A Second Life
2026 · Movie
as Elijah
Alex Lawther
1995-05-04
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Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
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).
Filmography
National Theatre at Home: Summerfolk
2026 · Movie
as Vlass Mikhailich
Alien: Earth
2025 · TV Show
as Joe DiMaggio Hermit
Leonard and Hungry Paul
2025 · TV Show
as Leonard
The Velveteen Rabbit
2023 · Movie
as Velveteen Rabbit (voice)
The Lost Patient
2022 · Movie
as Bastien
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022 · Movie
as Karis Nemik (archive footage) (uncredited)
Earwig
2022 · Movie
as Laurence
Lloyd of the Flies
2022 · TV Show
as Abacus Woodlouse (voice)
Andor
2022 · TV Show
as Karis Nemik (voice)
Miss Fortunate
2021 · Movie
as Jack
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021 · Movie
as Morisot
The Last Duel
2021 · Movie
as King Charles VI
The Cleaner
2021 · TV Show
as Shaman
Grand amour
2020 · Movie
Spark
2020 · Movie
as Theo
The Owl House
2020 · TV Show
as Philip Wittebane (voice)
The Translators
2019 · Movie
as Alex Goodman
Ghost Stories
2018 · Movie
as Simon Rifkind
Freak Show
2018 · Movie
as Billy Bloom
Old Boys
2018 · Movie
as Amberson
Alex's Dream
2018 · Movie
as Alex Morin
Summer Camp Island
2018 · TV Show
as Mildred's Friend / Additional Voices (voice), Mildred's Friend (voice)
Goodbye Christopher Robin
2017 · Movie
as Christopher Robin Milne (Teen)
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
2017 · Movie
as Volunteer: Joey
The End of the F***ing World
2017 · TV Show
as James
Howards End
2017 · TV Show
as Tibby Schlegel
Departure
2016 · Movie
as Elliot
Narrated By
2016 · Movie
as Sam Sipowitz
Yussef is Complicated
2015 · Movie
as Rory
The Imitation Game
2014 · Movie
as Young Alan Turing
X+Y
2014 · Movie
as Isaac Cooper
Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict
2013 · Movie
as Benjamin Britten
Black Mirror
2011 · TV Show
as Kenny
The Fear
2010 · Movie
as The Boy
Holby City
1999 · TV Show
as Fred Bamber
The Altruists
· TV Show
as Sam Trabucco
