Laurie Kynaston

Laurie Kynaston
Kynaston on set of Gloves Off
Born	Laurence Stephen Kynaston (1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 (age 31) Shrewsbury, England
Years active	2013–present

Laurence Stephen Kynaston (born 24 February 1994) is an English 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, 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

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

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
2025	Leonard and Hungry Paul	Hungry Paul	Upcoming series [11]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	GreedFall	Various

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

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 [12]
	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 Gabor	Almeida Theatre, London
2023	2023 WhatsOnStage Awards	Host	Prince Of Wales Theatre, London
2023	Mates In Chelsea	Tug Bungay	Royal Court Theatre, London
2024	Bare: A Pop Opera [13]	Peter	London Palladium concert special
2024	Long Day's Journey Into Night [14]	Edmund Tyrone	Wyndham's Theatre, London

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

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2019	Evening Standard Theatre Awards	Emerging Talent Award	The Son	Won	[15]
2020	WhatsOnStage Awards	Best Actor in a Play		Nominated	[16]

References

1. Curtis, Nick (3 September 2022). "The Son review: Laurie Kynaston is terrific in unnerving and beautifully sensitive drama". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
2. "Stars of Tomorrow 2018: Laurie Kynaston (actor)". Screen International. 4 October 2018. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. 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. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. 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. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
9. Drury, Jonny (18 March 2014). "Casualty role for ex-pupil". Powys County Times. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
10. Szalai, Georg (9 November 2022). "Paramount+ Unveils Cast for U.K. Original 'The Doll Factory'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
11. "Leonard and Hungry Paul - first look images and further casting details revealed". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
12. Cheesman, Neil (14 March 2016). "Laurie Kynaston in JUMPY at Theatr Clwyd". London Theatre. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
13. "Jordan Luke Gage and Laurie Kynaston to star in 'Bare' musical". 31 January 2024. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
14. Rook, Olivia (2024-02-08). "Laurie Kynaston joins the cast of 'Long Day's Journey into Night'". London Theatre. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
15. Paskett, Zoe (2019-11-25). "The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards winners in full". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
16. Wood, Alex (1 March 2020). "20th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards winners include Andrew Scott, Claire Foy, Come From Away and Six". WhatOnStage. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

External links

• Laurie Kynaston at IMDb
• Laurie Kynaston at Conway van Gelder Grant