Louis Greatorex

Louis Greatorex (born 30 December 1996) the son of an IT professional and an HR administrator. He has one younger brother. Louis attended secondary school at the Ecclesbourne School in Duffield. His theatre experience whilst attending the television workshop includes a role in a pantomime production of Peter Pan, and portraying the title role in a production of The Ritual Slaughter of Gorge Mastromas at Nottingham Contemporary.

He made his professional television debut in a 2010 episode of the situation comedy series The Legend of Dick and Dom. He was put forward for his audition by the Central Junior Television Workshop, though almost missed the audition due to suffering from flu and losing his voice. He had to be persuaded by his family to attend the audition and did not expect to win the part due to symptoms of his illness.

As of 2015, Greatorex had signed with a London-based casting agency. In January 2015 he stated that he would like to pursue an acting career alongside his further education, having applied to study English literature in 2015.

Filmography

Film Year Film Role Notes 2009 My Last Five Girlfriends Giles 2024 Layla Max

Television Year(s) Title Role More information 2010 The Legend of Dick and Dom Little Dick 1 episode 2012–2020 Last Tango in Halifax Lawrence Elliot Main role; 5 series 2017 The Last Post Lance Corporal Paul Stoneham Series regular 2018 Safe Henry Mason Main role 2019 Death in Paradise Owen Dacre 1 episode 2019 The Bay Sam Hesketh Main role; series 1 2020 Shepherds Delight Narrator Also director, writer, editor and producer 2024 Masters of the Air Capt. Joseph Payne Miniseries