Alex Sharp

Alexander Ian Sharp (born 2 February 1989) is an English actor 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. 2Early life and education Sharp was born in Westminster, London, and was raised traveling throughout Europe and the Southwest of the United States in a caravan, before moving to Dorset, England, age eight. He was educated by his mother, a teacher, and his father, who worked in real estate, until the family moved back to England. He has a sister, Nicole, also highly successful in her own field. His mother homeschooled him with both "rigorous and unorthodox" lessons. Upon his return to Dorset, he was unable to adjust easily to a traditional school environment, and eventually left England at age 18.Sharp wanted to be an actor from an early age. According to the Irish Mirror, his acting debut was at age 4 when he appeared in A Touch of Frost for £10. According to The Daily Beast, at age 7, he made his acting debut as Piglet in Winnie-the-Pooh. He also did extensive regional theater work at the Northcott Theater in Exete