Actor
Alex Lawther
Born May 4, 1995 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK23 films
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'.
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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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First watchThe Imitation Game20148.0as Young Alan TuringBased on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
23 films as actor- 2026National Theatre at Home: SummerfolkVlass Mikhailich
- 2026A Second LifeElijah
- 2023The Velveteen RabbitVelveteen Rabbit (voice)
- 2022The Lost PatientBastien
- 2022EarwigLaurence
- 2021The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening SunMorisot
- 2021The Last DuelKing Charles VI
- 2021Miss FortunateJack
- 2020Grand amour
- 2020SparkTheo
- 2019The TranslatorsAlex Goodman
- 2018Alex's DreamAlex Morin
- 2018Old BoysAmberson
- 2018Ghost StoriesSimon Rifkind
- 2018Freak ShowBilly Bloom
- 2017Goodbye Christopher RobinChristopher Robin Milne (Teen)
- 2017Carnage: Swallowing the PastVolunteer: Joey
- 2016Narrated BySam Sipowitz
- 2016DepartureElliot
- 2015Yussef Is ComplicatedRory
- 2015X+YIsaac Cooper
- 2014The Imitation GameYoung Alan Turing
- 2010The FearThe Boy