Alex Beckett
Birthday
1982/06/30
Day of death
2018/04/10 (35 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
Also know as
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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.
Acting
(2015) The Scandalous Lady W
as Captain Leversuch
(2015) Youth
as Bearded Screenwriter
(2004) The Hotel In Amsterdam
as ---
(2011) Much Ado About Nothing
as Borachio
(2009) A Child's Christmases in Wales
as Carol Singer
(2018) Mary Queen of Scots
as Sir Walter Mildmay
(2011) Beautiful Enough
as (voice)
(2012) A Touch of Cloth
as Max
(2015) I Live with Models
as Seth
(2016) The Aliens
as Ivan
(2014) W1A
as Barney Lumsden
(2017) Urban Myths
as J-J
(2011) Twenty Twelve
as Barney Lumsden
(2018) Stath Lets Flats
as Marcus
(2016) Love, Nina
as Jamie
(2017) The End of the F***ing World
as Jonno