
Alex Beckett
Department: Acting
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.
Known For

The Scandalous Lady W
2015

Youth
2015

The Hotel In Amsterdam
2004

Much Ado About Nothing
2011

A Child's Christmases in Wales
2009

Mary Queen of Scots
2018

Beautiful Enough
2011

Space Ark
2014

A Touch of Cloth
2012

I Live with Models
2015

The Aliens
2016

W1A
2014

Urban Myths
2017

Twenty Twelve
2011

Stath Lets Flats
2018

Love, Nina
2016

The End of the F***ing World
2017

Married Single Other
2010

Cuffs
2015