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Alex Beckett

Alex Beckett

Actor · Died April 10, 2018, aged 35 · Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK

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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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 30, 1982
Died
April 10, 2018 (aged 35)
From
Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 12% in 30 days

What are Alex Beckett's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
39%
Self
31%
Bonds
20%
Morality
10%

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
2
Joyful
1
Tense
1
Absurd
1
Bittersweet
1
Other
1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Alex Beckett's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alex Beckett's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

21 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Mary Queen of Scots(2018)

    In Memory Of · as Sir Walter Mildmay

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Stath Lets Flats(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Marcus

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The End of the F***ing World(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Jonno

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Urban Myths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as J-J

  • Love, Nina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Jamie

  • The Aliens(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ivan

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Cuffs(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as 'Red' Pete Foyles

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Scandalous Lady W(2015)

    as Captain Leversuch

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Youth(2015)

    as Bearded Screenwriter

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • I Live with Models (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 16 episodes · as Seth

  • Space Ark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Bob

  • W1A(2014)

    Show 7 episodes · as Barney Lumsden

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Job Lot(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Farley

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • A Touch of Cloth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Max

  • Much Ado About Nothing(2011)

    as Borachio

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Twenty Twelve(2011)

    Show 8 episodes · as Barney Lumsden

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Beautiful Enough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as (voice)

  • Married Single Other (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Sword Swallower

  • The Persuasionists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Owen

  • A Child's Christmases in Wales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Carol Singer

  • The Hotel In Amsterdam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Hotel Porter

Career shape

Star power in the 77th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles from 2004 to 2018; peak year 2015.

Highest rated

Much Ado About Nothing (2011)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Twenty Twelve (2011)

Film career

20042018

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2011Screen debut· Twenty Twelve
  • 2011First film· Much Ado About Nothing

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting21 of 21: 20 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdOther crew1 of 21: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s19 · 19 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Alex Beckett work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alex Beckett's MovieCove titles; David Tennant shares the most, 2.