Highest rated as cast or director
The End of the F***ing World
2017 · 2 Seasons
Alien: Earth
Since 2025 · 1 Season
X+Y
2015
Departure
2016
Ghost Stories
2018
Biography
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).
Acted in 38
2020s
- 2026
The Altruists
Sam Trabucco · 8 episodes
National Theatre at Home: Summerfolk
Vlass Mikhailich
A Second Life
Elijah
- 2025
Leonard and Hungry Paul
Leonard · 12 episodes
- 2023
- 2022
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Karis Nemik (archive footage) (uncredited)
Earwig
Laurence
- 2021
Miss Fortunate
Jack
- 2020
Grand amour
Movie
Spark
Theo
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
Alex's Dream
Alex Morin
The End of the F***ing world
James
- 2017
Howards End
Tibby Schlegel · 4 episodes
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Volunteer: Joey
- 2016
Narrated By
Sam Sipowitz
- 2015
Yussef Is Complicated
Rory
- 2014
- 2013
Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict
Benjamin Britten
- 2011
- 2010
The Fear
The Boy
1990s
- 1999
Directed 2
2020s
- 2024
Rhoda
Director
- 2023
Wrote 2
2020s
- 2024
Rhoda
Writer
- 2023