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Welsh actor
Laurie Kynaston
Born Laurence Stephen Kynaston
(1994-02-24 ) 24 February 1994 (age 30) 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.
[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
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
Film
Television
Video games
Music videos
Song
Year
Artist
Notes
"
Skinny Love " (Version 2)
2014
Birdy
"Why Don't We Take A Walk By The Sea?"
2019
The Caress
Stage
Audio
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
References
^ Curtis, Nick (3 September 2022).
"The Son review: Laurie Kynaston is terrific in unnerving and beautifully sensitive drama" . Evening Standard . Retrieved 22 November 2022 .
^
a
b
"Stars of Tomorrow 2018: Laurie Kynaston (actor)" . Screen International . 4 October 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2019 .
^
"Des cast: Who is Laurie Kynaston and what else has the Carl Stotter actor been in?" . Heart . 16 September 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ Gilbey, Ryan (1 September 2019).
" 'Like a bullet from a gun': Laurie Kynaston on playing a tormented teen" . The Guardian . Retrieved 27 November 2019 .
^ 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 .
^ Drury, Jonny (18 March 2014).
"Casualty role for ex-pupil" . Powys County Times . Retrieved 22 November 2022 .
^ Szalai, Georg (9 November 2022).
"Paramount+ Unveils Cast for U.K. Original 'The Doll Factory' " . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 22 November 2022 .
^ Cheesman, Neil (14 March 2016).
"Laurie Kynaston in JUMPY at Theatr Clwyd" . London Theatre . Retrieved 22 November 2022 .
^
"Jordan Luke Gage and Laurie Kynaston to star in 'Bare' musical" . 31 January 2024.
^ Paskett, Zoe (2019-11-25).
"The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards winners in full" . Evening Standard . Retrieved 2021-11-01 .
^ 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
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