Known for Acting
Harry Lawtey is a British actor (born 1996 in Oxford) who gained significant recognition for his breakthrough lead role as Robert Spearing in the financial drama series Industry (2020–2024), which he departed after the third season to focus on major feature film roles. Having trained at the Drama Centre London, Lawtey quickly established himself in films like The Pale Blue Eye and the recently released musical thriller Joker: Folie à Deux (2024), where he played Harvey Dent. His recent work includes starring as a young Richard Burton in the 2025 biographical film Mr Burton. Lawtey continues to work on highly anticipated projects, including the Cold War thriller The Billion Dollar Spy, co-starring with Russell Crowe—who famously praised Lawtey on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, calling him "the future of British cinema."
Born
October 26, 1996 (age 29)
Birthplace
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Filmography
11 films, 5 shows
showing 7 of 11 films


Words of War
2025 · 1h 57m
country: United Kingdom
World-renowned journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya went from being a local print journalist to braving the Chechen killing fields and exposing Russian state corruption under Vladimir Putin. She refused to give up reporting on the war in Chechnya despite numerous acts of intimidation and violence, including being poisoned. She was ultimately murdered in the elevator of her block of flats and it remains unclear who paid for the contract killing.


Mr. Burton
2025 · 2h 4m
country: United Kingdom
In the Welsh town of Port Talbot, 1942, Richard Jenkins lives as a wayward schoolboy, caught between the pressures of his struggling family, a devastating war and his own ambitions. However, a new opportunity arises when Richard’s natural talent for drama catches the attention of his teacher, Philip Burton.


Joker: Folie à Deux
2024 · 2h 18m
country: United States
While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur Fleck not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.


The Pale Blue Eye
2022 · 2h 8m
country: United States
West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New York City constable Augustus Landor to investigate. While attempting to solve this grisly mystery, the reluctant detective engages the help of one of the cadets: a strange but brilliant young fellow by the name of Edgar Allan Poe.


Benediction
2021 · 2h 17m
country: United Kingdom
Poet Siegfried Sassoon survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery, but became a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war when he returned from service. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London's literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality.


City of Tiny Lights
2016 · 1h 50m
country: Belgium
In the teeming, multicultural metropolis of modern-day London, a seemingly straightforward missing-person case launches a down-at-heel private eye into a dangerous world of religious fanaticism and political intrigue.


Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism
2015 · 1h 38m
country: United Kingdom
An orphan who practices hypnosis faces off against a bank robber who wants her book on the art form.