Abigail Lawrie (born 1997) is a Scottish actress. She won a

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for her performance in the

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crime drama '' Tin Star'' (2017–2020). Lawrie made her screen debut in the BBC miniseries ''

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'' (2015).

Early life and work

Lawrie was born and raised in Aberdeen, where she attended a local drama club as a child. At the age of 14 she moved with her family to London, where she attended

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and became involved with its drama department. With this she performed in plays including a two-week stint at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.David Hutchison
''Abigail Lawrie: ‘Ours can be a brutal industry’''
The Stage, 2015-09-13

Career

In 2014, Lawrie was cast as Krystal Weedon, a troubled teenager, in the three-part BBC adaptation of ''

''. In the same year Lawrie also appeared on stage in London at the

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, where she performed in '' When We Were Women''. In 2017 she portrayed Sophie Lancaster in the TV movie ''Murdered for Being Different'', which is based on the

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. Lawrie starred in three series of '' Tin Star'' in which she played Anna, a member of the Worth family, who are running from their dark past. In 2019, Lawrie played Finnoula in ''

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'' based on the

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novel ''

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''. In 2023 she played the role of Lara in '' No Escape,'' and Elspeth in ''

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.''

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

*2015: ''When We Were Women'' (

) *2017: ''This Beautiful Future'' (

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)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawrie, Abigail Living people 1997 births 21st-century British actresses Actresses from Aberdeen British film actresses British television actresses People educated at The Harrodian School