Cast & creator
Alex Lawther
Best known for Holby City, Black Mirror, The Imitation Game
Alexander Jonathan 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).
Also known as: Alexander Jonathan Lawthe, Alexander Lawthe
29
film credits
13
television credits
38
1999–2026 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (42)
Showing 42 of 42 credits
Holby City
Fred Bamber
1999
Black Mirror
Kenny
2011
The Imitation Game
Young Alan Turing
2014
Summer Camp Island
Mildred's Friend / Additional Voices (voice)
2018Summer Camp Island
Mildred's Friend (voice)
2018
Andor
Karis Nemik (voice)
2022
The Owl House
Philip Wittebane (voice)
2020
Alien: Earth
Joe DiMaggio Hermit
2025
The End of the F***ing World
James
2017
The Last Duel
King Charles VI
2021
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Morisot
2021
The Cleaner
Shaman
2021
The Velveteen Rabbit
Velveteen Rabbit (voice)
2023
The Translators
Alex Goodman
2019
Howards End
Tibby Schlegel
2017
Goodbye Christopher Robin
Christopher Robin Milne (Teen)
2017
Lloyd of the Flies
Abacus Woodlouse (voice)
2022
The Altruists
Sam Trabucco
2026
Ghost Stories
Simon Rifkind
2018
Leonard and Hungry Paul
Leonard
2025
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Karis Nemik (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
The Lost Patient
Bastien
2022
X+Y
Isaac Cooper
2015
Freak Show
Billy Bloom
2018
Old Boys
Amberson
2018
A Second Life
Elijah
2026
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Volunteer: Joey
2017
For People in Trouble
Director
2023For People in Trouble
Writer
2023
Departure
Elliot
2016
Miss Fortunate
Jack
2021
Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict
Benjamin Britten
2013
National Theatre at Home: Summerfolk
Vlass Mikhailich
2026
Earwig
Laurence
2022
Alex's Dream
Alex Morin
2018
Yussef Is Complicated
Rory
2015
The Fear
The Boy
2010
Rhoda
Director
2024Rhoda
Writer
2024
Narrated By
Sam Sipowitz
2016
Grand amour
2020
Spark
Theo
2020