Editing Laura Fraser

{{short description|Scottish actress (born 1975)}}
{{for-multi|the American sculptor|Laura Gardin Fraser|the American journalist and writer|Laura Jane Fraser}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Laura Fraser
| image = Laura Fraser At Premiere of The Boys Are Back (cropped).jpg
| caption = Fraser in 2021
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1975|07|24}}
| birth_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland
| occupation = Actress
| alma_mater = [[Royal Conservatoire of Scotland]]
| years_active = 1995–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Karl Geary]]|2003}}
| children = 1
}}

'''Laura Fraser''' (born 24 July 1975)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/People/633986 | title=Collections Search &#124; BFI &#124; British Film Institute }}</ref> is a Scottish actress. She has played Door in the [[urban fantasy]] series ''[[Neverwhere]]'' (1996), Kate in the film ''[[A Knight's Tale]]'' (2001), Cat MacKenzie in the [[BBC Three]] drama series ''[[Lip Service (TV series)|Lip Service]]'' (2010–2012) and [[List of characters in the Breaking Bad franchise#Lydia Rodarte-Quayle|Lydia Rodarte-Quayle]] in the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] [[crime drama]] series ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' (2012–2013) and its spin-off ''[[Better Call Saul]]'' (2017–2020).

==Early life==
Fraser was born in [[Glasgow, Scotland]]. She is the daughter of Rose Fraser, a college lecturer and nurse, and Alister Fraser, a screenwriter and businessman.{{Citation needed |date=November 2021}} She attended [[Hillhead High School]] and is a former member of the [[Scottish Youth Theatre]]. She trained at the [[Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama]] (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13125007.breaking-bad-scots-actress-laura-frasers-fears-revealing-series-finishes/|title=Breaking Bad: Scots actress Laura Fraser's fears over revealing how series finishes|website=www.heraldscotland.com|date=29 September 2013 }}</ref>

==Career==
Fraser's first big break was playing Door in the [[BBC]]'s dark fantasy series ''[[Neverwhere]]'' in 1996. She starred in the BBC film ''[[The Tribe (1998 film)|The Tribe]]'' (1998), and played Lavinia in ''[[Titus (film)|Titus]]'' (1999) as well as Justine in ''[[Virtual Sexuality]]'' (1999) and Candice in ''[[Kevin & Perry Go Large]]'' (2000). She also appeared in the films ''[[A Knight's Tale (film)|A Knight's Tale]]'' (2001) and ''[[Vanilla Sky]]'' (2001). She starred in the BBC [[period drama]] serials ''[[Anthony Trollope#Trollope's works on television|He Knew He Was Right]]'' (2004), ''[[Casanova (2005 TV serial)|Casanova]]'' (2005), and ''[[Reichenbach Falls (film)|Reichenbach Falls]]'' (2007). She starred in the British comedy film ''[[Nina's Heavenly Delights]]'' (2006). She played Claire Bellington in the [[ITV Network|ITV]] series ''[[Talk to Me (British TV series)|Talk to Me]]'' (2007).

Fraser starred as the [[Florence Nightingale|title character]] in ''[[Florence Nightingale (television drama)|Florence Nightingale]]'', broadcast on [[BBC One]] in June 2008. From 2010 to 2012, she starred as Cat in the [[BBC Three]] series ''[[Lip Service (TV series)|Lip Service]]''. In 2010, it was announced that she would portray [[List of Homeland characters#Jessica Brody|Jessica Brody]] in the pilot for the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] [[political thriller]] series ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2010/12/tv-castings-laura-fraser-joins-showtime-pilot-homeland-two-added-to-true-blood-90842/|title=TV CASTINGS: Laura Fraser Joins Showtime Pilot 'Homeland,' Two Added To 'True Blood'|author=Andreeva, Nellie|date=14 December 2010|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=6 January 2013}}</ref> She was replaced on the show by [[Morena Baccarin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2011/05/v-star-morena-baccarin-joins-showtime-drama-series-homeland-as-regular-136421/|title='V' Star Morena Baccarin Joins Showtime Drama Series 'Homeland' As Regular|author=Andreeva, Nellie|date=31 May 2011|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=6 January 2013}}</ref> From 2012 to 2013, she portrayed [[Lydia Rodarte-Quayle]] in the [[Breaking Bad season 5|final season]] of the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] [[crime drama]] series ''[[Breaking Bad]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Snierson|first=Dan|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/06/27/breaking-bad-laura-fraser/#|title='Breaking Bad' taps Scottish actress Laura Fraser to play 'important' character in season 5 – EXCLUSIVE|date=27 June 2012|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=6 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828172459/http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/06/27/breaking-bad-laura-fraser/|archive-date=28 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> From 2017 to 2020, she made occasional appearances as the same character in the prequel ''[[Better Call Saul]]'', but was unable to appear during the [[Better Call Saul season 6|final season]] due to [[Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 restrictions preventing travel]] between the United States and Scotland, where she lived when the season began filming.<ref>{{cite web|last=Macke|first=Johnni|url=https://www.nickiswift.com/171709/whats-laura-fraser-been-doing-breaking-bad-ended/|title=What's Laura Fraser Been Doing Since Breaking Bad Ended?|date=24 October 2019|website=nickiswift.com|publisher=[[Static Media]]|access-date=15 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=English |first=Paul |date=February 20, 2022 |title=Laura Fraser sees bright side to missing out on Better Call Saul ending |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/laura-fraser-sees-bright-side-to-missing-out-on-better-call-saul-ending-blvh5fvr7 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318031043/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/laura-fraser-sees-bright-side-to-missing-out-on-better-call-saul-ending-blvh5fvr7 |archive-date=March 18, 2022 |access-date=March 24, 2022 |website=[[The Times]]}}</ref>

She played Eve Stone in the 2016 television series ''[[The Missing (British TV series)|The Missing]]''. She played DI Juliet Wallace in the 2016 BBC miniseries [[One of Us (TV series)|One of Us]]. In 2017, Fraser starred as DS Annie Redford in the six-part [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] drama ''[[The Loch (TV series)|The Loch]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv-commissions-new-six-part-murder-mystery-thriller-loch| title=ITV commissions new six part murder mystery thriller The Loch| date=6 July 2016| access-date=20 June 2017| publisher=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]}}</ref> In January 2020, she appeared as Kane in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "[[Orphan 55]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/kvfx5v/doctor-who--s12-e3-orphan-55/|title=Series 12 - Episode 3 Orphan 55|website=[[Radio Times]]|access-date=3 January 2019|archive-date=3 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103130140/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/kvfx5v/doctor-who--s12-e3-orphan-55/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2025 Fraser starred in the ITV series ''[[Patience (TV series)|Patience]]'' as lead detective Bea Metcalf, who builds a working relationship with a neurodivergent person, named Patience, from the criminal records team.

==Personal life==
She married Irish-born American actor [[Karl Geary]] in 2003. They have one daughter and live in [[Glasgow]], Scotland.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/breaking-bad-final-season-star-602871 |title='Breaking Bad' Final Season: Star Calls Ending 'Pristinely Perfect' (Video) |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=9 August 2013 |access-date=12 April 2014}}</ref> Fraser does not drink alcohol.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/08/25/breaking-bad-is-laura-fraser-going-to-belize/ |title='Breaking Bad': Is Laura Fraser Going to Belize? – Speakeasy – WSJ |last=Brillantes |first=Mariam  |date=25 August 2013 |website=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=12 April 2014}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1995
| ''Good Day for the Bad Guys''
| [[Little Red Riding Hood|Red Riding Hood]]
| Short film
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Small Faces (film)|Small Faces]]''
| Joanne Macgowan
|
|-
| 1997
| ''Paris, Brixton''
| Amanda
| Short film
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1998
| ''[[Left Luggage (film)|Left Luggage]]''
| Chaya Silberschmidt
|
|-
| ''[[The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film)|The Man in the Iron Mask]]''
| Bedroom Beauty
|
|-
| ''[[Cousin Bette (1998 film)|Cousin Bette]]''
| Mariette
|
|-
| ''[[Divorcing Jack (film)|Divorcing Jack]]''
| Margaret
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1999
| ''[[Virtual Sexuality]]''
| Justine Alice Parker
|
|-
| ''[[The Match (1999 film)|The Match]]''
| Rosemary Bailey
| AKA ''The Beautiful Game''
|-
| ''[[Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?]]''
| Joanna Robinson
|
|-
| ''[[Titus (film)|Titus]]''
| Lavinia
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Kevin & Perry Go Large]]''
| Candice
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| ''[[A Knight's Tale (film)|A Knight's Tale]]''
| Kate
|
|-
| ''[[Vanilla Sky]]''
| The Future
|
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2003
| ''[[Den of Lions]]''
| Katya Paskevic
|
|-
| ''[[Devil's Gate (2004 film)|Devil's Gate]]''
| Rachael
|
|-
| ''[[16 Years of Alcohol]]''
| Helen
|
|-
| ''[[Coney Island Baby (film)|Coney Island Baby]]''
| Bridget
|
|-
| ''The Old One''
| Jane Doe
| Short film
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2006
| ''[[Nina's Heavenly Delights]]''
| Lisa MacKinlay
|
|-
| ''[[Land of the Blind]]''
| Madeleine
|
|-
| ''[[The Flying Scotsman (2006 film)|The Flying Scotsman]]''
| Anna Obree
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2009
| ''Voices''
| Judy
| Short film
|-
| ''[[Cuckoo (2009 film)|Cuckoo]]''
| Polly
|
|-
| ''[[The Boys Are Back (film)|The Boys Are Back]]''
| Katy
|
|-
| 2010
| ''You Were Perfectly Fine''
| Girl 1
| Short film
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Flutter (2011 film)|Flutter]]''
| Helen
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Wish You Well (film)|Wish You Well]]''
| Amanda Cardinal
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[The Sisterhood of Night]]''
| Rose Hall
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[I Am Not a Serial Killer (film)|I Am Not a Serial Killer]]''
| April Cleaver
|
|-
| 2017
| ''Man with Van''
| Talia
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[In the Cloud]]''
| Mary
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2019
| ''[[Beats (2019 British film)|Beats]]''
| Alison
|
|-
| ''[[Tales from the Lodge (film)|Tales from the Lodge]]''
| Martha
|
|-
| ''[[Dark Encounter]]''
| Olivia Anderson
|
|-
| 2020
| ''[[El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie#Snow Globe: A Breaking Bad Short|Snow Globe: A Breaking Bad Short]]''
| [[Lydia Rodarte-Quayle]] (voice)
| Short film
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1996
| ''[[Taggart]]''
| Michelle
| 2 episodes: "Devil's Advocate": Parts 1 & 3
|-
| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''
| Gemma McEnery
| Episode: "For Your Own Good"
|-
| ''[[Neverwhere]]''
| Door
| Mini-series; 6 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1997
| ''The Investigator''
| Louise Marshall
| Television film
|-
| ''Summer of Love''
| Isabel
| Television film
|-
| 1998
| ''[[The Tribe (1998 film)|The Tribe]]''
| Megan
| Television film
|-
| 1999
| ''[[A Christmas Carol (1999 film)|A Christmas Carol]]''
| Belle
| Television film
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Forgive and Forget (2000 film)|Forgive and Forget]]''
| Hannah
| Television film
|-
| 2001
| ''Station Jim''
| Harriet Collins
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2004
| ''[[Conviction (2004 TV series)|Conviction]]''
| Lucy Romanis
| Mini-series; 6 episodes
|-
| ''[[He Knew He Was Right (TV serial)|He Knew He Was Right]]''
| Emily Trevelyan
| Mini-series; 4 episodes
|-
| ''[[Iron Jawed Angels]]''
| [[Doris Stevens]]
| Television film
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Casanova (2005 TV serial)|Casanova]]''
| Henriette
| Mini-series; 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| ''[[Talk to Me (British TV series)|Talk to Me]]''
| Claire
| 4 episodes
|-
| ''[[Reichenbach Falls (film)|Reichenbach Falls]]''
| Clara
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| ''[[Florence Nightingale (TV film)|Florence Nightingale]]''
| [[Florence Nightingale]]
| Television film
|-
| ''[[The Passion (TV serial)|The Passion]]''
| Abigail
| Mini-series
|-
| 2009
| ''No Holds Bard''
| Sarah Rutherford
| Television film
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Single Father (TV series)|Single Father]]''
| Rita Morris
| Mini-series; 4 episodes
|-
| 2010–2012
| ''[[Lip Service (TV series)|Lip Service]]''
| Cat MacKenzie
| 8 episodes
|-
| 2012–2013
| ''[[Breaking Bad]]''
| [[Lydia Rodarte-Quayle]]
| 12 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2014
| ''[[Black Box (TV series)|Black Box]]''
| Regan Black
| 13 episodes
|-
| ''[[Forever (2014 TV series)|Forever]]''
| Patricia Abbott
| Episode: "The Man in the Killer Suit"
|-
| ''[[Castles in the Sky (film)|Castles in the Sky]]''
| Margaret
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2015
| ''Cocked''
| Hannah
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Peter and Wendy (film)|Peter & Wendy]]''
| Mrs. Darling / Julie Rose
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Professor Jessica Dillon
| Episode: "Devastating Story"
|-
| ''[[The Magicians (American TV series)|The Magicians]]''
| Female Professor
| Episode: "Unauthorized Magic"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2016
| ''[[Houdini and Doyle]]''
| Lydia Belworth
| Mini-series; 1 episode: "A Dish of Adharma"
|-
| ''[[One of Us (TV series)|One of Us]]''
| Juliet
| Mini-series; 4 episodes (Released on Netflix as ''Retribution'')
|-
| ''[[The Missing (British TV series)|The Missing]]''
| Eve Stone
| 8 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[The Loch (TV series)|The Loch]]''
| DS Annie Redford
| Mini-series; 6 episodes
|-
| 2017–2020
| ''[[Better Call Saul]]''
| [[Lydia Rodarte-Quayle]]
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2019–2022
| ''[[Traces (TV series)|Traces]]''
| Prof. Sarah Gordon
| 12 episodes
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Doctor Who]]''
| Kane
| [[Doctor Who (series 12)|Series 12]], Episode: "[[Orphan 55]]"
|-
| 2021
| ''[[The Pact (British TV series)|The Pact]]''
| Anna
| 6 episodes
|-
| 2021–present
| ''[[Crime (TV series)|Crime]]''
| Sally Hart
| 10 episodes
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Patience (TV series)|Patience]]''
| Detective Bea Metcalfe
| Lead role; 6 episodes
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0292182}}

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