imitation Game

All Movies (26)

• National Theatre at Home: Summerfolk2026 · as Vlass Mikhailich
• A Second Life2026 · as Elijah
• The Velveteen Rabbit2023 · as Velveteen Rabbit (voice)
• The Lost Patient2022 · as Bastien
• Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look2022 · as Karis Nemik (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Earwig2022 · as Laurence
• The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun2021 · as Morisot
• The Last Duel2021 · as King Charles VI
• Miss Fortunate2021 · as Jack
• Grand amour2020
• Spark2020 · as Theo
• The Translators2019 · as Alex Goodman
• Alex's Dream2018 · as Alex Morin
• Old Boys2018 · as Amberson
• Ghost Stories2018 · as Simon Rifkind
• Freak Show2018 · as Billy Bloom
• Goodbye Christopher Robin2017 · as Christopher Robin Milne (Teen)
• Carnage: Swallowing the Past2017 · as Volunteer: Joey
• The End of the F World2017 · as self
• Narrated By2016 · as Sam Sipowitz
• Departure2016 · as Elliot
• Yussef is Complicated2015 · as Rory
• The Imitation Game2014 · as Young Alan Turing
• X+Y2014 · as Isaac Cooper
• Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict2013 · as Benjamin Britten
• The Fear2010 · as The Boy

All TV Shows (13)

• Leonard and Hungry Paul2025 · as Leonard
• Alien: Earth2025 · as Joe DiMaggio Hermit
• Andor2022 · as Karis Nemik (voice)
• Lloyd of the Flies2022 · as Abacus Woodlouse (voice)
• The Cleaner2021 · as Shaman
• The Owl House2020 · as Philip Wittebane (voice)
• Summer Camp Island2018 · as Mildred's Friend / Additional Voices (voice)
• Summer Camp Island2018 · as Mildred's Friend (voice)
• Howards End2017 · as Tibby Schlegel
• The End of the F***ing World2017 · as James
• Black Mirror2011 · as Kenny
• Holby City1999 · as Fred Bamber
• The Altruists— · as Sam Trabucco