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Laurence Kinlan (born 3 February 1983 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish actor in films, television series and on theatre stage. He is best known for playing the role of Elmo in RTE's crime drama ''Love/Hate''. ==Career== ;Film and television Kinlan's debut was a lead role, his film debut at age 14 as David in ''Soft Sand, Blue Sea'' directed by Pip Broughton. It tells the story of kids living in a children's home. They are not orphans, but are children of disinterested parents and, as such, carry the scars of being unloved and rejected.〔(Diplomatic Films: ''Soft Sand, Blue Sea'' )〕 He got the role in an open audition at the Belvedere club and despite having no previous acting experience he got the part.〔 His biggest role was as Elmo Creed in the long-running Irish TV series ''Love/Hate'', a gritty crime drama based on Dublin's criminal underworld written by Stuart Carolan and directed by David Caffrey. The cult series that is broadcast on RTE but followed worldwide stars actor Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (as Nidge Delaney) and co-stars Peter Coonan (as Fran Cooney), Laurence Kinlan (as Elmo Creed), Aidan Gillen (as John Boy Power) and Robert Sheehan (as Darren Treacy). Kinlan's character Elmo has become so popular the Irish FM104 launched a song titled "Elmo's A Headcase!" sampling portions of Kinlan's voice and sampling of "Sexy and I Know It" as "Elmo and I Know It".〔(FM104: Elmo's A Headcase! – LOVE/HATE )〕 Another major screen role for Kinlan was his portrayal of Dan Kelly in the 2003 Gregor Jordan film ''Ned Kelly'', with the title character of the Kelly Gang played by Heath Ledger. Other roles were in this film directed by included Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush and Naomi Watts. Kinlan has appeared in various roles in a number of films and TV series, including notably ''Veronica Guerin'', ''The Halo Effect'', ''Intermission'', ''Boy Eats Girl'', ''The Guard'' and many others. He will play the Irish independent politician Tony Gregory in the forthcoming biopic of ex-Taoiseach (Prime Minister of Ireland) Charles Haughey titled ''Charlie''. ;Theatre He also landed roles on stage, particularly on the stages of Abbey Theatre and Peacock Theatre, Dublin as well as appearing in tours elsewhere on stages in London, New York etc. His theatre appearances include the role of Leonard in ''On Such As We'', directed by Wilson Milam, in ''A Month in the Country'', directed by Jason Byrne, ''Poor Beast in the Rain'' directed by Conor McPherson playing the role of Georgie for which he was nominated for the "Irish Times Best Supporting Actor Award" in 2006. Laurence appeared in ''Saved'' directed by Jimmy Fay ''The Playboy of the Western World'' directed by Jimmy Fay. Kinlan also played Bartley in a major production of Martin McDonagh's ''The Cripple of Inishmaan'' directed by Garry Hynes, at Dublin Theatre Festival and the Atlantic Theater Company, Manhattan, New York. He portrayed the character Mossey Lannigan in ''Christ Deliver Us!'', a new play by Tom Kilroy directed by Wayne Jordan at the Abbey Theatre, again receiving "Irish Times Best Supporting Actor Award" in 2011. Another role he landed was The Covey, in Wayne Jordan's ''The Plough and the Stars''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Laurence Kinlan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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