Alex Sharp

Alexander Ian Sharp (born 1988/1989) is an English actor. He is known for originating the role of Christopher Boone in the Broadway production of <a href="/facts/The_Curious_Incident_of_the_Dog_in_the_Night-Time_(play)/Yp1R6ly1">The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time</a>. He is also known to a wider audience as Will Downing in <a href="/facts/3_Body_Problem_(TV_series)/Hq1CueEa">3 Body Problem</a>.
After graduating from the <a href="/facts/Juilliard_School/Ma7Fu5hQ">Juilliard School</a> in the summer of 2014, he made his <a href="/facts/Broadway_(theatre)/6USkK8x9">Broadway</a> and acting debut in the play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in the autumn. For his role as the autistic teenager Christopher Boone, he was awarded the <a href="/facts/Tony_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Play/WgNUKFNC">Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play</a>, <a href="/facts/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Play/CwDu7MCV">Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play</a>, and the <a href="/facts/Outer_Critics_Circle_Award/kr3v1Dha">Outer Critics Circle Award</a>.

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Alex Sharp