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Harry Lawtey

Harry Lawtey

Actor · Born October 26, 1996 (30) · Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

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."

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 26, 1996 (30)
From
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 18 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 45% in 30 days

What are Harry Lawtey's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Ideas
18%
Power
15%
Survival
13%
Self
12%
Bonds
8%
Society
3%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5
Herald
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
5
Dread
4
Hopeful
2
Bittersweet
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Harry Lawtey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Harry Lawtey'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

18 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Beatles: George (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    as Stuart Sutcliffe

  • The Beatles: John (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    as Stuart Sutcliffe

  • The Beatles: Paul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    as Stuart Sutcliffe

  • The Beatles: Ringo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    as Stuart Sutcliffe

  • Under Salt Marsh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dylan Rees

  • Words of War(2025)

    as Ilya

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Burton(2025)

    as Richard Jenkins Jr.

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Joker: Folie à Deux(2024)

    as Harvey Dent

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • You & Me(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ben

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • The Pale Blue Eye(2022)

    as Artemus Marquis

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Magpie Murders(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Robert Blakiston

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Benediction(2021)

    as Bobby Andrews

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Industry(2020)

    Show 24 episodes · as Robert Spearing

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • City of Tiny Lights(2016)

    as Charlie Benson

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism(2015)

    as Qube Surfer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Billion Dollar Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Tom Lenihan

  • Brides (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Vova

  • Longbourn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as James

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles, 11 of them dated from 2015 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)

$208M worldwide

Highest rated

Mr. Burton (2025)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

Industry (2020)

Film career

20152026

Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. 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.

  • 2015Screen debut· Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting18 of 18: 18 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

By decade

2010s2 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Harry Lawtey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Words of War (2025)

80th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mr. Burton (2025)

Midcredits 82nd · 76% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 61. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Harry Lawtey's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 75 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Harry Lawtey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Harry Lawtey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lesley Manville shares the most, 2.

Actors