Alex Lawther: 12 Surprising Facts You (Probably) Didn’t Know About The Rising Star

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1. Alex Lawther plays James in Netflix's new teen drama The End of the F***ing World.

James is a 17-year-old who believes he is a psychopath, regularly killing 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, while they both embark on a road trip.

2. Alex Lawther is VERY different to the character he plays.

Alex has said that the thing that originally interested him about James was, "I found James so far from anything I recognized within myself. Very cold, closed and violent. I’d like to think that I’m not any of those things." To prove the point, here's a picture of James' crispy hand after putting it in a deep fat fryer as a child (yes, it's makeup!).

3. Hold old is Alex Lawther? When is his birthday?

Alex was born 4 May 1995 in Petersfield, Hampshire. He's 22-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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4. Is Alex is on any social media sites?

No Instagram, Twitter or Snapchat. Sorry folks! However, there is an official FB page if you want to catch up with his latest projects.

5. Alex Lawther will be starring in the forthcoming film Freak Show.

Alex Lawther will play 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.

6. 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, somewhat misguidedly, if Alex might be gay himself. As far as we're aware, Alex hasn't ever publicly commented on his sexuality or his relationship status.

7. Alex'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.

8. Alex'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."

9. Alex 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.

10. Alex 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.

11. Alex is 1.73m tall.

That's 5ft7, in case you're wondering.

12. 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.