Alex Sawyer

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Alex Sawyer
Born
Alexander James Sawyer

(1993-02-13) 13 February 1993 (age 31)
Kent, England
Occupation(s)Actor, director, singer, songwriter
Years active2011–present
Website alexsawyer.com

Alexander James Sawyer (born 13 February 1993) is an English actor, singer, songwriter and director. He is best known for his roles as Alfie Lewis in House of Anubis and Topher in The End of the F***ing World . In 2018, he began portraying David Oumou in Get Shorty .

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Early life

Alexander James Sawyer was born in Kent on 13 February 1993, [1] the son of a Ghanaian mother and English-Finnish father. He attended Avenue Primary School in Belmont, Greater London; Aberdour School in Burgh Heath, Surrey; and King's College School in the Wimbledon district of London. [2]

Career

Sawyer began acting at the age of nine when he was in a production of Oliver! as one of the chorus members in a local theatre. He attended classes at Laine Theatre Arts from the age of 11, and in 2010 after appearing in a school production of Joe Penhall's Blue/Orange was scouted by an agent, starting his career as an actor. [1] [3]

He starred as Alfie Lewis on House of Anubis for Nickelodeon which he appeared in up to and inclusive of the third season as well as the TV Movie Special, Touchstone of Ra. [4] [5] Sawyer and the rest of the cast won two Kid's Choice Awards for Favourite Show over the course of the series, in 2011 [6] and 2013. [7] [8]

In late 2013, Sawyer released his debut single "Relapse" featuring Tasie Lawrence. [9]

At the end of 2016, Sawyer was cast in the BBC series Eve as Michael Hoffman. [10] The next year, he appeared in the BBC One's Father Brown as Oscar Bergeres [11] and as Kofi, the novice monk on US network Starz's The White Princess . [12]

Sawyer began 2017 appearing as one of the players in the 50th anniversary revival of Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at London's Old Vic Theatre, directed by David Leveaux and featuring Daniel Radcliffe and Joshua McGuire. [13] In summer 2017, he released another single, "Sunlite". [14] A music video was released featuring cameos from actors Louisa Connolly-Burnham and Bobby Lockwood. [15]

In early 2018, Sawyer appeared as Topher in the critically acclaimed Netflix/Channel 4 series The End of the F***ing World . [16] [17] Later that year, he joined the cast of the Epix series Get Shorty for the second season. [18] [19]

Alex was cast as the alternate Alexander Hamilton in the hit musical Hamilton in 2022 at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London, eventually taking the part full time from June 2024.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011–2013 House of Anubis Alfie LewisRegular Role
2011–2013Anubis UnlockedHimself19 episodes
2013 House of Anubis: Touchstone of Ra Alfie LewisTV special
2016 Lost in the West Jimmy the KidTV mini-series
Episode: "Part 1"
Eve Michael HoffmanRecurring (season 3)
2017 Father Brown Oscar BergeresEpisode: "The Crimson Feather"
The White Princess Kofi, Novice MonkTV mini-series
Episode: "English Bood on English Soil"
The End of the F***ing World Topher2 episodes
Michael Jackson: Man in the MirrorTeenage MichaelTelevision film documentary
2018–2019 Get Shorty David8 episodes
2019 Harlots Jack Lively7 episodes
2022-2023SupertatoSupertatoMain role

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014RelapseAlanShort film; director/producer
2016FredTylerShort film
Fox Trap Niall
2017SinnersAlf VargoShort film
National Theatre Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadPlayer
2018 Macbeth Young Officer
2019When Fate CallsBossShort film

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenueNotes
2015 Alice in Wonderland Cheshire Cat Octagon Theatre [20] [21]
2017 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Player The Old Vic
2016 Pride and Prejudice George Wickham Nottingham Playhouse/York Theatre Royal [22]
2018 Girl From the North Country Ensemble Noël Coward Theatre
2022 Hamilton Alexander Hamilton Victoria Palace Theatre [23]

Discography

Extended plays

TitleDetails
The Illusion of Perfect
  • Released: February 13, 2021 [24]
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
  • Label: Independent

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Relapse" [25]
(featuring Tasie Lawrence)		2013Non-album singles
"Sunlite" [26] 2017
"Like I Do" [27] 2018The Illusion of Perfect
"Panic" [28] 2019
"Loveless" [29] 2020

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  26. ↑ "Sunlite - Single by Alex Sawyer". 11 August 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2021– via iTunes.
  27. ↑ "Like I Do - Single by Alex Sawyer". 19 November 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2021– via iTunes.
  28. ↑ "Panic - Single by Alex Sawyer". 23 October 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2021– via iTunes.
  29. ↑ "Loveless - Single by Alex Sawyer". 28 May 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2021– via iTunes.
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