Alex Beckett

Born: 1982-06-30

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.


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Mary Queen of Scots

as Sir Walter Mildmay
Released: 2018-12-07

In 1561, Mary Stuart, widow of the King of France, returns to Scotland, reclaims her rightful...

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Youth

as Bearded Screenwriter
Released: 2015-05-20

Two lifelong friends bond whilst vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder...

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The Scandalous Lady W

as Captain Leversuch
Released: 2015-08-17

A gripping 18th century drama details the scandalous life of Lady Seymour Worsley, who dared to...

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Much Ado About Nothing

as Borachio
Released: 2011-05-16

Two young lovers, Claudio and Hero, are to be married imminently but the devious scheming of a...

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A Child's Christmases in Wales

as Carol Singer
Released: 2009-12-17

One-off period comedy, peeping into the lives of a south Wales family's Christmases across the...

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Beautiful Enough

as (voice)
Released: 2011-01-11

When a young girl, fixated on images of beautiful women, hears her parents go to bed she sets to...

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The End of the F***ing World

as Jonno
First aired: 2017-10-24

James is 17 and is pretty sure he is a psychopath. Alyssa, also 17, is the cool and moody new...

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Urban Myths

as J-J
First aired: 2017-01-19

Our Urban Myths are stories that have been passed down over time and have now become part of...

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Twenty Twelve

as Barney Lumsden
First aired: 2011-03-14

A mock-documentary following the challenges - both personal and professional - faced by the team...

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Stath Lets Flats

as Marcus
First aired: 2018-06-27

Follows incompetent Greek-Cypriot lettings agent Stath, who works for the family business,...

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Love, Nina

as Jamie
First aired: 2016-05-20

Twenty years old and from Leicester, Nina moves to North London in 1982, to care for the two...

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W1A

as Barney Lumsden
First aired: 2014-03-19

The follow-up to 'Twenty Twelve' as Ian Fletcher takes up the position of 'Head of Values' at...

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A Touch of Cloth

as Max
First aired: 2012-08-26

Hannah plays DI Jack Cloth, who is called in to investigate an apparent series of serial...

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The Aliens

as Ivan
First aired: 2016-03-08

Nearly 40 years ago aliens crash-landed in the UK. They look like us, but are forced to live in...

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I Live with Models

as Seth
First aired: 2015-02-23

Tommy is a chubby barista, whose perfect hands catapult him into the glamorous but ruthless...

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