Michael Laurence

Michael Laurence
is an awardwinning actor and writer He is known for his recurring roles as Curtis Caddie DeVille on NBCs Shades of Blue opposite Jennifer Lopez the ecoterrorist Maddox Beck on NBCs The Blacklist Cutter the Vet on the cult hit The Heartshe Holler on Adult Swim and the mysterious Barry the Homeless Man on FXs Damages among many other TV and film credits He has performed leading roles on Broadway and OffBroadway in top regional theaters and internationally 

He is the playwright of the acclaimed OffBroadway plays Krapp39 Drama Desk Award nomination Soho PlayhouseLondonDublinEdinburgh Hamlet in Bed Rattlestick Playwrights Theater Pleasance TheatreEdinburgh and the upcoming Cincinnatus 
 He is the cocreator with playwrightperformer Edgar Oliver of Chop Off Your Ear and the writerdirector of the feature film Escape Artists 
Other screenplays include Hamlet in Bed and the feature adaptation of Murakamis Kafka on the Shore

 He has gueststarred 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 Whats 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 Ministers Black Veil Particles of Truth and other indies