Laura Fraser

For the American sculptor, see Laura Gardin Fraser. For the American journalist and writer, see Laura Jane Fraser.

Laura Fraser
Fraser in 2017
Born	(1975-07-24) 24 July 1975 Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present
Spouse	Karl Geary ​ (m. 2003)​
Children	1

Laura Fraser (born 24 July 1975) is a Scottish actress. She has played Door in the urban fantasy series Neverwhere, Kate in the film A Knight's Tale, Cat MacKenzie in the BBC Three drama series Lip Service and Lydia Rodarte-Quayle in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad and its spin-off Better Call Saul.

Early life

Fraser was born in Glasgow, the daughter of Rose, a college lecturer and nurse, and Alister Fraser, a screenwriter and businessman. She attended Hillhead High School and is a former member of the Scottish Youth Theatre. She trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

Career

Fraser's first big break was playing Door in the BBC's dark fantasy series Neverwhere in 1996. She starred in the BBC film The Tribe (1998), and played Lavinia in Titus (1999) as well as Justine in Virtual Sexuality (1999) and Candice in Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000). She also appeared in the films A Knight's Tale (2001) and Vanilla Sky (2001). She starred in the BBC period drama serials He Knew He Was Right (2004), Casanova (2005), and Reichenbach Falls (2007). She starred in the British comedy film Nina's Heavenly Delights (2006). She played Claire Bellington in the ITV series Talk to Me (2007).

Fraser starred as the title character in Florence Nightingale, broadcast on BBC One in June 2008. From 2010 to 2012, she starred as Cat in the BBC Three series Lip Service. In 2010, it was announced that she would portray Jessica Brody in the pilot for the Showtime political thriller series Homeland. She was replaced on the show by Morena Baccarin. From 2012 to 2013, she portrayed Lydia Rodarte-Quayle in the final season of the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad. She has made occasional appearances as the same character in the prequel Better Call Saul.

She played Eve Stone in the 2016 television series The Missing. In 2017, Fraser starred as DS Annie Redford in the six-part ITV drama The Loch. In November 2019, the BBC announced her as a guest star for the twelfth series of Doctor Who. She appeared as 'Kane' in the third episode "Orphan 55" in January 2020.

Personal life

Fraser is a teetotaler. She married Irish-born American actor Karl Geary in 2003. They have one daughter, Lila, and live in Glasgow, Scotland.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Good Day for the Bad Guys	Red Riding Hood	Short film
1996	Small Faces	Joanne Macgowan
1998	Paris, Brixton	Amanda	Short film
1998	Left Luggage	Chaya Silberschmidt
1998	The Man in the Iron Mask	Bedroom Beauty
1998	Cousin Bette	Mariette
1998	Divorcing Jack	Margaret
1999	Virtual Sexuality	Justine Alice Parker
1999	Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?	Joanna Robinson
1999	Titus	Lavinia
1999	A Christmas Carol	Belle
2000	Kevin & Perry Go Large	Candice
2001	A Knight's Tale	Kate
2001	Vanilla Sky	The Future
2003	Den of Lions	Katya Paskevic
2003	Devil's Gate	Rachel
2003	16 Years of Alcohol	Helen
2003	Coney Island Baby	Bridget
2003	The Old One	Jane Doe	Short film
2006	Nina's Heavenly Delights	Lisa MacKinlay
2006	Land of the Blind	Madeleine
2006	The Flying Scotsman	Anna Obree
2009	Cuckoo	Polly
2009	The Boys Are Back	Katy
2010	You Were Perfectly Fine	Girl 1	Short film
2011	Flutter	Helen
2013	Wish You Well	Amanda Cardinal
2014	The Sisterhood of Night	Rose Hall
2016	I Am Not a Serial Killer	April Cleaver
2017	Man with Van	Talia
2017	In the Cloud	Mary
2019	Beats	Alison
2019	Dark Encounter	Olivia Anderson
2020	Snow Globe: A Breaking Bad Short	Lydia Rodarte-Quayle (voice)	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Casualty	Gemma McEnery	Episode: "For Your Own Good"
1996	Neverwhere	Door	6 episodes
1997	The Investigator	Louise Marshall	Television film
1997	Summer of Love	Isabel	Television film
1998	The Tribe	Megan	Television film
1999	A Christmas Carol	Belle	Television film
2000	Forgive and Forget	Hannah	Television film
2001	Station Jim	Harriet Collins	Television film
2004	Conviction	Lucy Romanis	6 episodes
2004	He Knew He Was Right	Emily Trevelyan	4 episodes
2004	Iron Jawed Angels	Doris Stevens	Television film
2005	Casanova	Henriette	3 episodes
2007	Talk to Me	Claire	4 episodes
2007	Reichenbach Falls	Clara	Television film
2008	Florence Nightingale	Florence Nightingale	Television film
2008	The Passion	Abigail	Unknown episodes
2009	No Holds Bard	Sarah Rutherford	Television film
2010	Single Father	Rita Morris	4 episodes
2010–2012	Lip Service	Cat MacKenzie	8 episodes
2012–2013	Breaking Bad	Lydia Rodarte-Quayle	9 episodes
2014	Black Box	Regan Black	13 episodes
2014	Forever	Patricia Abbott	Episode: "The Man in the Killer Suit"
2014	Castles in the Sky	Margaret	Television film
2015	Cocked	Hannah	Pilot
2015	Peter & Wendy	Mrs. Darling	Television film
2015	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Professor Jessica Dillon	Episode: "Devastating Story"
2015	The Magicians	Female Professor	Episode: Unauthorized Magic
2016	Houdini and Doyle	Lydia Belworth	Episode: "A Dish of Adharma"
2016	One of Us	Juliet	4 episodes (Released on Netflix as Retribution)
2016	The Missing	Eve Stone	8 episodes
2017–2020	Better Call Saul	Lydia Rodarte-Quayle	4 episodes
2017	The Loch	DS Annie Redford	6-part drama series
2019	Traces	Prof. Sarah Gordon	6 episodes
2020	Doctor Who	Kane	Series 12 Episode: Orphan 55
2021	The Pact	Anna	6 episodes

External links

• Laura Fraser at IMDb