Laurie Kynaston

Biography

Laurence Stephen Kynaston (born 24 February 1994) is a Welsh actor. Although born in Shrewsbury in England he grew up in Weston Rhyn on the England/Wales border. The family all had talents in music.

The family later moved to Llanfyllin in Powys. Here he developed his talent for acting and at eighteen he was cast in "The Winslow Boy" at Theatr Clwyd. He later moved to London when he was nineteen to pursue his acting career.

He won an Evening Standard Theatre Award for his performance in The Son, as well as receiving a WhatsOnStage Award nomination.

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.

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.

Known For

Almeida On Screen: Spring Awakening

They Found Hell

Murder Games: The Life and Death of Breck Bednar

England Is Mine

Intrigo: Dear Agnes

Four Quartets

How to Build a Girl

Gloves Off

Wasteland

Filmography

2024 Fool Me Once

as Corey Rudzinski

2023 The Doll Factory

as John Millais

2023 Almeida On Screen: Spring Awakening

as Melchior Gabor

2023 A Small Light

as Casmir

2022 The Sandman

as Alex Burgess

2022 The Man Who Fell to Earth

as Clive Flood

2020 How to Build a Girl

as Krissi Morrigan

2020 Nocturnal

as Danny

2020 Des

as Carl Stottor

2020 The Trouble with Maggie Cole

as Liam Myer

2019 Intrigo: Dear Agnes

as Johannes

2019 The Feed

as Jonah Green

2019 Boys On Film 19: No Ordinary Boy

as Raf (segment "Four Quartets")

2018 Wasteland

as Stevie

2018 Four Quartets

as Raf

2018 Derry Girls

as Philip

2017 Gloves Off

as Donny

2017 England Is Mine

as Johnny Marr

2016 Gutterdämmerung

as The Kid

2016 Murder Games: The Life and Death of Breck Bednar

as Breck