Laura Fraser

• Name — Laura Fraser • Born — 24 July 1975 • Birthplace — Glasgow, Scotland • Occupation — Actress • Education — Royal Conservatoire of Scotland • Years Active — 1995–present • Children — 1

Laura Fraser was born on 24 July 1975 in Glasgow, Scotland. 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).

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), and played Lavinia in 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 (2001) and Vanilla Sky (2001). She starred in the BBC period drama serials He Knew He Was Right (2004), Casanova (2005), and Reichenbach Falls (2007). She starred in the British comedy film Nina's Heavenly Delights (2006). She played Claire Bellington in the ITV series Talk to Me (2007). Fraser starred as the title character in Florence Nightingale, broadcast on BBC One in June 2008. From 2010 to 2012, she starred as Cat in the BBC Three series Lip Service. In 2010, it was announced that she would portray Jessica Brody in the pilot for the Showtime political thriller series Homeland. She was replaced on the show by Morena Baccarin. From 2012 to 2013, she portrayed Lydia Rodarte-Quayle in the final season of the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad. 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 final season due to COVID-19 restrictions preventing travel between the United States and Scotland, where she lived when the season began filming. She played Eve Stone in the 2016 television series The Missing. She played DI Juliet Wallace in the 2016 BBC miniseries One of Us. In 2017, Fraser starred as DS Annie Redford in the six-part ITV drama The Loch. In January 2020, she appeared as Kane in the Doctor Who episode "Orphan 55". In 2025 Fraser starred in the ITV series Patience as lead detective Bea Metcalf, who builds a working relationship with a neurodivergent person, named Patience, from the criminal records team.

She married Irish-born American actor Karl Geary in 2003. They have one daughter and live in Glasgow, Scotland. Fraser does not drink alcohol.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1996 — Taggart — Michelle — 2 episodes: "Devil's Advocate": Parts 1 & 3 • Casualty — Gemma McEnery — Episode: "For Your Own Good" • Neverwhere — Door — Mini-series; 6 episodes • 1997 — The Investigator — Louise Marshall — Television film • Summer of Love — Isabel — Television film • 1998 — The Tribe — Megan — Television film • 1999 — A Christmas Carol — Belle — Television film • 2000 — Forgive and Forget — Hannah — Television film • 2001 — Station Jim — Harriet Collins — Television film • 2004 — Conviction — Lucy Romanis — Mini-series; 6 episodes • He Knew He Was Right — Emily Trevelyan — Mini-series; 4 episodes • Iron Jawed Angels — Doris Stevens — Television film • 2005 — Casanova — Henriette — Mini-series; 3 episodes • 2007 — Talk to Me — Claire — 4 episodes • Reichenbach Falls — Clara — Television film • 2008 — Florence Nightingale — Florence Nightingale — Television film • The Passion — Abigail — Mini-series • 2009 — No Holds Bard — Sarah Rutherford — Television film • 2010 — Single Father — Rita Morris — Mini-series; 4 episodes • 2010–2012 — Lip Service — Cat MacKenzie — 8 episodes • 2012–2013 — Breaking Bad — Lydia Rodarte-Quayle — 12 episodes • 2014 — Black Box — Regan Black — 13 episodes • Forever — Patricia Abbott — Episode: "The Man in the Killer Suit" • Castles in the Sky — Margaret — Television film • 2015 — Cocked — Hannah — Television film • Peter & Wendy — Mrs. Darling / Julie Rose — Television film • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Professor Jessica Dillon — Episode: "Devastating Story" • The Magicians — Female Professor — Episode: "Unauthorized Magic" • 2016 — Houdini and Doyle — Lydia Belworth — Mini-series; episode: "A Dish of Adharma" • One of Us — Juliet — Mini-series; 4 episodes (Released on Netflix as Retribution) • The Missing — Eve Stone — 8 episodes • 2017 — The Loch — DS Annie Redford — Mini-series; 6 episodes • 2017–2020 — Better Call Saul — Lydia Rodarte-Quayle — 4 episodes • 2019–2022 — Traces — Prof. Sarah Gordon — 12 episodes • 2020 — Doctor Who — Kane — Series 12; episode: "Orphan 55" • 2021 — The Pact — Anna — 6 episodes • 2021–2022 — Crime — Sally Hart — 9 episodes • 2025 — Patience — DI Bea Metcalf — Lead role; 6 episodes • 2026 — Mint — Cat — 8 episodes