Person
Alex Beckett
Acting · 1982–2018 · Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
Biography
Alex Beckett (1982-2018) was a Welsh actor famous for his role as Perfect Curve hipster Barney Lumsden in the BBC2 comedy Twenty Twelve and its spin-off W1A. His theatre credits included Grimly Handsome at the Royal Court, Headlong's Pygmalion and Edward II at the National Theatre, whilst his film credits included the 2014 Paolo Sorrentino film Youth. He was performing in The Way of the World at the Donmar when he died suddenly at the age of 35.
Known for
The End of the F***ing World
Jonno
Urban Myths
J-J
Twenty Twelve
Barney Lumsden
W1A
Barney Lumsden
Youth
Bearded Screenwriter
A Touch of Cloth
Max
Mary Queen of Scots
Sir Walter Mildmay
Stath Lets Flats
Marcus
Love, Nina
Jamie
Cuffs
'Red' Pete Foyles
Filmography
- 2018Mary Queen of ScotsSir Walter Mildmay
- 2018Stath Lets FlatsMarcus
- 2017The End of the F***ing WorldJonno
- 2017Urban MythsJ-J
- 2016Love, NinaJamie
- 2016The AliensIvan
- 2015Cuffs'Red' Pete Foyles
- 2015The Scandalous Lady WCaptain Leversuch
- 2015YouthBearded Screenwriter
- 2015I Live with ModelsSeth
- 2014Space ArkBob
- 2014W1ABarney Lumsden
- 2013The Job LotBen Farley
- 2012A Touch of ClothMax
- 2011Much Ado About NothingBorachio
- 2011Twenty TwelveBarney Lumsden
- 2011Beautiful Enough(voice)
- 2010Married Single OtherSword Swallower
- 2010The PersuasionistsOwen
- 2009A Child's Christmases in WalesCarol Singer
- 2004The Hotel In AmsterdamHotel Porter
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