Laurence Fox in full, Laurence Paul Fox is an English actor, broadcaster, musician, and political activist.
A member of the entertainment industry’s Fox family, he graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and debuted in the film The Hole (2001).
His best known role is James Hathaway in the drama series Lewis (2006–2015). He has also released a studio album titled Holding Patterns (2016).
A conservative, Fox publicly criticised the George Floyd protests and COVID-19 vaccines in 2020.
After founding the right-wing populist political party Reclaim, he stood unsuccessfully in the 2021 London mayoral election in opposition to what he deemed “extreme political correctness”. He gained 1.9% of the vote, thus losing his election deposit.
Who is Laurence Fox?
Laurence Paul Fox was born into the Fox family in Leeds on 26 May 1978, the son of Mary Elizabeth Piper and actor James Fox.
His paternal grandfather was talent agent Robin Fox and his paternal grandmother was actress Angela Worthington, whose father was playwright Frederick Lonsdale.
He has two older brothers named Tom and Robin, a younger sister named Lydia, and a younger brother named Jack.
Robin is a film producer, while Lydia and Jack are actors; Lydia is married to comedian and filmmaker Richard Ayoade.
Fox’s uncles are actor Edward Fox and producer Robert Fox. He is also the cousin of actors Emilia and Freddie Fox, the children of his uncle Edward.
Fox was raised as an evangelical Christian. At the age of 13, he was enrolled at Harrow School and was expelled a few weeks before taking his A-Level exams.
He was unable to obtain a place at any university due to a report about him from Harrow.
After working as a gardener and in an office, he decided to follow his family into acting and successfully auditioned for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
During his time there, he appeared in numerous theatre productions, including the lead roles of Gregers Werle in Ibsen’s The Wild Duck, Marcus Andronicus in Titus Andronicus, and Stephen Daedalus in an adaptation of James Joyce’s novel Ulysses. He graduated in 2001.
Fox made his acting debut in the horror-thriller film The Hole (2001). He next appeared in Robert Altman’s film Gosford Park (2001).
He then donned uniforms in a slew of film and television features, including roles as a German airman in Island at War (2004), an SS officer in The Last Drop (2005), and as British soldiers in the 2002 films Deathwatch and Ultimate Force, and in Colditz (2005).
Laurence Fox Wife
Laurence Fox was married to filmmaker and former singer, Billie Piper.
When was Laurence Fox married to Billie Piper?
Laurence Fox and Billie dated from 2006 after meeting while working on the stage play, Treats.
They married one year later on December 31, 2007 in West Sussex, and even got matching tattoos to commemorate the day.
They divorced in May 2016, after more than eight years of marriage.
At the time, they confirmed no other parties were involved and that their marriage had ‘irretrievably broken down.’
Fox later called the divorce ‘horrendous’ and lamented the amount of money it cost him.
In November, he admitted it took ‘18 months to two years to get out the other side.’
While Fox spoke openly about the break up at the time, even reportedly blaming Billie’s mother on-stage for the relationship ending, Billie has remained relatively tight-lipped about her time with Fox.
Laurence Fox children
Laurence Fox and have two children together – Winston James Fox, was born on 21 October 2008 and Eugene Pip was born on 5 April 2012.
Billie Piper has since had a third child, with her current partner, Johnny Lloyd.
Johnny – who is a singer in the band Tribes – and Billie met in a North London bar in 2016.
They welcomed daughter Tallulah into the world in January 2019.
Laurence Fox has no other children.
Laurence Fox and Arabella Neagle?
Laurence Fox began dating Arabella Fleetwood Neagle, daughter of multi-millonaire investment manager Paul Neagle, in 2021 and he proposed in December that year while they were on holiday abroad.
The actor announced the engagement in an advert in The Daily Telegraph, stating: ‘The engagement is announced between Laurence Paul Fox and Arabella May Fleetwood Neagle.’
He also tweeted: ‘She said “yes”.’
Arabella, 29, was seen at Fox’s side as he launched his Reclaim Party campaign and they seemed to be going strong. However, it was revealed in June 2023 that Fox and Arabella had split just weeks before their wedding.
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