Laurie Davidson (born 29 January 1992) is an English actor. On television, he is known for his roles in the TNT series Will (2017), the Paramount+ series The Road Trip (2024), the ITV series A Cruel Love (2025), and the Amazon Prime series The Girlfriend (2025).
Early life Laurie Davidson was born 29 January 1992 in the Dulwich neighbourhood of South Londonhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm5685224/ Laurie Davdison on IMDb. Retrieved 30 March 2026. and attended Dulwich College.
He is a 2016 graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).
Career
After arriving at LAMDA, he earned a part in Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, which is where his agent first noticed him. Davidson was a newcomer to television prior to his Will casting; his prior work included stage work and a minor role in the film Vampire Academy. He has also been cast in the BBC film Diana & I as a journalist who is present at the time of the death of Princess Diana.
Will
A casting director for Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favourite suggested that he audition for Will. He had several rounds of auditions. Just as school was set to resume following Christmas of his final year at LAMDA and as he was set to play Tevye in a school production of Fiddler on the Roof, he was informed in January 2016 that he was cast in Will, and he dropped out of Fiddler to shoot the show's pilot.
To prepare for his modern take on Shakespeare, Davidson did not focus on modern depictions of Shakespeare, such as Joseph Fiennes performance in Shakespeare in Love, but he did use Straight Outta Compton and 8Mile for inspiration, on the advice of director Shekhar Kapur. He also relied on the works attributed to Shakespeare to learn about him. TNT picked up the show in May 2016, but Davidson graduated from LAMDA in July 2016—on schedule. Will premiered on 10 July 2017.
Cats
In September 2018, he joined the cast of Cats.
Filmography
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Film
YearTitleRoleNotes 2014 Vampire Academy Party Host Uncredited2019 The Good Liar Hans Taub Cats Mr. Mistoffelees Motion capture performance 2023 The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die Ingimundr 2026 The Surgeon
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes2017 Will William Shakespeare Main role, 10 episodes Diana and I Michael Lewis Television film 2021 Guilty Party George Main role, 10 episodes 2022 The Sandman Mark Brewer 1 episode2024 Masters of the Air Lt. Herbert Nash Miniseries, 1 episode Mary & George Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset Miniseries, 3 episodes The Road Trip Dylan Main role, 6 episodes 2025 A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story David Blakely Miniseries, 4 episodes The Girlfriend Daniel "Danny" Sanderson Main role, 6 episodes 2026 The Other Bennet Sister William Ryder Main role, 7 episodes Prisoner Declan Dempsey Main role, 5 episodes
Theatre
YearTitleRoleTheatreNotes2017The FerrymanShane CorcoranGielgud TheatreReplacement cast2018The MeetingNathaniel BurnsChichester Festival Theatre2019The End of HistoryTomRoyal Court Theatre2022Jack Absolute Flies AgainJack Absolute National TheatreMain role
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