| Birth Name: | Laurence Stephen Kynaston |
| Birth Date: | 24 February 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Shrewsbury, England |
| 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]
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]
| 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 | |
| Johannes | |||
| Nocturnal | Danny | ||
| 2021 | Muse | George | |
| 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 |
| Song | Year | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Skinny Love" (Version 2) | 2014 | Birdy | |
| "Why Don't We Take A Walk By The Sea?" | 2019 | The Caress | |
| 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 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 | [12] | Peter | London Palladium concert special | |
| 2024 | Long Day's Journey Into Night[13] | Edmund Tyrone | Wyndham's Theatre, London |
| 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 |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Evening Standard Theatre Awards | Emerging Talent Award | The Son | [14] | |
| 2020 | WhatsOnStage Awards | Best Actor in a Play | [15] | ||