
Alex Beckett
Known For
Acting
Born
1982-06-30 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
Died
2018-04-10
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.
Most Known For

The End of the F***ing World
as Jonno

Urban Myths
as J-J

Youth
as Bearded Screenwriter

Mary Queen of Scots
as Sir Walter Mildmay

W1A
as Barney Lumsden

Stath Lets Flats
as Marcus

Twenty Twelve
as Barney Lumsden

A Touch of Cloth
as Max

Love, Nina
as Jamie

The Aliens
as Ivan

I Live with Models
as Seth

The Scandalous Lady W
as Captain Leversuch

Married Single Other
as Sword Swallower

Much Ado About Nothing
as Borachio

A Child's Christmases in Wales
as Carol Singer

The Hotel In Amsterdam
as Hotel Porter

Beautiful Enough
as (voice)

Space Ark
as Bob