There is to be a memorial for actor Alex Beckett, who died suddenly in April.

The service will be at the Actors' Church in Covent Garden at 3pm on July 6.

The Wales-born actor was best known for his role as Barney Lumsden (pictured) in Twenty Twelve and W1A. He was apearing in The Way Of The World at the Donmar Warehouse when he died and had recently filmed his role in the movie Mary Queen of Scots.

Beckett trained at RADA and money is currently being raised to set up the Alex Beckett Scholarship to support aspiring actors.

This week he appears in the new Channel 4 sitcom Stath Lets Flats, in which he plays lettings negotiator Marcus. The programme is dedicated to him.

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