Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Alex Lawther
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.5
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 1379277
IMDb ID: nm3867299
Known for: Acting
Born: May 4, 1995
Age: 31
Place of birth: Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1999 - 2026
Years active: 28
Average TMDB rating: 7.03
Wikidata: Q19650398
Also known as
Alexander Jonathan Lawthe • Alexander Lawthe
Frequent jobs
Director (2)
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).
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Alex Lawther.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Alex Lawther.
as Young Alan Turing
The Imitation Game
2014 • Movie
as King Charles VI
The Last Duel
2021 • Movie
as Christopher Robin Milne (Teen)
Goodbye Christopher Robin
2017 • Movie
as Morisot
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021 • Movie
as Billy Bloom
Freak Show
2018 • Movie
as Isaac Cooper
X+Y
2014 • Movie
as Simon Rifkind
Ghost Stories
2018 • Movie
as Alex Goodman
The Translators
2019 • Movie
as Elliot
Departure
2016 • Movie
as Bastien
The Lost Patient
2022 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Alex Lawther.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Alex Lawther.
as Young Alan Turing
The Imitation Game
2014 • Movie
as King Charles VI
The Last Duel
2021 • Movie
as Morisot
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021 • Movie
as Alex Goodman
The Translators
2019 • Movie
as Vlass Mikhailich
National Theatre at Home: Summerfolk
2026 • Movie
as Elijah
A Second Life
2026 • Movie
as Isaac Cooper
X+Y
2014 • Movie
as Christopher Robin Milne (Teen)
Goodbye Christopher Robin
2017 • Movie
as Simon Rifkind
Ghost Stories
2018 • Movie
as Velveteen Rabbit (voice)
The Velveteen Rabbit
2023 • Movie
as Elliot
Departure
2016 • Movie
as Amberson
Old Boys
2018 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Alex Lawther.
as Fred Bamber • 1 eps
Holby City
1999 • Series
as Kenny • 1 eps
Black Mirror
2011 • Series
as Karis Nemik (voice) • 5 eps
Andor
2022 • Series
as Mildred's Friend / Additional Voices (voice) • 2 eps
Summer Camp Island
2018 • Series
as Philip Wittebane (voice) • 1 eps
The Owl House
2020 • Series
as Joe DiMaggio Hermit • 8 eps
Alien: Earth
2025 • Series
as James • 16 eps
The End of the F***ing World
2017 • Series
as Shaman • 1 eps
The Cleaner
2021 • Series
as Abacus Woodlouse (voice) • 52 eps
Lloyd of the Flies
2022 • Series
as Tibby Schlegel • 4 eps
Howards End
2017 • Series
as Leonard • 6 eps
Leonard and Hungry Paul
2025 • Series
as Sam Trabucco • 1 eps
The Altruists
Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Alex Lawther.
as Vlass Mikhailich
National Theatre at Home: Summerfolk
2026 • Movie
as Elijah
A Second Life
2026 • Movie
as Velveteen Rabbit (voice)
The Velveteen Rabbit
2023 • Movie
as Bastien
The Lost Patient
2022 • Movie
as Karis Nemik (archive footage) (uncredited)
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022 • Movie
as Laurence
Earwig
2022 • Movie
as Morisot
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021 • Movie
as King Charles VI
The Last Duel
2021 • Movie
as Jack
Miss Fortunate
2021 • Movie
Grand amour
2020 • Movie
as Theo
Spark
2020 • Movie
as Alex Goodman
The Translators
2019 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Alex Lawther.
as Leonard • 6 eps
Leonard and Hungry Paul
2025 • Series
as Joe DiMaggio Hermit • 8 eps
Alien: Earth
2025 • Series
as Karis Nemik (voice) • 5 eps
Andor
2022 • Series
as Abacus Woodlouse (voice) • 52 eps
Lloyd of the Flies
2022 • Series
as Shaman • 1 eps
The Cleaner
2021 • Series
as Philip Wittebane (voice) • 1 eps
The Owl House
2020 • Series
as Mildred's Friend / Additional Voices (voice) • 2 eps
Summer Camp Island
2018 • Series
as Tibby Schlegel • 4 eps
Howards End
2017 • Series
as James • 16 eps
The End of the F***ing World
2017 • Series
as Kenny • 1 eps
Black Mirror
2011 • Series
as Fred Bamber • 1 eps
Holby City
1999 • Series
as Sam Trabucco • 1 eps
The Altruists
Series