Alexander Ian "Alex" Sharp (born February 2, 1989) is a Tony Award-winning English actor best known for originating the role of Christopher Boone in the Broadway Production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

After graduating from the Juilliard School in the summer of 2014, he made his Broadway 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 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, and the Outer Critics Circle Award. As of September 2015, he is the youngest winner of the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.

Biography

Since 2014, he has been in a relationship with Juilliard classmate, actress Wallis Currie-Wood.