The tall, slightly gaunt, and quintessentially British character actor Laurence Fox bears more than a passing resemblance to one of the Windsors, so it scarcely surprised anyone when American producers from the WE women's network tapped the rising young thespian to evoke a twentysomething Prince Charles in the fluffy romance Charles and Camilla: Whatever Love Means (2005). Astute observers, of course, realized that this uncanny portrayal only represented the proverbial tip of the iceberg for Fox; at the time, he had already played another crowned head, Lord Rupert Standish, amid the ensemble cast of Robert Altman's Oscar-nommed comedy mystery Gosford Park (2001), and subsequently held his own with small supporting roles in Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) and Becoming Jane (2007) -- both of which also required the performer to project prime English stoicism and fortitude.
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- Comes from a family of actors, including his father, uncles and cousins.
- Was expelled from school before taking his A-Levels, but was allowed to sit for them later.
- Before pursuing acting, worked as a gardener and then in an office analyzing seismological data.
- Met his future wife, Billie Piper, when they both appeared in the West End play Treats in 2007.
- Has his wife's name and their wedding date tattooed on his forearm.
- Is also a singer-songwriter and has performed at London clubs.