Personal Info
Birth date
1995-05-04 (30 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
Also known as
Alexander Jonathan Lawthe
亞歷克斯‧勞瑟
アレックス・ロウザー
الکس لاوتر
اَلِکس لاوثر
Alex Lawther
Biography
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).
Filmography
Black Mirror
8.3
Overview:
Twisted tales run wild in this mind-bending anthology series that reveals humanity's worst traits, greatest innovations and more.Holby City
5.75
Overview:
Drama series about life on the wards of Holby City Hospital, following the highs and lows of the staff and patients.Summer Camp Island
7.8
Overview:
Oscar and Hedgehog are dropped off at a strange summer camp, full of fantastical things ranging from magical camp counselors to sticky notes that are portals to other dimensions.Andor
8.27
Overview:
In an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue, Cassian Andor will discover the difference he can make in the struggle against the tyrannical Galactic Empire. He embarks on a path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero.Alien: Earth
NYR
Overview:
When a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, a young woman and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet's greatest threat.The End of the F***ing World
8.052
Overview:
James is 17 and is pretty sure he is a psychopath. Alyssa, also 17, is the cool and moody new girl at school. The pair make a connection and she persuades him to embark on a darkly comedic road trip in search of her real father.The Cleaner
7.036
Overview:
After CSI have done their stuff, the cleaner mops up the grisly remains. For Wicky, a bloodbath and the pub is all in a day's work.The Imitation Game
7.994
Overview:
Based 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 top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.Howards End
7.053
Overview:
The social and class divisions in early 20th century England through the intersection of three families - the wealthy Wilcoxes, the gentle and idealistic Schlegels and the lower-middle class Basts.Lloyd of the Flies
NYR
Overview:
The series follows the adventures of Lloyd B Fly, a housefly and the middle child of 451. Lloyd lives with his parents, his little sister PB and their 224 maggot siblings inside a compost bin they call home. In the series, Lloyd and PB are usually accompanied by Lloyd’s best friend, Abacus Woodlouse, and eccentric tag-along, Cornea Butterfly. Together they explore the strange world beyond the compost bin, where there is no shortage of lessons for Lloyd to very nearly learn.The Last Duel
7.432
Overview:
King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.The French Dispatch
7.029
Overview:
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.The Velveteen Rabbit
7
Overview:
When seven-year-old William receives a new favorite toy for Christmas, he discovers a lifelong friend and unlocks a world of magic.X+Y
6.698
Overview:
A socially awkward teenage math prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad.Goodbye Christopher Robin
7.037
Overview:
The behind the scenes story of the life of A.A. Milne and the creation of the Winnie the Pooh stories inspired by his son Christopher Robin.Ghost Stories
6.447
Overview:
Professor Philip Goodman devotes his life to exposing phony psychics and fraudulent supernatural shenanigans. His skepticism soon gets put to the test when he receives news of three chilling and inexplicable cases -- disturbing visions in an abandoned asylum, a car accident deep in the woods and the spirit of an unborn child. Even scarier -- each of the macabre stories seems to have a sinister connection to the professor's own life.Leonard and Hungry Paul
NYR
Overview:
Follow two unique board-gaming friends meandering through leafy suburban life, charting a story about Judo, ancient Rome, first loves, and the expansion of the Universe.The Lost Patient
5.9
Overview:
The 19 years old Thomas wakes up in a hospital after three years in a coma. He doesn't remember anything. The psychologist Anna tells him that his family has been murdered and that he is the only survivor of the massacre while his sister Laura is still missing.For People in Trouble
3.25
Overview:
When two people meet one night in London, their relationship blossoms and fractures, intertwined with impending societal collapse.The Translators
6.427
Overview:
Nine translators, hired to translate the eagerly awaited final book of a bestselling trilogy, are confined in a luxurious bunker.Departure
6.5
Overview:
An English mother and her teenage son spend a week preparing the sale of their remote holiday house in the South of France. Fifteen-year-old Elliot struggles with his dawning sexuality and an increasing alienation from his mother, Beatrice. She in turn is confronted by the realisation that her marriage to his father, Philip, has grown loveless and the life she knows is coming to an end. When an enigmatic local teenager, Clément, quietly enters their lives, both mother and son are compelled to confront their desires and, finally, each other.Old Boys
6.647
Overview:
In the school-set re-working of Cyrano, an awkward but imaginative pupil helps the handsome but spectacularly dim school-hero pursue the fiery daughter of a visiting French teacher.Freak Show
6.8
Overview:
The story of teenager Billy Bloom who, despite attending an ultra conservative high school, makes the decision to run for homecoming queen.Earwig
5.7
Overview:
Somewhere in Europe, mid-20th century. Albert is employed to look after Mia, a girl with teeth of ice. Mia never leaves their apartment, where the shutters are always closed. The telephone rings regularly and the Master enquires after Mia's wellbeing. Until the day Albert is instructed that he must prepare the child to leave.Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
7.3
Overview:
Celebrate Disney+ Day with a special look at the Star Wars original series Andor.Carnage: Swallowing the Past
6.5
Overview:
It's 2067, the UK is vegan, but older generations are suffering the guilt of their carnivorous past. Simon Amstell asks us to forgive them for the horrors of what they swallowed.Alex's Dream
8.3
Overview:
Alex arrives uninvited to a party and, after a set of excruciating interactions with other guests, is forced to recount a self-reflecting dream he has had. A meditation on oneiric experience in cinema, mental health, talking dogs and fishermen.Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict
5.5
Overview:
A feature film about Benjamin Britten, released as part of the 100 year celebrations of his birth. Britten is the most performed British composer worldwide. This film premiered at Gresham's School, which he attended, and focuses on how his life-long pacifism influenced his life and music. Written and directed by Tony Britten (In Love With Alama Cogan), narrated by John Hurt and with a superb cast of young people, including many supporting roles taken by students of Gresham's School, the film weaves dramatisation with a documentary narrative.Grand amour
NYR
Overview:
In collaboration with AIDES, an association fighting against HIV, this feature film brings together over 30 artists to explore the freedom to love beyond stereotypes. Desire, passion, break-ups, Grand Amour or the modern version of the freedom to love. All stories are told across genders and sexualities.Acting
TBALeonard and Hungry Paul as Unknown
2025Alien: Earth (8 Episodes) as Hermit
2025A Second Life as Unknown
2023The Velveteen Rabbit as Velveteen Rabbit (voice)
2022The Lost Patient as Bastien
2022Andor (5 Episodes) as Karis Nemik (voice)
2022Lloyd of the Flies (52 Episodes) as Abacus Woodlouse (voice)
2022Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look as Karis Nemik (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022Earwig as Laurence
2021The French Dispatch as Morisot
2021The Last Duel as King Charles VI
2021The Cleaner (1 Episode) as Shaman
2021Miss Fortunate as Jack
2020Grand amour as Unknown
2020Spark as Theo
2019The Translators as Alex Goodman
2018Alex's Dream as Alex Morin
2018Summer Camp Island (2, 1 Episode) as Mildred's Friend / Additional Voices (voice), Mildred's Friend (voice)
2018Old Boys as Amberson
2018Ghost Stories as Simon Rifkind
2018Freak Show as Billy Bloom
2017Howards End (4 Episodes) as Tibby Schlegel
2017The End of the F***ing World (16 Episodes) as James
2017Goodbye Christopher Robin as Christopher Robin Milne (Teen)
2017Carnage: Swallowing the Past as Volunteer: Joey
2016Narrated By as Sam Sipowitz
2016Departure as Elliot
2015Yussef is Complicated as Rory
2014The Imitation Game as Young Alan Turing
2014X+Y as Isaac Cooper
2013Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict as Benjamin Britten
2011Black Mirror (1 Episode) as Kenny
2010The Fear as The Boy
1999Holby City (1 Episode) as Fred Bamber