Michael Laurence
Acting

Michael Laurence

Cincinatti, OH, USA

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.



Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • TV

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • TV

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

2013 • TV

Chicago P.D.

Chicago P.D.

2014 • TV

The Dutchman

The Dutchman

2026 • Movie

Airplane!

Airplane!

1980 • Movie

Movie Credits (14)

Acting

2026

The Dutchman

as Bradford Easley

1980

Airplane!

as Newscaster

2012

Man on a Ledge

as Bearded Guy

2006

Room 314

as Harry

1986

The Deliberate Stranger

1978

Someone's Watching Me!

as TV Announcer

2018

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

as Fenwick

1998

Claire Dolan

as Elton's Fare

2023

My Love Affair with Marriage

as Big Man (voice)

2021

The Last Thing Mary Saw

as Randolph

2000

The Operator

as Gary Wheelan

1999

Love God

as Victor

2019

Country of Hotels

2003

Particles of Truth

as Charles

TV Credits (17)

Acting

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Robert Paul Byers

1 episodes

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Tom Bernstein

1 episodes

2013

The Blacklist

as Maddox Beck

1 episodes

2014

Chicago P.D.

as Neal Rogers

1 episodes

2012

Elementary

as Walter McClenahan

1 episodes

2009

The Good Wife

as Max Wilder

1 episodes

2011

Person of Interest

as Hollister

1 episodes

2019

Evil

as Gregory Beale

1 episodes

2020

FBI: Most Wanted

as Noah Caploe

1 episodes

2021

Dexter: New Blood

as Wiggles the Clown

2 episodes

2019

Prodigal Son

as Tom Henry Glanton

1 episodes

2007

Damages

as Homeless Man

5 episodes

1977

The Incredible Hulk

as Newsman

1 episodes

1996

FX: The Series

as Orrin Hill

1 episodes

2021

Hit & Run

as Nigel Lennon

1 episodes

Crew

1983

Return to Eden

Writer

1983

Return to Eden

Creator

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Cincinatti, OH, USA
Popularity
0.5

Career Stats

14
Movies
17
TV Shows