Michael Laurence
Known For: Acting
Biography
Michael Laurence is an award-winning actor and writer. He is known for his recurring roles as Curtis 'Caddie' DeVille on NBC’s Shades of Blue (opposite Jennifer Lopez), the eco-terrorist Maddox Beck on NBC’s The Blacklist, Cutter the Vet on the cult hit The Heartshe Holler on Adult Swim, and the mysterious Barry the Homeless Man on FX’s Damages, among many other TV and film credits. He has performed leading roles on Broadway and Off-Broadway, in top regional theaters, and internationally. He is the playwright of the acclaimed Off-Broadway plays Krapp,39 (Drama Desk Award nomination, Soho Playhouse/London/Dublin/Edinburgh), Hamlet in Bed (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Pleasance Theatre/Edinburgh), and the upcoming Cincinnatus. He is the co-creator (with playwright-performer Edgar Oliver) of Chop Off Your Ear and the writer/director of the feature film Escape Artists. Other screenplays include Hamlet in Bed and the feature adaptation of Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore. He has guest-starred on Prodigal Son, Evil, The Good Wife, Elementary, Person Of Interest, Hit & Run, Law & Order: SVU, Third Watch, Johnny Zero, FX, GhostStories, As the World Turns, and Jonathan Ames’ What’s Not To Love? for SHOWTIME. Film acting credits include The Last Thing Mary Saw (upcoming), Can You Ever Forgive Me?, One For the Money (w/ Katharine Heigl), Man On A Ledge (w/ Sam Worthington & Ed Harris), A Walk In The Park (directed by Amos Poe), The Operator, Follow Me Outside, Room314, Escape Artists, Claire Dolan, Torte Blume, Tell Me The Truth, The Chase, Standing In the Current, Love God, The Minister’s Black Veil, Particles of Truth, and other indies.
Filmography
2023
- My Love Affair with Marriage as Big Man (voice)
2021
- Dexter: New Blood as Wiggles the Clown
- Hit & Run as Nigel Lennon
- The Last Thing Mary Saw as Randolph
2020
- FBI: Most Wanted as Noah Caploe
2019
- Evil as Gregory Beale
- Prodigal Son as Tom Henry Glanton
- Country of Hotels
2018
- Can You Ever Forgive Me? as Fenwick
2014
- Chicago P.D. as Neal Rogers
2013
- The Blacklist as Maddox Beck
2012
- Elementary as Walter McClenahan
- Man on a Ledge as Bearded Guy
2011
- Person of Interest as Hollister
2009
- The Good Wife as Max Wilder
2006
- Room 314 as Harry
2003
- Particles of Truth as Charles
2000
- The Operator as Gary Wheelan
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Robert Paul Byers
- Love God as Victor
1998
- Claire Dolan as Elton's Fare
1996
- FX: The Series as Orrin Hill
1983
- Return to Eden ... (Writer)
1980
- Airplane! as Newscaster
1978
- Someone's Watching Me! as TV Announcer
1977
- The Incredible Hulk as Newsman