Alex Lawther has just finished a leading new FX/Disney+ series ALIEN:EARTH, directed by Noah Hawley, and French director Laurent Slama's A SECOND LIFE opposite Agathe Rouselle.
He is perhaps best known for his starring role in Charlie Covell's Channel 4/Netflix BAFTA and Peabody award winning series THE END OF THE F*CKING WORLD, or leading Charlie Brooker's BLACK MIRROR: SHUT UP AND DANCE. On screen he can also be seen in Disney+ STAR WARS: ANDOR opposite Diego Luna.
In film he has appeared in Wes Anderson’s THE FRENCH DISPATCH, Ridley Scott’s THE LAST DUEL and Lucile Hadžihalilović's EARWIG. His film debut was in Academy-Award winning THE IMITATION GAME, for which he won the 2014 London Critics' Circle Award for “Young British Performer of the Year.”
His most recent work on stage was in the title role in Robert Icke’s Hamlet at The Armory in New York. Prior stage work includes Stephen Daldry’s THE JUNGLE at the Young Vic, The Playhouse Theatre in the West End and St. Ann’s Warehouse in New York, and his debut in David Hare's SOUTH DOWNS at the Harold Pinter in the West End.
As a filmmaker, his debut short film FOR PEOPLE IN TROUBLE was nominated for a London Critics Circle Award. His second short film RHODA premiered in October 2024 at BFI's London Film Festival.
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| LE PATIENT | Bastien | Arte | Christophe Charrier |
| EARWIG | Laurence | RookFilm | Lucile Hadzihalilovic |
| THE LAST DUEL | King Charles VI | Scott Free Productions | Ridley Scott |
| THE FRENCH DISPATCH | Morisot | Fox Searchlight | Wes Anderson |
| LES TRADUCTEURS | Alex Goodman | Tresor Films | Régis Roinsard |
| GHOST STORIES | Simon Rifkind | Warp Films | Jeremy Dyson/Andy Nyman |
| GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN | Older Christopher Robin | Fox Searchlight | Simon Curtis |
| OLD BOYS | Amberson (Lead) | Film 4 | Toby MacDonald |
| FREAK SHOW | Billy Bloom (Lead) | Maven Pictures and Flower Films | Trudie Styler |
| DEPARTURE | Elliot (Lead) | Motion Group Pictures | Andrew Steggall |
| THE IMITATION GAME | Young Alan Turing | Black Bear Pictures | Morten Tyldum |
| X PLUS Y | Isaac Cooper | Origin Pictures | Morgan Matthews |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALIEN | Hermit | FX | Noah Hawley |
| THE CLEANER: THE SHAMAN | The Shaman | BBC/Studio Hamburg | Tom Marshall |
| STAR WARS: ANDOR | Karis Nemik | Disney+ | Susanna White |
| THE END OF THE FUCKING WORLD 2 | James (Lead) | Channel 4/Netflix | Lucy Forbes/Destiny Ekaragha |
| THE END OF THE FUCKING WORLD | James (Lead) | Channel 4/Netflix | Jonathan Entwistle/Lucy Tcherniak |
| HOWARDS END | Tibby | BBC | Hettie Macdonald |
| BLACK MIRROR | Kenny (Lead) | Netflix | James Watkins |
| CARNAGE | Joey | BBC | Simon Amstell |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMLET | Hamlet | Park Avenue Armoury, NYC | Robert Icke |
| THE TEMPEST | Ariel | Les Bouffes du Nord, Paris | Peter Brook & Marie-Hélène Estienne |
| THE TEMPEST | Caliban/Ferdinand | Les Bouffes du Nord, Paris | Peter Brook & Marie-Hélène Estienne |
| THE JUNGLE | Sam | St Ann's Warehouse, New York | Stephen Daldry |
| THE JUNGLE | Sam | Playhouse Theatre, West End | Stephen Daldry |
| THE JUNGLE | Sam | Young Vic | Stephen Daldry |
| CRUSHED SHELLS AND MUD | Derek (Lead) | Southwark Playhouse | Russell Bolam |
| THE GLASS SUPPER | Jamie (Lead) | Hampstead Theatre | Abbey Wright |
| FAULT LINES | Ryan Gibson (Lead) | Hampstead Theatre | Lisa Spirling |
| SOUTH DOWNS | John Blakemore (Lead) | Harold Pinter Theatre | Jeremy Herrin |
| SOUTH DOWNS | John Blakemore (Lead) | Chichester Festival Theatre | Jeremy Herrin |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOR PEOPLE IN TROUBLE | Directorial Debut | SOS Film Productions | Alex Lawther |
| SAMOVAR | Anton | Lia Williams | |
| UNPRECEDENTED | Zac | BBC/Headlong | Deborah Bruce |
| MISS FORTUNATE | Jack | Giannina Rodriguez Rico | Ella Jones |
| ALEX'S DREAM | Alex | Greenhorn Productions | Jack Stimpson |
| NARRATED BY | Sam Sipowitz (Lead) | Fruit Tree Media | Gur Benshemesh |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORS LAB | National Theatre | Alexander Zeldin |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNIP SNIP | Narrator | BBC Radio 4 | Heather Larmour |
| LOVE IN RECOVERY | Joe | Lucky Giant (for BBC Radio 4) | Ben Worsfield |
| DECLINE AND FALL | Peter Beste-Chetwynde | BBC Radio 4 | Tracey Neale |
| HOW TO SAY GOODBYE PROPERLY | Toby | BBC Radio 4 | Abigail Le Fleming |
| ROCK ME AMADEUS | Charlie/Charlotte | BBC Radio 4 | Sally Avens |
| THE CAZALETS: ALL CHANGE | Roland Cazalet | BBC Radio 4 | Sally Avens |
| SOUTH DOWNS | John Blakemore | BBC Radio 4/Catherine Bailey Ltd. | Jeremy Herrin |
