Alex Lawther 1995 30

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).

From Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK

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2025 Alien: Earth as Joe DiMaggio Hermit

2025 A Second Life as Elijah

2024 Rhoda Director, Writer

2023 The Velveteen Rabbit as Velveteen Rabbit (voice)

2023 For People in Trouble Director, Writer

2022 The Lost Patient as Bastien

2022 Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look as Karis Nemik (archive footage) (uncredited)

2022 Earwig as Laurence

2021 The French Dispatch as Morisot

2021 The Last Duel as King Charles VI

2021 Miss Fortunate as Jack

2020 Grand amour

2020 Spark as Theo

2019 The Translators as Alex Goodman

2018 Alex's Dream as Alex Morin

2018 Old Boys as Amberson

2018 Ghost Stories as Simon Rifkind

2018 Freak Show as Billy Bloom

2017 The End of the F***ing World as James

2017 Goodbye Christopher Robin as Christopher Robin Milne (Teen)

2017 Carnage: Swallowing the Past as Volunteer: Joey

2016 Narrated By as Sam Sipowitz

2016 Departure as Elliot

2015 Yussef is Complicated as Rory

2014 The Imitation Game as Young Alan Turing

2014 X+Y as Isaac Cooper

2013 Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict as Benjamin Britten

2010 The Fear as The Boy

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7.99 War 1

7.47 History 3

7.41 Action 1

7.40 Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1

7.20 Comedy 6

7.00 Animation 1

6.83 Family 3

6.76 Thriller 3

6.72 Drama 16

6.40 Documentary 2

6.35 Fantasy 2

6.25 Science Fiction 4

6.15 Mystery 2

6.05 Horror 2

5.90 TV Movie 1

5.50 Music 1

4.85 Romance 2