Alex Beckett

Alex Beckett

Known for

Acting

Born

June 30, 1982

Birthplace

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK

Died

April 10, 2018 (aged 35)

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.

Best known work

The End of the F***ing World

The End of the F***ing World

2017

Youth

Youth

2015

Mary Queen of Scots

Mary Queen of Scots

2018

The Scandalous Lady W

The Scandalous Lady W

2015

A Touch of Cloth

A Touch of Cloth

2012

Stath Lets Flats

Stath Lets Flats

2018

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

2011

W1A

W1A

2014

Cuffs

Cuffs

2015

Twenty Twelve

Twenty Twelve

2011

Filmography

2018
Mary Queen of Scots
as Sir Walter Mildmay, In Memory Of
2018
Stath Lets FlatsTV
as Marcus (1 episode)
2017
The End of the F***ing WorldTV
as Jonno (1 episode)
2017
Urban MythsTV
as J-J (1 episode)
2016
Love, NinaTV
as Jamie (1 episode)
2016
The AliensTV
as Ivan (2 episodes)
2015
CuffsTV
as 'Red' Pete Foyles (1 episode)
2015
The Scandalous Lady W
as Captain Leversuch
2015
Youth
as Bearded Screenwriter
2015
I Live with ModelsTV
as Seth (16 episodes)
2014
Space Ark
as Bob
2014
W1ATV
as Barney Lumsden (7 episodes)
2013
The Job LotTV
as Ben Farley (1 episode)
2012
A Touch of ClothTV
as Max (1 episode)
2011
Much Ado About Nothing
as Borachio
2011
Twenty TwelveTV
as Barney Lumsden (8 episodes)
2011
Beautiful Enough
as (voice)
2010
Married Single OtherTV
as Sword Swallower (1 episode)
2010
The PersuasionistsTV
as Owen (1 episode)
2009
A Child's Christmases in Wales
as Carol Singer
2004
The Hotel In Amsterdam
as Hotel Porter