
Alex Lawther
Born
1995-05-04
Place of birth
Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
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

The Imitation Game
Young Alan Turing

Black Mirror
Kenny

The Last Duel
King Charles VI

The End of the F***ing World
James

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Morisot

Andor
Karis Nemik (voice)

The Owl House
Philip Wittebane (voice)

Ghost Stories
Simon Rifkind

Alien: Earth
Joe DiMaggio Hermit

Goodbye Christopher Robin
Christopher Robin Milne (Teen)

X+Y
Isaac Cooper

The Translators
Alex Goodman

Freak Show
Billy Bloom

The Lost Patient
Bastien

Departure
Elliot