---
name: "Louis Greatorex"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/louis-greatorex"
fi1m_id: "louis-greatorex"
imdb_id: "nm3899575"
tmdb_id: 1898461
wikidata_id: "Q18921806"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 December 1996"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T16:07:05.481639+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."
---

# Louis Greatorex

## Identity

Louis Greatorex

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/louis-greatorex
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** louis-greatorex
- **IMDb ID:** nm3899575
- **TMDB ID:** 1898461
- **Wikidata ID:** Q18921806
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Greatorex, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18921806, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3899575/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1898461

Actor. Born 30 December 1996 in Derby, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 December 1996, Derby, England, UK
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Greatorex, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18921806, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3899575/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1898461

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Last Tango in Halifax*](https://film.one/tv/last-tango-in-halifax.md) (79)

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## Biography

Louis Greatorex is a British actor born on 30 December 1996 in Derby, England. He attended the Central Junior Television Workshop in Nottingham and made his professional television debut in 2010. He is known for his role as Lawrence Elliot in the BBC One series *Last Tango in Halifax* (2012–2020).

Greatorex has appeared in other television series including *Safe* (2018) as Henry Mason, *The Last Post* (2017) as Lance Corporal Paul Stoneham, *The Bay* (2019) as Sam Hesketh, *Death in Paradise* (2019) as Owen Dacre and *Masters of the Air* (2024) as Lt. 'Bubbles' Payne. His film credits include *My Last Five Girlfriends* (2009) as Giles and *Layla* (2024) as Max. He has also directed, written and produced short films and series.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Last Tango in Halifax* (2012), Fi1m 79, as Lawrence — [page](https://film.one/tv/last-tango-in-halifax.md)

## Complete filmography (8)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Layla* (2025), as Max
- *Masters of the Air* (2024), series, as Lt. 'Bubbles' Payne — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/masters-of-the-air.md)
- *The Bay* (2019), series, as Sam Hesketh
- *Safe* (2018), series, as Henry Mason
- *The Last Post* (2017), series, as Lance Corporal Paul Stoneham
- *Last Tango in Halifax* (2012), series, as Lawrence — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/last-tango-in-halifax.md)
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), series, as Owen Dacre
- *My Last Five Girlfriends* (2010), as No. 5 - Giles

## Gallery

- ![British actor Louis Greatorex at the premiere of the movie Layla at the 40th Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on January 18, 2024](https://film.one/media/person/6792886/gallery-80da4725423d.jpg) British actor Louis Greatorex at the premiere of the movie Layla at the 40th Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on January 18, 2024 — Frank Schulenburg (original uploaded as Own Work), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Sundance_Film_Festival_2024_-_Layla_-_Louis_Greatorex-104A1522_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Sundance_Film_Festival_2024_-_Layla_-_Louis_Greatorex-104A1522_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Louis Greatorex being interviewed by journalists at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2024.](https://film.one/media/person/6792886/gallery-106071c680ba.jpg) Louis Greatorex being interviewed by journalists at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2024. — Everwest, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Louis_Greatorex_at_the_2024_Sundance_Film_Festival.jpg/1280px-Louis_Greatorex_at_the_2024_Sundance_Film_Festival.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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