---
name: "Laurence Kinlan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/laurence-kinlan"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 February 1983"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T07:37:08.373659+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Laurence Kinlan

Actor. Born 3 February 1983 in Dublin, Ireland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 February 1983, Dublin, Ireland
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 78 (1), 2020s 32 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16222253, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0455663/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17019

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Guard*](https://film.one/film/the-guard.md) (78)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Laurence Kinlan is an Irish actor who has worked in film, television and theatre. Born in Dublin in 1983, he made his screen debut as a teenager in the film *Soft Sand, Blue Sea* after an open audition.

He is best known for his role as Elmo in the RTÉ crime drama series *Love/Hate* (2010–2014). His film credits include *Ned Kelly* (2003) as Dan Kelly, *Breakfast on Pluto* (2005) as Irwin, *The Guard* (2011) as the Photographer, *Intermission* (2003), *Boy Eats Girl* (2005) and *Jimi: All Is by My Side* (2013). He has also appeared in stage productions and received Irish Times Theatre Awards for supporting roles.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these

- *The Guard* (2011), Fi1m 78, as Photographer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-guard.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Artemis Fowl* (2020), Fi1m 32, as Beachwood Short (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/artemis-fowl.md)

## Also known for

- *Breakfast on Pluto* (2005), Irwin
- *Ned Kelly* (2003), Dan Kelly
- *Angela's Ashes* (1999), Older Paddy Clohessy
- *Veronica Guerin* (2003), Timmy (14 year old Junkie)
- *Intermission* (2003), Drug Dealer
- *Jimi: All Is by My Side* (2013), John
- *My Boy Jack* (2007), Doyle
- *Boy Eats Girl* (2005), Henry

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