Michael Laurence
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.
Acting
Movie
Airplane!
as Newscaster
1980
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Robert Paul Byers
1999
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Tom Bernstein
1999
TV
The Blacklist
as Maddox Beck
2013
Movie
Man on a Ledge
as Bearded Guy
2012
TV
Chicago P.D.
as Neal Rogers
2014
TV
Person of Interest
as Hollister
2011
TV
Elementary
as Walter McClenahan
2012
TV
Dexter: New Blood
as Wiggles the Clown
2021
Movie
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
as Fenwick
2018
TV
Evil
as Gregory Beale
2019
TV
The Good Wife
as Max Wilder
2009
TV
The Incredible Hulk
as Newsman
1977
TV
Prodigal Son
as Tom Henry Glanton
2019
TV
FBI: Most Wanted
as Noah Caploe
2020
TV
Damages
as Homeless Man
2007
Movie
Someone's Watching Me!
as TV Announcer
1978
TV
Hit & Run
as Nigel Lennon
2021
Movie
The Last Thing Mary Saw
as Randolph
2021
Movie
The Dutchman
as Bradford Easley
2026
Movie
The Deliberate Stranger
1986
Movie
Claire Dolan
as Elton's Fare
1998
TV
FX: The Series
as Orrin Hill
1996
Movie
My Love Affair with Marriage
as Big Man (voice)
2023