
Michael Laurence
Acting
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

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · tv

2013
The Blacklist
2013 · tv

2014
Chicago P.D.
2014 · tv

2011
Person of Interest
2011 · tv

2009
The Good Wife
2009 · tv

2012
Elementary
2012 · tv

2020
FBI: Most Wanted
2020 · tv

2019
Evil
2019 · tv

2007
Damages
2007 · tv

1977
The Incredible Hulk
1977 · tv

2021
Dexter: New Blood
2021 · tv

2019
Prodigal Son
2019 · tv

1996
FX: The Series
1996 · tv

1980
Airplane!
1980 · movie

2021
Hit & Run
2021 · tv

2026
The Dutchman
2026 · movie

2012
Man on a Ledge
2012 · movie

1998
Claire Dolan
1998 · movie

2018
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2018 · movie

2021
The Last Thing Mary Saw
2021 · movie

1986
The Deliberate Stranger
1986 · movie

2026
Crybaby Bridge
2026 · movie

1978
Someone's Watching Me!
1978 · movie

2003
Particles of Truth
2003 · movie

2000
The Operator
2000 · movie

2023
My Love Affair with Marriage
2023 · movie

1999
Love God
1999 · movie

2019
Country of Hotels
2019 · movie