Michael Laurence is an award-winning actor and screenwriter.

He is known for his recurring roles as Curtis "Caddy" Deville on NBC's Shades of Blue (alongside Jennifer Lopez), eco-terrorist Maddox Beck on NBC's The Blacklist, veterinarian Cutter on the cult hit Adult Swim's The Heartshe Holler, and the mysterious homeless man Barry on FX's The Strain, among many other television and film roles. He has starred on Broadway and off-Broadway, at leading regional theaters, and on the international stage.

He is the author of the critically 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 Cincinnati.

He is the co-author (with playwright and actor Edgar Oliver) of the play Chop Off Your Ear and the screenwriter/director of the feature film The Escape Artists. Other screenplays include Hamlet in Bed and an adaptation of Murakami's novel Kafka on the Shore.