# Laurie Kynaston

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. 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.
Kynaston was eighteen when he was cast in The Winslow Boy at Theatr Clwyd. 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.

## Early life

Kynaston was born in Shrewsbury, the youngest of four boys. His mother is a school nurse and cellist, and his brothers are all musicians. He joined the National Youth Theatre of Wales. He attended Llanfyllin High School. He co-founded the Lonely Tree Theatre Group. He moved to London when he was nineteen.

## Filmography
### Film

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

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | Casualty | Ryan Pemberley | Episode: "Survivor's Guilt" |
| 2014 | Doctors | Karl Shipley | Episode: "Redirect the Heart" |
| 2014 | Our World War | Young British soldier | Miniseries; |
| 2015 | Cradle to Grave | Danny Baker | Main role |
| 2015 | 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 |
| 2020 | The Trouble with Maggie Cole | Liam Myer | Main role |
| 2020 | Unprecedented | Tyler | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Des | Carl Stottor | Miniseries |
| 2020 | Urban Myths | Jim | Episode: "When Joan Kissed Barbara" |
| 2021 | Britannia | Caius | Episode: "War Chest" |
| 2022 | Life After Life | Jimmy Todd | Main role; 2 episodes |
| 2022 | The Man Who Fell to Earth | Clive Flood | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 2022 | The Sandman | Alex Burgess | Episode: "Sleep of the Just" |
| 2023 | A Small Light | Casmir Nieuwenburg | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
| 2023 | The Doll Factory | John Millais | Main role |
| 2024 | Fool Me Once | Corey Rudzinski | 6 episodes, mini series |

### 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 |
| 2016 | 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: The Musical | Peter | London Palladium concert special |
| 2024 | Long Day's Journey Into Night | 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 | |
| 2020 | WhatsOnStage Awards | Best Actor in a Play | The Son | Nominated | |