Laurie Kynaston

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Laurie Kynaston
Born
Laurence Stephen Kynaston

(1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 (age 30)
Shrewsbury, England
Years active2013–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.[1] 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.[2]

Kynaston was eighteen when he was cast in The Winslow Boy at Theatr Clwyd.[3] 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.[4]

Early life[edit]

Kynaston was born in Shrewsbury and grew up in Weston Rhyn, Shropshire, the youngest of four boys. His mother is a school nurse and cellist,[5] and his brothers are all musicians.[6] He joined the National Youth Theatre of Wales.[7] He attended Llanfyllin High School.[8] He co-founded the Lonely Tree Theatre Group.[9] He moved to London when he was nineteen.[2]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Gutterdämmerung The Kid
2017 England Is Mine Johnny Marr
Gloves Off Donny
2018 Four Quartets Raf Short film
Wasteland Stevie
2019 How to Build a Girl Krissi Morrigan
Intrigo: Dear Agnes Johannes
Nocturnal Danny
2021 Muse George

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Casualty Ryan Pemberley Episode: "Survivor's Guilt"
Doctors Karl Shipley Episode: "Redirect the Heart"
Our World War Young British soldier Miniseries;
2015 Cradle to Grave Danny Baker Main role
They Found Hell Evan Television film
2016 Murder Games: The Life and Death of Breck Bednar Breck Television film
2019–2022 Derry Girls Philip 2 episodes
2019 The Feed Jonah Green 4 episodes
2020 The Split 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 Britannia Caius Episode: "War Chest"
2022 Life After Life 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"
2023 A Small Light Casmir Nieuwenburg Recurring role; 6 episodes
The Doll Factory John Millais Main role[10]
2024 Fool Me Once Corey Rudzinski 6 episodes, mini series

Video games[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2019 GreedFall Various

Music videos[edit]

Song Year Artist Notes
"Skinny Love" (Version 2) 2014 Birdy
"Why Don't We Take A Walk By The Sea?" 2019 The Caress

Stage[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2013 The Winslow Boy Ronnie Winslow Theatr Clwyd, Mold
2015 This Smudge Won't Budge Smudge St James Theatre, London
2016 Jumpy Josh Theatr Clwyd, Mold[11]
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens Tim Charing Cross Theatre, London
2018 The Ferryman Oisin Carney Gielgud Theatre, London
2019 The Son Nicolas Kiln Theatre / Duke of York's Theatre, London
2021 Spring Awakening Melchior Almeida Theatre, London
2023 2023 WhatsOnStage Awards Host Prince Of Wales Theatre, London
2024 Bare: The Musical[12] Peter London Palladium concert special

Audio[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2017 What Does the K Stand For? 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[edit]

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Emerging Talent Award The Son Won [13]
2020 WhatsOnStage Awards Best Actor in a Play Nominated [14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Curtis, Nick (3 September 2022). "The Son review: Laurie Kynaston is terrific in unnerving and beautifully sensitive drama". Evening Standard. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Stars of Tomorrow 2018: Laurie Kynaston (actor)". Screen International. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Des cast: Who is Laurie Kynaston and what else has the Carl Stotter actor been in?". Heart. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  4. ^ Maxwell, Dominic (13 December 2021). "Laurie Kynaston: 'Spring Awakening is about the challenges of sex for young people'". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  5. ^ Dex, Robert (3 September 2019). "Laurie Kynaston: 'My mum is a nurse with teenage girls — I spoke to her to prepare for my teen role in The Son'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  6. ^ Wolf, Matt (19 September 2019). "Laurie Kynaston on Going Through a Tough Adolescence in Florian Zeller's The Son in the West End". Broadway.com. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  7. ^ Gilbey, Ryan (1 September 2019). "'Like a bullet from a gun': Laurie Kynaston on playing a tormented teen". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  8. ^ Doman, Robert (11 December 2015). "BBC's Cradle to Grave star Laurie Kynaston returns to Llanfyllin High School". Powys County Times. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  9. ^ Drury, Jonny (18 March 2014). "Casualty role for ex-pupil". Powys County Times. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  10. ^ Szalai, Georg (9 November 2022). "Paramount+ Unveils Cast for U.K. Original 'The Doll Factory'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  11. ^ Cheesman, Neil (14 March 2016). "Laurie Kynaston in JUMPY at Theatr Clwyd". London Theatre. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Jordan Luke Gage and Laurie Kynaston to star in 'Bare' musical". 31 January 2024.
  13. ^ Paskett, Zoe (2019-11-25). "The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards winners in full". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  14. ^ Wood, Alex (1 March 2020). "20th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards winners include Andrew Scott, Claire Foy, Come From Away and Six". WhatOnStage. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

External links[edit]

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