Laura Fraser

Laura Fraser (born 24 July 1975) is a Scottish actress. She has played Door in the urban fantasy series Neverwhere, Kate in the film A Knight's Tale (2001), Cat MacKenzie in the BBC Three drama series Lip Service (2010–2012), Lydia Rodarte-Quayle in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2012–2013) and its spin-off Better Call Saul (2017–2020), and Professor Sarah Gordon in the BBC One crime series Traces (2019–2022).

Early life and education 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).

Career 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.

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

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1995 Good Day for the Bad Guys Red Riding Hood Short film 1996 Small Faces Joanne Macgowan 1997 Paris, Brixton Amanda Short film 1998 Left Luggage Chaya Silberschmidt The Man in the Iron Mask Bedroom Beauty Cousin Bette Mariette Divorcing Jack Margaret 1999 Virtual Sexuality Justine Alice Parker The Match Rosemary Bailey AKA The Beautiful Game Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? Joanna Robinson Titus Lavinia 2000 Kevin & Perry Go Large Candice 2001 A Knight's Tale Kate Vanilla Sky The Future 2003 Den of Lions Katya Paskevic Devil's Gate Rachael 16 Years of Alcohol Helen Coney Island Baby Bridget The Old One Jane Doe Short film 2006 Nina's Heavenly Delights Lisa MacKinlay Land of the Blind Madeleine The Flying Scotsman Anna Obree 2009 Voices Judy Short film Cuckoo Polly The Boys Are Back Katy 2010 You Were Perfectly Fine Girl 1 Short film 2011 Flutter Helen 2013 Wish You Well Amanda Cardinal 2014 The Sisterhood of Night Rose Hall 2016 I Am Not a Serial Killer April Cleaver 2017 Man with Van Talia 2018 In the Cloud Mary 2019 Beats Alison Tales from the Lodge Martha Dark Encounter Olivia Anderson 2020 Snow Globe: A Breaking Bad Short Lydia Rodarte-Quayle (voice) Short film

Television 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