Laurence Fox: Biography in Details
Who is Laurence Fox?
Laurence Fox is an English actor and musician. Laurence Fox is best known for his work in the TV series, ‘Lewis’, and the movie, ‘Becoming Jane’.
Laurence Fox: Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Childhood, Ethnicity
Laurence Fox was born as Laurence Paul Fox on 26 May 1978, in Leeds, Yorkshire.
As of 2022, his age is 43. He was born to parents, James Fox(father) and Mary Elizabeth Piper(mother).
He comes from a family of actors as his father and uncles were actors. His father appeared in a number of 60s and 70s films including ‘King Rat’, ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’, ‘The Servant’, and ‘Performance’, etc.
Laurence Fox was born as the third of his parents’ five children. His four siblings include Tom, Robin, Lydia, and Jack. Both Jack and Lydia are actors. He spent his childhood days in Leeds and Harrow.
His ethnicity is English.
In which school did Laurence Fox attend?
Talking about his education, he went to Harrow School.
His time in the school was far from easy as he used to get in trouble for fighting, smoking, going into town, and seeing girls. Just a few weeks before his A-levels, he was expelled. He was given permission to give his exam but was not allowed to speak to anyone.
Despite doing well in his exams, Laurence Fox was not given a place in any university because of a report from Harrow. Later, he joined the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
Laurence Fox: Movies and TV Shows
Laurence Fox used to work as a gardener and then as an analyst in an office analyzing seismological data. He later decided to become an actor and joined the RADA. After graduating, he appeared in Gosford Park in 2001.
Laurence Fox then appeared in several war movies such as Island at War, The Last Drop, Deathwatch, Ultimate Force, and Colditz.
Fox then landed his most famous role to date. He appeared in the British detective drama, Lewis as James Hathaway, a Detective Sergeant.
Lewis was the highest-rated ITV drama of the year.
Laurence Fox is known for portraying real people. He has portrayed Prince Charles, Wisley, one of Jane Austen’s suitors, and also Sir Christopher Hatton, the Lord Chancellor of England in different movies.
In 2018, he played Lord Palmerston in the third season of the TV series, Victoria. His latest film role came in the movie, ‘The Professor and the Madman’ as Philip Lyttelton Gell.
Laurence Fox has also tried his hands in the music industry. So far, he has released two albums, ‘Holding Patterns’ (2016), and ‘A Grief Observed’ (2019).
Laurence Fox: Net Worth, Salary
Laurence Fox has an estimated net worth of around $ $100,000 – $1M million.
His main source of income is his career as a singer and actor. There is no information about his salary. An average actor earns around $40k a year whereas a singer earns around $60k a year.
In an interview after his divorce with Billie Piper, he said that he had to say goodbye to money’ as the divorce was expensive and admits that he misses the huge bank account sometimes.
How tall is Laurence Fox?
Laurence Fox stands tall at a height of around 6 feet 3 inches.
He weighs around 82 kg. His hair color is blond and his eyes are green in color.
Rumors and Controversies
In January 2020, Laurence Fox was a subject of controversy and was labeled ‘racist’ by some people.
Laurence Fox argued that the depiction of a Sikh soldier in the war movie, ‘1917’ was “forced diversity” stated that Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, was not a victim of racism. Moreover, he called an individual who called him a ‘white privileged male’ a racist.
Furthermore, Laurence Fox also admitted that he would not date women below 35 because their views were too correct politically.
Laurence Fox later apologized for the Sikh comments.
Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Laurence Fox is active on social media sites. He has around 34.3k followers on Facebook and around 264.2k followers on Twitter.
Similarly, his Instagram account has around 39.8k followers.
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Laurence Fox’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | May | Sunday |
| 2025 | May | Monday |
| 2026 | May | Tuesday |
| 2027 | May | Wednesday |
| 2028 | May | Friday |