
Alex Lawther
Acting
🎂 1995-05-04
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).
Cast credits(35)

Fred Bamber
1999

Kenny
2011

Karis Nemik (voice)
2022

James
2017

Mildred's Friend / Additional Voices (voice)
2018

Mildred's Friend (voice)
2018

Hermit
2025

Tibby Schlegel
2017

Shaman
2021

Abacus Woodlouse (voice)
2022

Young Alan Turing
2014

King Charles VI
2021

Morisot
2021

Isaac Cooper
2014

Velveteen Rabbit (voice)
2023

Christopher Robin Milne (Teen)
2017

Bastien
2022

Alex Goodman
2019

Simon Rifkind
2018

Karis Nemik (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022

Billy Bloom
2018

Elliot
2016

Laurence
2022

Amberson
2018

Volunteer: Joey
2017

2020

Alex Morin
2018

Benjamin Britten
2013

Jack
2021

2025

Rory
2015

Theo
2020

The Boy
2010

Sam Sipowitz
2016