Laura Fraser
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Laura Fraser is a Scottish
actress.
and is a former member of the Scottish Youth Theatre
. She then trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
.
's dark fantasy series Neverwhere
in 1996. She also starred in the 1998 BBC film The Tribe
with Joely Richardson
and Anna Friel
, and played Lavinia in Titus
(1999). Other notable film appearances were A Knight's Tale
and Vanilla Sky
(both in 2001). She has starred in the BBC period drama serials He Knew He Was Right (2004), Casanova
(2005) and Reichenbach Falls (2007). She played one of the leads in the 2006 British comedy Nina's Heavenly Delights
. In 2007, she appeared in the ITV series by Danny Brocklehurst called Talk to Me
, in which she played the female lead, Claire Bellington.
Fraser starred in the title role of Florence Nightingale
a TV movie first broadcast on BBC One during the prime-time spot on 1 June 2008. Fraser has twice worked with Rupert Penry-Jones
(in 1999's Virtual Sexuality
and 2005's Casanova) and three times with David Tennant
(in Casanova, He Knew He Was Right and the 2010 Single Father
).
Fraser starred in the 2010 BBC Three series Lip Service
. A second series has been commissioned.
; they have one daughter.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
actress.
Early life
Fraser is the daughter of Rose, a college lecturer and nurse, and Alister Fraser, a scriptwriter who also worked in business. She attended Hillhead High SchoolHillhead High School
Hillhead High School is a day school located in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oakfield Avenue, neighbouring the University of Glasgow. It is one of the largest schools in Glasgow.Until 1976 it was a selective school...
and is a former member of the Scottish Youth Theatre
Scottish Youth Theatre
Scottish Youth Theatre is Scotland's national youth theatre company for ages 3–25. It is core funded by the Scottish Arts Council.Scottish Youth Theatre has headquarters in Glasgow but work throughout Scotland...
. She then trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is a conservatoire of music, drama, and dance in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1845 as the Glasgow Educational Association, it is the busiest performing arts venue in Scotland...
.
Career
Fraser's first big break was playing Door, in the BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's dark fantasy series Neverwhere
Neverwhere
Neverwhere is an urban fantasy television series by Neil Gaiman that first aired in 1996 on BBC Two. The series is set in "London Below", a magical realm coexisting with the more familiar London, referred to as "London Above". It was devised by Neil Gaiman and Lenny Henry, and directed by Dewi...
in 1996. She also starred in the 1998 BBC film The Tribe
The Tribe (1998 film)
The Tribe is a 1998 television film written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff, and starring Joely Richardson, Jeremy Northam, and Anna Friel.The film was made in 1996, but only first appeared in 1998, on BBC Two...
with Joely Richardson
Joely Richardson
Joely Kim Richardson is an English actress, most known recently for her role as Queen Catherine Parr in the Showtime television show The Tudors and Julia McNamara in the television drama Nip/Tuck...
and Anna Friel
Anna Friel
Anna Louise Friel is an English actress. She rose to fame in the UK as Beth Jordache on the Channel 4 soap Brookside.-Early life:...
, and played Lavinia in Titus
Titus (film)
Titus is a 1999 film adaptation of Shakespeare's revenge tragedy Titus Andronicus, about the downfall of a Roman general. It was the first film of the play . The film was made by Overseas Filmgroup and Clear Blue Sky Productions and released by Fox Searchlight Pictures...
(1999). Other notable film appearances were A Knight's Tale
A Knight's Tale (film)
A Knight's Tale is a 2001 American action-adventure film directed, produced, and written by Brian Helgeland. The film stars Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, Mark Addy, Alan Tudyk, Rufus Sewell, Paul Bettany as Geoffrey Chaucer, and James Purefoy as Sir Thomas Colville/Edward, the Black Prince.The...
and Vanilla Sky
Vanilla Sky
Vanilla Sky is a 2001 American psychological thriller film directed, co-produced and co-written by Cameron Crowe. The film is an English-language remake of the 1997 Spanish movie Abre los ojos , the screenplay for which was written by Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil...
(both in 2001). She has starred in the BBC period drama serials He Knew He Was Right (2004), Casanova
Casanova (2005 TV serial)
Casanova is a 2005 British television comedy drama serial, written by television scriptwriter Russell T Davies and directed by Sheree Folkson...
(2005) and Reichenbach Falls (2007). She played one of the leads in the 2006 British comedy Nina's Heavenly Delights
Nina's Heavenly Delights
Nina's Heavenly Delights is a U.K. comedy film, directed by Pratibha Parmar, released 29 September 2006 in the United Kingdom. The film was released in the United States on 21 November 2007.-Synopsis:...
. In 2007, she appeared in the ITV series by Danny Brocklehurst called Talk to Me
Talk to Me (TV series)
Talk to Me is a British television serial, written by writer Danny Brocklehurst, produced by Company Pictures for ITV. The four-part serial began on 10 June 2007 and stars Max Beesley as Mitch Moore, a womanising radio host whose producer is also his best mate and about to get married to Claire...
, in which she played the female lead, Claire Bellington.
Fraser starred in the title role of Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale (television drama)
Florence Nightingale was a 60-minute 2008 BBC One television drama on the early years of Florence Nightingale, from 1837 to the Royal Commission into the Crimean War. Nightingale was played by Laura Fraser, and her father by Michael Pennington...
a TV movie first broadcast on BBC One during the prime-time spot on 1 June 2008. Fraser has twice worked with Rupert Penry-Jones
Rupert Penry-Jones
Rupert William Penry-Jones is an English actor, best known for his role as Adam Carter in the British television series Spooks, also broadcast under the title MI-5.-Family life:Penry-Jones was born in London on September 22, 1970...
(in 1999's Virtual Sexuality
Virtual Sexuality
Virtual Sexuality is a 1999 film about a young woman who designs the perfect man at a virtual reality convention, but then an accident occurs causing the man to be brought to life.-Synopsis:...
and 2005's Casanova) and three times with David Tennant
David Tennant
David Tennant is a Scottish actor. In addition to his work in theatre, including a widely praised Hamlet, Tennant is best known for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, along with the title role in the 2005 TV serial Casanova and as Barty Crouch, Jr...
(in Casanova, He Knew He Was Right and the 2010 Single Father
Single Father (TV drama)
Single Father is a four-episode 2010 BBC television drama centred on Dave , a photographer, attempting to look after his children as a single father after the death of his partner, Rita , in a road traffic accident. The series also explores the complicated and growing romance between Dave and...
).
Fraser starred in the 2010 BBC Three series Lip Service
Lip Service (TV series)
Lip Service was a programme broadcast in the UK on ITV2.Holly Willoughby, of ITV's Dancing on Ice, and Spencer Brown take a look at the best, weirdest and funniest bits from celebrity chat shows around the world....
. A second series has been commissioned.
Personal life
In 2003 she married Irish-American actor and businessman Karl GearyKarl Geary
Karl John Geary , is an actor and club owner. He moved to the United States at the age of fifteen in 1987; he later got a green card in a visa lottery for Irish illegals, and ultimately became a naturalized citizen. He has seven brothers and sisters.He appeared in Madonna's Sex book...
; they have one daughter.
Filmography
- Small FacesSmall Faces (film)Small Faces is a Scottish film directed by Gillies MacKinnon about gangs, specifically the Tongs, in 1960s Glasgow. It stars Iain Robertson, Joseph McFadden, Steven Duffy, Kevin McKidd, Laura Fraser, Mark McConnochie, Clare Higgins, Garry Sweeney and Alastair Galbraith.The film was produced in...
(1996) - NeverwhereNeverwhereNeverwhere is an urban fantasy television series by Neil Gaiman that first aired in 1996 on BBC Two. The series is set in "London Below", a magical realm coexisting with the more familiar London, referred to as "London Above". It was devised by Neil Gaiman and Lenny Henry, and directed by Dewi...
(TV, 1996) - Left LuggageLeft Luggage (film)Left Luggage is a 1998 Dutch film directed by Jeroen Krabbé.-Plot:While escaping from Nazis during WWII, a Jewish man buries two suitcases full of things dear to his heart in the ground. The war deprived him of his family, and afterwards he endlessly turns over the soil of Antwerp to find the...
(1998) - The Man in the Iron MaskThe Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film)The Man in the Iron Mask is a 1998 British/American historical action film directed, produced, and written by Randall Wallace. It uses characters from Alexandre Dumas' D'Artagnan Romances, and is very loosely adapted from some plot elements of The Vicomte de Bragelonne. It also bears several...
(1998) - Divorcing JackDivorcing Jack (film)Divorcing Jack is a 1998 satirical black comedy. The plot is set around the Northern Irish reporter Dan Starkey who gets entangled into a web of political intrigue and Irish sectarian violence, at the same time as Northern Ireland is set to elect a new Prime Minister...
(1998) - Virtual SexualityVirtual SexualityVirtual Sexuality is a 1999 film about a young woman who designs the perfect man at a virtual reality convention, but then an accident occurs causing the man to be brought to life.-Synopsis:...
(1999) - Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? is a film written by Ben Steiner, directed by Peter Hewitt and released in 1999. The British movie was filmed in Sheffield....
(1999) - A Christmas CarolA Christmas Carol (1999 film)A Christmas Carol is a 1999 television film adaptation of Charles Dickens's famous novel A Christmas Carol. It was directed by David Hugh Jones and stars Patrick Stewart as Ebenezer Scrooge and Richard E. Grant as Bob Cratchit...
(1999) - TitusTitus (film)Titus is a 1999 film adaptation of Shakespeare's revenge tragedy Titus Andronicus, about the downfall of a Roman general. It was the first film of the play . The film was made by Overseas Filmgroup and Clear Blue Sky Productions and released by Fox Searchlight Pictures...
(1999) - Kevin & Perry Go LargeKevin & Perry Go LargeKevin & Perry Go Large is a 2000 British comedy film based upon the Harry Enfield sketch Kevin the Teenager. The film was directed by Ed Bye and was written by Dave Cummings and Harry Enfield. Enfield, Kathy Burke and Louisa Rix all return to their roles after previously appearing in Harry...
(2000) - A Knight's TaleA Knight's Tale (film)A Knight's Tale is a 2001 American action-adventure film directed, produced, and written by Brian Helgeland. The film stars Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, Mark Addy, Alan Tudyk, Rufus Sewell, Paul Bettany as Geoffrey Chaucer, and James Purefoy as Sir Thomas Colville/Edward, the Black Prince.The...
(2001) - Vanilla SkyVanilla SkyVanilla Sky is a 2001 American psychological thriller film directed, co-produced and co-written by Cameron Crowe. The film is an English-language remake of the 1997 Spanish movie Abre los ojos , the screenplay for which was written by Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil...
(2001) - Den of LionsDen of LionsDen of Lions is a 2003 American-Hungarian film, directed by James Bruce. It is a violent straight-to-video B-movie, starring relatively famous actors.-Plot:...
(2003) - Devil's GateDevil's Gate (film)Devil's Gate is a 2003 British film directed by Stuart St. Paul.Upon learning of her father's illness the protagonist Rachael decides to travel home - despite having previously had no intent to ever visit the town again. Her feelings for the town derive from her mistreatment by her mother...
(2003) - 16 Years of Alcohol16 Years of Alcohol16 Years of Alcohol is a 2003 drama film written and directed by Richard Jobson, based on his 1987 novel. The film is Jobson's first directorial effort, following a career as a television presenter on BSkyB and VH-1, and as the vocalist for the 1970s punk rock band The Skids. The cover of the DVD...
(2003) - Coney Island BabyConey Island Baby (film)Coney Island Baby is a 2006 comedy-drama in which film producer Amy Hobby made her directorial debut. Karl Geary wrote the film and Tanya Ryno was the films producer. The music was composed by Ryan Shore. The film was shot in Sligo, Ireland which is known locally as "Coney Island".The film was...
(2003) - ConvictionConviction (2004 TV series)Conviction is a British television crime drama that premiered on BBC Three on 7 November 2004. The six part series was written by Bill Gallagher and stars William Ash, David Warner, Ian Puleston-Davies, Reece Dinsdale, Nicholas Gleaves, Laura Fraser and Jason Watkins...
(TV, 2004) - Iron Jawed AngelsIron Jawed AngelsIron Jawed Angels is a 2004 American drama film. It was directed by Katja von Garnier and starred Hilary Swank, Frances O'Connor, Julia Ormond, and Anjelica Huston. It focuses on the American women's suffrage movement during the 1910s. The film received acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival...
(2004) - He Knew He Was RightHe Knew He Was Right (TV serial)He Knew He Was Right was a 2004 BBC TV adaptation of the novel of the same name by Anthony Trollope. It was directed by Tom Vaughan.*Jenny Uglow consultant*Nigel Stafford-Clark producer-Cast:*Oliver Dimsdale - Louis Trevelyan...
(TV, 2004) - CasanovaCasanova (2005 TV serial)Casanova is a 2005 British television comedy drama serial, written by television scriptwriter Russell T Davies and directed by Sheree Folkson...
(TV, 2005) - Nina's Heavenly DelightsNina's Heavenly DelightsNina's Heavenly Delights is a U.K. comedy film, directed by Pratibha Parmar, released 29 September 2006 in the United Kingdom. The film was released in the United States on 21 November 2007.-Synopsis:...
(2006) - Land of the Blind (2006)
- The Flying ScotsmanThe Flying Scotsman (film)The Flying Scotsman is a 2006 British drama film, based on the life and career of Scottish amateur cyclist Graeme Obree. The film covers the period of Obree's life that saw him take, lose, and then retake the world one-hour distance record...
(2006) - Reichenbach FallsReichenbach Falls (film)Reichenbach Falls is a 2007 British thriller television film directed by John McKay and starring Alec Newman, Alastair Mackenzie and Nina Sosanya. In modern Edinburgh, DI Buchan investigates a hundred year old case. It was based on a short story by Ian Rankin.-Cast:* Alec Newman ... Jim Buchan*...
(2007) - Talk to MeTalk to Me (TV series)Talk to Me is a British television serial, written by writer Danny Brocklehurst, produced by Company Pictures for ITV. The four-part serial began on 10 June 2007 and stars Max Beesley as Mitch Moore, a womanising radio host whose producer is also his best mate and about to get married to Claire...
(TV, 2007) - The PassionThe Passion (TV serial)The Passion is a television drama serial produced by the BBC and HBO Films in association with Deep Indigo Productions. It tells the story of the last week in the life of Jesus. The serial was first proposed by Peter Fincham in 2006, on the success of the contemporary-set Manchester Passion...
(TV, 2007) - CuckooCuckoo (film)Cuckoo is a British thriller film starring Laura Fraser, Richard E. Grant, Tamsin Greig, Antonia Bernath and Adam F, set in London, UK. It was created, written, and directed by Richard Bracewell and produced by Richard and Tony Bracewell....
(2008) - Florence NightingaleFlorence Nightingale (television drama)Florence Nightingale was a 60-minute 2008 BBC One television drama on the early years of Florence Nightingale, from 1837 to the Royal Commission into the Crimean War. Nightingale was played by Laura Fraser, and her father by Michael Pennington...
(TV, 2008) - The Boys Are BackThe Boys Are Back (film)The Boys Are Back is a 2009 Australian/British drama film directed by Scott Hicks, produced by Greg Brenman and starring Clive Owen. Based on the book The Boys Are Back In Town by Simon Carr, the film features a score composed by Hal Lindes and a soundtrack by Sigur Rós.-Plot:Joe Warr is a British...
(2009) - Lip ServiceLip Service (TV series)Lip Service was a programme broadcast in the UK on ITV2.Holly Willoughby, of ITV's Dancing on Ice, and Spencer Brown take a look at the best, weirdest and funniest bits from celebrity chat shows around the world....
(TV, 2010) - Single FatherSingle Father (TV drama)Single Father is a four-episode 2010 BBC television drama centred on Dave , a photographer, attempting to look after his children as a single father after the death of his partner, Rita , in a road traffic accident. The series also explores the complicated and growing romance between Dave and...
(TV, 2010) - FlutterFlutter (film)Flutter is an upcoming British independent dark comedy film about gambling, written by Stephen Leslie and directed by Giles Borg currently filming in England...
(post-production, 2010) - HomelandHomeland (TV series)Homeland is an American psychological thriller television series developed by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa, based on the Israeli series Hatufim, also known as Prisoners of War, which was created by Gideon Raff...
(TV, 2011) unaired pilot only