Phoenix Laroche (born 2012/2013) is an English actor. For his performance in the film The Velveteen Rabbit (2023), he won a Children's and Family Emmy Award. His films since include The Magic Faraway Tree (2026). On television, he appeared in the Amazon Prime series Malice (2025).
Early life Laroche is the elder son of filmmaker Mat Laroche and magazine picture editor Zoe Gahan. He spent the first two years of his life on a houseboat in Kensal Rise before his family moved into a house in Cricklewood, North West London. In 2020, the family relocated to Sedgemoor, Somerset. Laroche attended Hazlegrove Preparatory School.
Career Laroche made his television debut in a 2021 episode of the Apple TV+ series Trying. He then appeared in the Hallmark Channel films The Royal Nanny and Joyeux Noel in 2022 and 2023 respectively.
Also in 2023, Laroche made his feature film debut starring as William in an adaptation of The Velveteen Rabbit. The film was released on Apple TV+. For his performance, Laroche won the Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Performer.
In 2025, Laroche played Dexter Tanner in the Amazon Prime series Malice, for which he was nominated for a Young Artist Award. The following year, Laroche had roles as Joe Thompson in the film The Magic Faraway Tree and Cedric Chalfont and young Eliot Crace (played by Jamie Blackley as an adult) in the BBC and PBS series Marble Hall Murders.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2023 The Velveteen Rabbit William 2026 The Magic Faraway Tree Joseph "Joe" Thompson 2027 The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One
Television Year Title Role Notes 2021 Trying Ethan Episode: "The Sun on Your Back" 2022 The Royal Nanny Prince Robert Television film 2023 Joyeux Noel French Boy Television film 2025 Malice Dexter Tanner 6 episodes 2026 Marble Hall Murders Cedric Chalfont / young Eliot Crace TBA The Party
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2025 Children's and Family Emmy Awards Outstanding Younger Performer The Velveteen Rabbit 2026 Young Artist Awards Best Leading Performance by a Young Artist in a Streaming Series Malice
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