Alex Lawther: 12 Facts You (Probably) Didn’t Know About The Rising Star
Everything you've ever wanted to know about The End of the F***ing World star.
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1. Who is Alex Lawther? Everything you need to know about the actor.
Alex Lawther is a British actor with several impressive film credits to his name already. He made his big movie debut playing a young Alan Turing in the Academy Award-winning film The Imitation Game and he's also been in Black Mirror, The End of the Fucking World and Freak Show. Here's everything you need to know about him. [Laurent Viteur/Getty Images]
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2. How old is Alex Lawther? When is his birthday?
Alex was born 4 May 1995 in Petersfield, Hampshire. He's 25-years-old. He has two siblings, an older brother, Cameron Lawther, who is a film producer, and his older sister Ellie Lawther works in public policy.
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3. How tall is Alex Lawther?
Alex Lawther is 1.73m tall. That's 5ft7, in case you're wondering.
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4. What is Alex Lawther's net worth?
These things are usually highly speculative but one net worth website has valued Alex's net worth at $2 million, although best to take these things with a pitch of salt.
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5. Is Alex Lawther gay?
Alex has already played multiple LGBTQ characters in his career so far, including The Imitation Game, Departure and Freak Show. This has lead some people to ask if Alex might be gay himself. As far as we're aware, Alex hasn't ever publicly commented on his sexuality, nor his relationship status.
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6. Alex Lawther played James in Netflix's new teen drama The End of the F***ing World.
Alex played James, a 17-year-old who believes he is a psychopath who regularly kills animals as a hobby but has become bored of it. After acquainting himself with Alyssa, a 17-year-old rebellious fellow schoolmate, he decides to murder her, but then actually falls in love with her as they both embark on an ill-fated road trip.
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7. Alex Lawther plays Billy Bloom in Freak Show.
Alex Lawther starred in Freak Show as Billy Bloom, a genderqueer, teenage misfit who despite being a new student at an ultra-conservative school, makes the decision to run for homecoming queen. It's an adaptation of legendary New York Club Kid and Party Monster author James St. James' YA novel. "In terms of visibility, whether it be queerness or whether it be lack of diversity in general, it is something that is important and I think should be important," Alex said of the film.
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8. Alex Lawther's breakthrough role was in The Imitation Game (2014).
Alex played a young Alan Turing. Based on the real life story of legendary WWII code-breaker Alan Turing. Benedict Cumberbatch played the older version of Turing.
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9. Alex Lawther's first lead role in a film was in Departure.
In Departure (2016), Alex plays a poetry reading, forgivably pretentious English teenager who falls for another boy, causing a rift with his mother. Alex has said how important it is to him to tell LGBTQ stories. "LGBT stories are important to tell -- which is part of a broader problem that we just need more diversity on our screens and in our theaters -- and in our government, too -- to represent a broader population."
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10. Alex Lawther made an appearance in the third season of Black Mirror.
In the episode 'Shut Up and Dance', Alex plays a teenage boy who is blackmailed into committing bizarre and criminal acts by a mysterious hacker possessing a video of him masturbating, which sounds about right for a Black Mirror plotline.
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11. Alex Lawther also had a part in Goodbye Christopher Robin
Alex played the older Christopher Robin Milne. The 2017 biographical drama film was based on the lives of Winnie-the-Pooh creator A. A. Milne and his family, especially his son Christopher Robin.
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12. Why isn't Alex Lawther on Instagram?
Alex Lawther isn't on Instagram, Twitter or Snapchat. Sorry folks! However, there is an official FB page if you want to catch up with his latest projects.
