Alfie Williams

**Alfie Williams** (born 3 January 2011) is an English child actor. He is best known for playing Spike in the movies _28 Years Later_ (2025) and _28 Years Later: Bone Temple_ (2026).

## Early life

Alfie Williams was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on 3 January 2011. He has a younger sister, Mollie. He grew up near Newcastle upon Tyne. His father, Alfie Dobson, is an actor and was his main inspiration.

From a young age, Williams wanted to act. When he was six, he played Scrooge in his school play _A Christmas Carol_ by Charles Dickens. He watched the classic movie of the story and worked hard on his accent. This made him sure he wanted to be an actor.

Williams went to a drama school but left soon because it was mostly about musicals, and he liked movies and TV more. When he was seven, he started going to many auditions and soon got his first jobs in commercials.

## Career

Williams' career started with small roles in commercials and short movies. In 2021, he acted in a short movie called _Phallacy_, together with actors Stephen Graham and Shaun Parkes. This role became important for his career because Stephen Graham recommended him to the talent agency _Independent Talent Group_. Williams signed with them and still works with them today.

He had a small role in the third season of the fantasy TV series _His Dark Materials_. He also acted in BBC Radio 4's drama _Our Friends in the North_. In 2023, Williams played young John Henry Sayers in the movie _A New Breed of Criminal_.

In 2025, he got his first big movie role as Spike in the horror movie _28 Years Later_. At that time, he was 13 years old. _The Hollywood Reporter_ called him the "main star" of the movie, _Empire_ said he was an "amazing new talent", and _The Times_ said his acting was "excellent". He will play Spike again in the sequel _28 Years Later: The Bone Temple_, which will come out in 2026. Filming for the sequel started only three weeks after they finished filming _28 Years Later_.

## Personal life

One of Williams' main hobbies is playing the guitar. He started loving guitar after his _28 Years Later_ co-star Aaron Taylor-Johnson gave him a vintage acoustic guitar. He likes Kurt Cobain, the band Nirvana, and grunge music in general.

Besides music, Williams also likes video games. Some of his favourite games are _Red Dead Redemption_, _Ghost of Tsushima_, and _Dead by Daylight_.

Williams lives with his family in Gateshead, near Newcastle upon Tyne. He is homeschooled now.

## Filmography

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2021|_Phallacy_|Bo Williams|Short movie||
|2022|_His Dark Materials_|Ghost Theo|Episode: "No Way Out"||
|2023|_A New Breed of Criminal_|Young John Henry Sayers|||
|2025|_28 Years Later_|Spike|||
|2026||Spike|Post-production||
||||Filming||

## Awards and nominations

|Year|Award|Category|Work|Result|class="unsortable"||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|2025|Astra Midseason Movie Awards|Best Actor|rowspan="2"|_28 Years Later_||style="text-align: center;"||
|Astra Film Awards|Best Performance in a Horror or Thriller||style="text-align: center;"||||||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Alfie Williams
- **image**: Alfie Williams.webp
- **caption**: Williams in 2025
- **birth place**: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
- **nationality**: England, English
- **occupation**: Actor
- **years active**: 2021–present