Laura Haddock
British actress (born 1985)
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::summary British actress (born 1985) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Laura Haddock |
| image | Laura Haddock 2015.jpg |
| caption | Haddock in February 2015 |
| birth_name | Laura Jane Haddock |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Enfield, London, England |
| yearsactive | 2007–present |
| spouse | |
| children | 2 |
| occupation | Actress |
| :: |
| name = Laura Haddock | image = Laura Haddock 2015.jpg | caption = Haddock in February 2015 | birth_name = Laura Jane Haddock | birth_date = | birth_place = Enfield, London, England | yearsactive = 2007–present | spouse = | children = 2 | occupation = Actress
Laura Jane Haddock (born 21 August 1985) is a British actress. She is known for portraying Zoë Walker in White Lines, Max Meladze in The Recruit, Lucrezia in Da Vinci's Demons, Meredith Quill in Guardians of the Galaxy and its sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and Viviane Wembly in Transformers: The Last Knight.
Early life
Laura Jane Haddock was born on 21 August 1985 in Enfield, London, to a reflexologist mother and a financier father. She was raised in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, where she attended St George's School. She left school at the age of 17 and moved to London to study drama. She trained at Arts Educational School in Chiswick.
Career
Haddock made her television debut in the television pilot Plus One, part of the Comedy Showcase 2008. In 2009, Haddock played the lead role of Natasha in the ITV1 comedy drama Monday Monday, and appeared as Samantha in series two and three of How Not to Live Your Life.
In 2011, she appeared in the Cinemax/Sky TV drama Strike Back: Project Dawn for two episodes, as the kidnapped daughter of an illegal arms dealer. She starred as Lucrezia Donati, the mistress of Lorenzo de' Medici and lover of Leonardo da Vinci in the 2013 series Da Vinci's Demons. She played Alison, Will McKenzie's love interest, in The Inbetweeners Movie (2011), for which she was nominated for the Empire Award for Best Female Newcomer.
Haddock's theatre credits include Famous Last, which formed part of the 2009 Sky Arts Theatre Live! project, and Rutherford & Son at Northern Stage. In 2014, she portrayed Meredith Quill in Guardians of the Galaxy, a role she reprised in its 2017 sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. She appears in the ITV series, The Level, and played Vivian Wembley in the 2017 film Transformers: The Last Knight.
In 2021, Haddock starred in a Christmas marketing campaign for British furniture and home accessories retailer OKA. In 2022, she starred as Maxine Meladze in the Netflix spy-adventure television series The Recruit.
Personal life
Haddock married English actor Sam Claflin in July 2013 after dating for two years. They have a son and a daughter. On 20 August 2019, Haddock and Claflin announced their legal separation.
Filmography
Film
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | Autograph seeker | |
| The Inbetweeners Movie | Alison | Nominated – Empire Award for Best Female Newcomer | |
| 2012 | Storage 24 | Nikki | |
| House Cocktail | The Beautiful | Short films | |
| 2013 | For Life | Adele | |
| Hardwire | Kelly | ||
| 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Meredith Quill | |
| A Wonderful Christmas Time | Cherie | ||
| 2015 | SuperBob | June | |
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Meredith Quill | |
| Transformers: The Last Knight | Viviane Wembly | ||
| 2018 | Black Swan Theory | Angela | Short film |
| 2021 | The Laureate | Nancy Nicholson | |
| 2022 | Downton Abbey: A New Era | Myrna Dalgleish | |
| Hill of Vision | Lucy Ramberg | ||
| 2024 | Damaged | Marie Boyd | |
| Tyger | Hannah | ||
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Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | My Family | Melanie | Episode: "Life Begins at Fifty" |
| Comedy Showcase | Nicky | Episode: "Plus One" | |
| 2008 | The Colour of Magic | Bethan | Mini-series; 1 episode: "Part 2: The Light Fantastic" |
| Agatha Christie's Marple | Miss Grosvenor | Episode: "A Pocket Full of Rye" | |
| Honest | Kacie Carter | 6 episodes | |
| The Palace | Lady Arabella Worthesley Wolsey | 2 episodes | |
| 2009 | Monday Monday | Natasha | 7 episodes |
| 2009–2011 | How Not to Live Your Life | Samantha | 14 episodes |
| 2011 | Strike Back: Project Dawn | Dr. Clare Somersby | 2 episodes: "Parts 5 and 6" |
| Rage of the Yeti | Ashley | Television film | |
| 2012 | Upstairs Downstairs | Beryl Ballard | 6 episodes |
| Missing | Susan Grantham | 2 episodes: "Promise" and "Rain on the Evil on the Good" | |
| 2013 | Dancing on the Edge | Josephine / Sarah | 2 episodes: "Episode 5" (uncredited role) and "Interviewing Louis" |
| 2013–2015 | Da Vinci's Demons | Lucrezia Donati | 26 episodes |
| 2014 | Ripper Street | Lady Vera Montacute | Episode: "The Incontrovertible Truth" |
| 2015 | Luther | Megan Cantor | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | The Musketeers | Pauline | Episode: "The Queen's Diamonds" |
| The Level | Hayley Svrcek | 6 episodes | |
| 2019 | The Capture | Hannah Roberts | 6 episodes |
| 2020 | White Lines | Zoe Walker | Main role; 10 episodes |
| 2022 | The Recruit | Max Meladze | Main role; 8 episodes |
| 2024 | Grace | Cassie Klein | Episode: "Love You Dead" |
| 2025 | What It Feels Like for a Girl | Lisa | |
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Stage
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Famous Last | Treena | Orange Tree Theatre |
| Rutherford and Son | Mary | Northern Stage | |
| 2010 | Old Jimmy's Daughter | Billy | The Great Theatre of Holland |
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Awards and nominations
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References
References
- (15 May 2020). "Laura Haddock, actriz: «Le chupe el pito al director detrás de 'White Lines' lo tuve más que claro»".
- "The Columbus Dispatch".
- Barham, Alexandra. (18 March 2008). "Magical chance for actress". Times Series.
- (29 January 2008). "Food: Laura Haddock and Eleanor Wylde".
- ""Comedy Showcase" Plus One (TV Episode 2007) - IMDb".
- "''Monday Monday'' Press Pack". [[ITV Network.
- (28 November 2012). "Da Vinci's Demons – A STARZ Original Series – CasIt". Starz.com.
- Goldberg, Lesley. (27 March 2012). "Starz's 'Da Vinci's Demons' Casts British Actress as its Leading Lady". The Hollywood Reporter.
- "Laura Haddock causes a stir at The Inbetweeners Movie premiere in a D&G gown".
- (26 March 2012). "Jameson Empire Awards 2012 Winners!".
- [http://www.skyarts.co.uk/theatre-drama/article/sky-arts-theatre-live-the-plays Sky Arts – Sky Arts Theatre Live! – The Plays] {{webarchive. link. (8 July 2009 . Retrieved 13 August 2009.)
- Blagden, Jane. (5 August 2009). "North East Premiere for Rutherford & Son". What's on Stage.
- Genzlinger, Neil. (2017-06-20). "Review: Transformers Get Arthurian in 'The Last Knight'". The New York Times.
- Dimarco, Sarah. (8 November 2021). "Actress Laura Haddock joins forces with OKA to bring you a very British Christmas". Veranda.
- (30 May 2012). "Sam Claflin: "I'm very gentlemanly"". Yahoo.
- (7 February 2018). "Sam Claflin and Laura Haddock Welcome Second Child".
- "Sam Claflin and Wife Laura Haddock Announce Separation After 6 Years of Marriage".
- (2023-03-22). "Sam Claflin details 'horrendous' divorce from Laura Haddock".
- (5 September 2015). "'The Musketeers' Series 3 Episode 1 Release Date, Set Photos; New Cast, Characters Joining in 2016".
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