Laurie Kynaston
{{Short description|Welsh actor}}
{{Infobox person
| image = laurie kynaston 2018 1.jpg
| caption = Kynaston on set of Gloves Off
| birth_name = Laurence Stephen Kynaston
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|2|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Shrewsbury, England
| alma_mater =
| occupation =
| years_active = 2013–present
}}
Laurence Stephen Kynaston (born 24 February 1994) is a Welsh actor. He won an Evening Standard Theatre Award for his performance in The Son, as well as receiving a WhatsOnStage Award nomination.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/the-son-review-laurie-kynaston-is-terrific-in-unnerving-and-beautifully-sensitive-drama-a4227661.html|title=The Son review: Laurie Kynaston is terrific in unnerving and beautifully sensitive drama|journal=Evening Standard|first=Nick|last=Curtis|date=3 September 2022|accessdate=22 November 2022|archive-date=23 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123000527/https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/the-son-review-laurie-kynaston-is-terrific-in-unnerving-and-beautifully-sensitive-drama-a4227661.html|url-status=live}} On television, he starred in the BBC Two sitcom Cradle to Grave (2015). His films include England Is Mine (2017) and How to Build a Girl (2019). He was named a 2018 Screen International Star of Tomorrow.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/stars-of-tomorrow-2018-laurie-kynaston-actor/5133191.article|title=Stars of Tomorrow 2018: Laurie Kynaston (actor)|journal=Screen International|date=4 October 2018|accessdate=5 December 2019|archive-date=15 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515191236/https://www.screendaily.com/features/stars-of-tomorrow-2018-laurie-kynaston-actor/5133191.article|url-status=live}}
Kynaston was eighteen when he was cast in The Winslow Boy at Theatr Clwyd.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/des-cast-laurie-kynaston-age-carl-stotter/|title=Des cast: Who is Laurie Kynaston and what else has the Carl Stotter actor been in?|journal=Heart|date=16 September 2020|accessdate=22 November 2022|archive-date=23 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123000525/https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/des-cast-laurie-kynaston-age-carl-stotter/|url-status=live}} He made his West End debut in The Ferryman when it transferred to the Gielgud Theatre. He starred in the Spring Awakening revival at the Almeida Theatre.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/laurie-kynaston-interview-spring-awakening-9bwhjktx5|title=Laurie Kynaston: 'Spring Awakening is about the challenges of sex for young people'|journal=The Sunday Times|first=Dominic|last=Maxwell|date=13 December 2021|access-date=22 November 2022|archive-date=23 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123011034/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/laurie-kynaston-interview-spring-awakening-9bwhjktx5|url-status=live}}
Early life
Kynaston was born in Shrewsbury, the youngest of four boys. His mother is a school nurse and cellist,{{Cite journal|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/laurie-kynaston-interview-the-son-west-end-a4227716.html|title=Laurie Kynaston: 'My mum is a nurse with teenage girls — I spoke to her to prepare for my teen role in The Son'|journal=Evening Standard|first=Robert|last=Dex|date=3 September 2019|accessdate=22 November 2022|archive-date=23 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123000524/https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/laurie-kynaston-interview-the-son-west-end-a4227716.html|url-status=live}} and his brothers are all musicians.{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/196966/laurie-kynaston-on-going-through-a-tough-adolescence-in-florian-zellers-the-son-in-the-west-end/|title=Laurie Kynaston on Going Through a Tough Adolescence in Florian Zeller's The Son in the West End|website=Broadway.com|first=Matt|last=Wolf|date=19 September 2019|accessdate=22 November 2022|archive-date=23 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123000528/https://www.broadway.com/buzz/196966/laurie-kynaston-on-going-through-a-tough-adolescence-in-florian-zellers-the-son-in-the-west-end/|url-status=live}} He joined the National Youth Theatre of Wales.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/sep/01/laurie-kynaston-actor-the-son-johnny-marr-danny-baker|title='Like a bullet from a gun': Laurie Kynaston on playing a tormented teen|journal=The Guardian|first=Ryan|last=Gilbey|date=1 September 2019|accessdate=27 November 2019|archive-date=15 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515191130/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/sep/01/laurie-kynaston-actor-the-son-johnny-marr-danny-baker|url-status=live}} He attended Llanfyllin High School.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/15835120.bbcs-cradle-to-grave-star-laurie-kynaston-returns-to-llanfyllin-high-school/|title=BBC's Cradle to Grave star Laurie Kynaston returns to Llanfyllin High School|journal=Powys County Times|first=Robert|last=Doman|date=11 December 2015|accessdate=22 November 2022|archive-date=23 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123000523/https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/15835120.bbcs-cradle-to-grave-star-laurie-kynaston-returns-to-llanfyllin-high-school/|url-status=live}} He co-founded the Lonely Tree Theatre Group.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/15833887.casualty-role-for-ex-pupil/|title=Casualty role for ex-pupil|journal=Powys County Times|first=Jonny|last=Drury|date=18 March 2014|accessdate=22 November 2022|archive-date=23 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123000528/https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/15833887.casualty-role-for-ex-pupil/|url-status=live}} He moved to London when he was nineteen.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2016
| The Kid | |
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| |
| Gloves Off
| Donny | |
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| Four Quartets | Raf | Short film |
| Wasteland
| Stevie | |
| rowspan="3" | 2019
| Krissi Morrigan | |
| Intrigo: Dear Agnes
| Johannes | |
| Nocturnal
| Danny | |
| 2021
| Muse | George | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="3" | 2014
| Casualty | Ryan Pemberley | Episode: "Survivor's Guilt" |
| Doctors
| Karl Shipley | Episode: "Redirect the Heart" |
| Our World War
| Young British soldier | Miniseries; |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| Main role |
| They Found Hell
| Evan | Television film |
| 2016
| Murder Games: The Life and Death of Breck Bednar | Breck | Television film |
| 2019–2022
| Philip | 2 episodes |
| 2019
| The Feed | Jonah Green | 4 episodes |
| rowspan="5" | 2020
| Will Parker | 1 episode |
| The Trouble with Maggie Cole
| Liam Myer | Main role |
| Unprecedented
| Tyler | 1 episode |
| Des
| Carl Stottor | Miniseries |
| Urban Myths
| Jim | Episode: "When Joan Kissed Barbara" |
| 2021
| Caius | Episode: "War Chest" |
| rowspan="3" | 2022
| Jimmy Todd | Main role; 2 episodes |
| The Man Who Fell to Earth
| Clive Flood | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| The Sandman
| Alex Burgess | Episode: "Sleep of the Just" |
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| Casmir Nieuwenburg | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
| The Doll Factory |
| 2024
| Corey Rudzinski | 6 episodes, mini series |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2019
| Various | |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Song
! Year ! Artist ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| "Skinny Love" (Version 2)
| 2014 | Birdy | |
| "Why Don't We Take A Walk By The Sea?"
| 2019 | The Caress | |
Stage
Audio
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2017
| Dustin | Series 3 |
| 2021
| Torchwood: Curios | Brent Hall | Big Finish: Monthly Range |
| 2023
| Doctor Who: Mind of the Hodiac | The Hodiac | Big Finish: The Lost Stories |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! Ref. |
|---|
| 2019
| Evening Standard Theatre Awards | Emerging Talent Award | rowspan="2" | The Son | {{won}} |
| 2020
| {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|6315389}}
- [https://www.conwayvangeldergrant.com/actors/laurie-kynaston/ Laurie Kynaston] at Conway van Gelder Grant
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Category:21st-century Welsh male actors
Category:Male actors from Shrewsbury
Category:People from Montgomeryshire