Fan Casting Alex Lawther as Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2026)

jorgeemiliodeleonsilva made this fan casting suggestion on September 10, 2022. What do you think? See below to cast your vote, or click here to see all fan casting suggestions for this role.

Alex Lawther as Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2026)

Alex LawtherUnited Kingdom

30 years old
Alex Lawther (born May 4, 1995) is an English actor. He began acting in theatre at 16, when he played the lead role in David Hare’s South Downs at the Minerva Theatre in Chichester. He is best kno...
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2026)

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2026)

What if Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was made 10 years later?
by David Yates
The year is 1926, and Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopov...
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Alex Lawther is known for his roles in Ghost Stories, The Imitation Game, and The Last Duel. He has been suggested by fans for 815 roles on myCast, including Actor in Most Underrated Actor. Similar actors include Timothée Chalamet, Fionn Whitehead, and Asa Butterfield. Alex Lawther was suggested to play Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2026) by jorgeemiliodeleonsilva. Other actors sugggested to play this role include Timothée Chalamet, Barry Keoghan, and Thomas Brodie-Sangster. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2026) has 8 roles, including Tina Goldstein, Gellert Grindelwald, and Jacob Kowalski.

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