
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

My Love Affair with Marriage
Big Man (voice)
2023

Dexter: New Blood
Wiggles the Clown · (2 episodes)
2021

The Last Thing Mary Saw
Randolph
2021

Hit & Run
Nigel Lennon · (1 episode)
2021

FBI: Most Wanted
Noah Caploe · (1 episode)
2020

Country of Hotels
2019

Evil
Gregory Beale · (1 episode)
2019

Prodigal Son
Tom Henry Glanton · (1 episode)
2019

Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Fenwick
2018

Chicago P.D.
Neal Rogers · (1 episode)
2014

The Blacklist
Maddox Beck · (1 episode)
2013

Elementary
Walter McClenahan · (1 episode)
2012

Man on a Ledge
Bearded Guy
2012

Person of Interest
Hollister · (1 episode)
2011

The Good Wife
Max Wilder · (1 episode)
2009
Room 314
Harry
2006

Particles of Truth
Charles
2003

The Operator
Gary Wheelan
2000

Love God
Victor
1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Robert Paul Byers · (1 episode)
1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Tom Bernstein · (1 episode)
1999

Claire Dolan
Elton's Fare
1998

FX: The Series
Orrin Hill · (1 episode)
1996

The Deliberate Stranger
1986

Airplane!
Newscaster
1980

Someone's Watching Me!
TV Announcer
1978

The Incredible Hulk
Newsman · (1 episode)
1977