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In 2020, Lawther played one of the main protagonists in Régis Roinsard's thriller, Les Traducteurs (The Translators). To prepare for this role, he became fluent in French.

In 2016, Lawther played the main character Kenny in "Shut Up and Dance", an episode from series three of the British science fiction anthology series Black Mirror. While the episode overall received mixed reviews, Lawther received acclaim and significant recognition for his performance. In 2017, he also starred, alongside Jessica Barden, as James in the television series The End of the F***ng World. The role also brought Lawther more acclaim from critics.

Lawther's professional debut came at the age of 16, when he appeared as John Blakemore in David Hare's South Downs at Chichester Festival Theatre. He made his feature film debut as the young Alan Turing in the Academy Award-winning film The Imitation Game (2014). The role won him the London Film Critics' Circle Award for "Young British Performer of the Year" in 2015. In 2015, he appeared in a supporting role in the critically acclaimed coming-of-age drama film X+Y. In 2016, he gained his first lead role playing Elliot, alongside Juliet Stevenson in the British film, Departure, the debut film of Andrew Steggall.

Lawther was born in Winchester, Hampshire and raised in Petersfield. The youngest of three, he has said that his aspiration to be an actor came from having to make up his own games to entertain himself as a child. His parents both work in law, while his older brother, Cameron Lawther, is a film producer, and his older sister Ellie Lawther works in public policy. In 2010, the brothers worked together on The Fear.

In 2009, Lawther wrote and put together a play as part of his drama club involvement at Churcher's College in Petersfield. Lawther played Ratty in The Wind in the Willows at school. Lawther did not study drama at GCSE or A level. He trained with the National Youth Theatre.

Alexander Jonathan Lawther (born May 4, 1995) is an English actor. He is known for portraying James in the Channel 4 series The End of the F***ing World (2017-2018) and for his acclaimed role as Kenny in the season three episode "Shut Up and Dance" of the Netflix series Black Mirror (2016). Lawther played the role of young Alan Turing in the film The Imitation Game (2014), in which he won the London Film Critics' Circle Award for Young British Performer of the Year.