Laurence Kinlan (born 3 February 1983) is an Irish actor in films,
television series and on theatre stage. He is best known for playing
the role of Elmo in RTÉ's crime drama Love/Hate.Kinlan's debut was a
lead role, his film debut at age 14 as David in Soft Sand, Blue Sea
directed by Pip Broughton. It tells the story of kids living in a
children's home. They are not orphans, but are children of
disinterested parents and, as such, carry the scars of being unloved
and rejected. He got the role in an open audition at the Belvedere
club and despite having no previous acting experience he got the
part.His biggest role was as Elmo Creed in the long-running Irish TV
series Love/Hate, a gritty crime drama based on Dublin's criminal
underworld written by Stuart Carolan and directed by David Caffrey.
The cult series that is broadcast on RTÉ but followed worldwide stars
actor Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (as Nidge Delaney) and co-stars Peter Coonan
(as Fran Cooney), Laurence Kinlan (as Elmo Creed), Aidan Gillen (as
John Boy Power) and Robert Sheehan (as Darren Treacy). Kinlan's
character Elmo has become so popular the Irish FM104 launched a song
titled "Elmo's A Headcase!" sampling portions of Kinlan's voice and
sampling of "Sexy and I Know It" as "Elmo and I Know It".
television series and on theatre stage. He is best known for playing
the role of Elmo in RTÉ's crime drama Love/Hate.Kinlan's debut was a
lead role, his film debut at age 14 as David in Soft Sand, Blue Sea
directed by Pip Broughton. It tells the story of kids living in a
children's home. They are not orphans, but are children of
disinterested parents and, as such, carry the scars of being unloved
and rejected. He got the role in an open audition at the Belvedere
club and despite having no previous acting experience he got the
part.His biggest role was as Elmo Creed in the long-running Irish TV
series Love/Hate, a gritty crime drama based on Dublin's criminal
underworld written by Stuart Carolan and directed by David Caffrey.
The cult series that is broadcast on RTÉ but followed worldwide stars
actor Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (as Nidge Delaney) and co-stars Peter Coonan
(as Fran Cooney), Laurence Kinlan (as Elmo Creed), Aidan Gillen (as
John Boy Power) and Robert Sheehan (as Darren Treacy). Kinlan's
character Elmo has become so popular the Irish FM104 launched a song
titled "Elmo's A Headcase!" sampling portions of Kinlan's voice and
sampling of "Sexy and I Know It" as "Elmo and I Know It".
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