Alex Lawther: Identity, Creativity & His Irish Connections

Alex Lawther: Identity, Creativity & His Irish Connections

From Like This, Love This by The Independent

December 4, 2025 · 53 min · Season 2 · Episode 4

About this episode

Alex Lawther discusses his career, creative inspirations, and Irish connections.

Alex Lawther is an actor who began his career in a David Hare play which saw the London Critics Circle name him Young British Performer of the Year as well as being selected by BAFTA as one of 2015’s Breakthrough Brits. He has appeared in films such as The Imitation Game, Goodbye Christopher Robin and The French Dispatch. He’s no stranger to the small screen having starred in The End of the F*cking World, Black Mirror, AndOr and Alien:Earth. Alex has also written and directed his own films - the most recent of which, Rhoda starring Emma Darcy and Juliet Stevenson, was selected for the BFI London Film Festival in 2024.  Alex’s title choices take us from a film that inspires his own filmmaking ambitions, a podcast that shared an insight into other artists, a TV show about a Spanish tour-de-force and a book that tells a life story in an entirely new and innovative way. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Alex Lawther

Topics covered

  • identity
  • creativity
  • film
  • acting
  • Irish connections
  • artistic inspiration

Keywords

  • Alex Lawther
  • acting
  • film
  • creativity
  • identity
  • Irish connections
  • Rhoda
  • BFI London Film Festival

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BAFTA, London Critics Circle, BFI London Film Festival

Books & works: The Imitation Game, Goodbye Christopher Robin, The French Dispatch, The End of the F*cking World, Black Mirror, AndOr, Alien:Earth, Rhoda

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