Laura Marcus (actress)

Laura Alice Marcus^{[citation needed]} grew up in South West London^[1] and attended Kingston Grammar School.^[2] Her mother was involved in local community theatre at Hampton Hill Playhouse.

Marcus graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Theatre Studies from the University of Bristol and a Master of Arts (MA) in Acting from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.^[1][3][4]

In 2020, while at home in the first lockdown implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, Marcus wrote, directed and starred in the short film The Massive F*cking Bender, as part of the aptly named The Indoors Project online film festival;^[4] the festival posted the film on 3 May 2020.^[5][6] Marcus won the Best Writer award, at the February 2021 BFI Future Film Festival, for her work in the film.^[4][7]

She appeared as the character Jinx in British comedy series Bad Education. She had a role in 2023 adaptation of the Henry Fielding novel Tom Jones, and in Miss Scarlet and The Duke, a series about the first-ever female detective in Victorian-era London as the younger version of the character Eliza Scarlet, with the older version of the character played by Kate Phillips.^[3]

She also appeared in 2023 Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson film The Great Escaper. In 2024, she appeared as Caitlin in BBC One television drama series The Jetty alongside Jenna Coleman and Bo Bragason.^[6][8] That year, she also appeared as the daughter of Catherine de' Medici, portrayed by Samantha Morton in The Serpent Queen,^[3] and the second series of Amazon Prime Video drama The Devil's Hour, playing the younger version of the character Lucy (Jessica Raine).^[6][9] Marcus appeared in Disney+ science fiction series Andor.^[10]

In 2025, portrayed Mollie Garfield, the daughter of the 20th president of the United States James Garfield in the Netflix historical drama series Death by Lightning.^[11][12] That year, she joined the cast of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping,^[13] and the live-action adaptation of the Assassin's Creed video game series.^[14]