Alex Thomas is an English drummer from Lutterworth, Leicestershire, who currently performs with Badly Drawn Boy.

He joined Bolt Thrower on August 21, 1997 at the age of 19, after initially being asked to join three years previously but being unable due to his age. He played drums on Mercenary and the Into The Killing Zone tour, then left the band in 2000 due to lack of interest in the musical direction that Bolt Thrower were taking.

He has also played with covers band Fools Gold, Groop Dogdrill,3 Stages Of Pain and under the name Earl Shilton, he has released the album Two Rooms (Full of Insects) released on the Invisible Spies record label.

On May 29th 2008 Natasha Khan announced the new Bat For Lashes live line-up in advance of her support slot on the Radiohead 2008 European tour. "The Blue Dreams" includes Alex Thomas.