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.
Early life Alexander James Sawyer was born in Kent on 13 February 1993, 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., Official Facebook.
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.Anubis House, Screen Terrier.
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.House of Anubis Nickelodeon Cast , Pop Tower. Sawyer and the rest of the cast won two Kid's Choice Awards for Favourite Show over the course of the series, in 2011 and 2013.
In late 2013, Sawyer released his debut single "Relapse" featuring Tasie Lawrence., Top-40Charts.com.
At the end of 2016, Sawyer was cast in the BBC series Eve as Michael Hoffman. The next year, he appeared in the BBC One's Father Brown as Oscar Bergeres and as Kofi, the novice monk on US network Starz's The White Princess.
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. In summer 2017, he released another single, "Sunlite". A music video was released featuring cameos from actors Louisa Connolly-Burnham and Bobby Lockwood.
In early 2018, Sawyer appeared as Topher in the critically acclaimed Netflix/Channel 4 series The End of the F***ing World. Later that year, he joined the cast of the Epix series Get Shorty for the second season.
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 Year Title Role Notes2011–2013House of AnubisAlfie LewisRegular Role2011–2013Anubis UnlockedHimself19 episodes2013House of Anubis: Touchstone of RaAlfie LewisTV special2016Lost in the WestJimmy the KidTV mini-seriesEpisode: "Part 1"EveMichael HoffmanRecurring (season 3)2017Father BrownOscar BergeresEpisode: "The Crimson Feather"The White PrincessKofi, Novice MonkTV mini-seriesEpisode: "English Bood on English Soil"The End of the F***ing WorldTopher2 episodesMichael Jackson: Man in the MirrorTeenage MichaelTelevision film documentary2018–2019Get ShortyDavid8 episodes2019HarlotsJack Lively 7 episodes2022-2026SupertatoSupertatoMain voice role
Film Year Title Role Notes2014RelapseAlanShort film; director/producer2016FredTylerShort filmFox TrapNiall2017SinnersAlf VargoShort filmNational Theatre Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadPlayer 2018 Macbeth Young Officer2019When Fate CallsBossShort film
Theatre Year Title Role VenueNotes2015 Alice in WonderlandCheshire CatOctagon Theatre2017Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are DeadPlayerThe Old Vic 2016Pride and PrejudiceGeorge WickhamNottingham Playhouse/York Theatre Royal 2018 Girl From the North Country EnsembleNoël Coward Theatre 2022HamiltonAlexander HamiltonVictoria Palace Theatre
Discography Extended plays Title DetailsThe Illusion of Perfect Released: February 13, 2021 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: Independent
Singles Title Year Album "Relapse"(featuring Tasie Lawrence) 2013 rowspan="2" "Sunlite" 2017 "Like I Do" 2018 The Illusion of Perfect "Panic" 2019 "Loveless" 2020
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