Louis Greatorex (born 30 December 1996) is a British actor from

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. His television credits include the BBC1 drama series ''

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'', in which he has played Lawrence Elliot since 2012.

Life and career

Greatorex is from Duffield, Derbyshire, the son of an IT professional and an HR administrator. He has one younger brother. Louis attended secondary school at the Ecclesbourne School in Duffield. From a young age Greatorex attended local drama workshops, including the

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branch of the

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. His theatre experience whilst attending the television workshop includes a role in a pantomime production of

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, and portraying the title role in a production of ''

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'' at

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. Greatorex also has experience of

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, having been named 'miming champion' at the Derby Arts festival in 2010. He made his professional television debut in a 2010 episode of the situation comedy series ''

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''. He also had a small role in the romantic comedy film ''

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'', which was released in 2009. Greatorex has portrayed the character of Lawrence in ''

'' since 2012. He was put forward for his audition by the Central Junior Television Workshop, though almost missed the audition due to suffering from flu and losing his voice. He had to be persuaded by his family to attend the audition and did not expect to win the part due to symptoms of his illness. As of 2015, Greatorex had signed with a London-based casting agency. In January 2015 he stated that he would like to pursue an acting career alongside his further education, having applied to study

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in 2015.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Greatorex, Louis English male television actors English male film actors Male actors from Derbyshire Living people 1996 births People from Duffield 21st-century English male actors English male child actors