Laura Fraser (born 24 July 1976) is a Scottish actress.
Fraser was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the daughter of Rose, a college lecturer and nurse, and Alister Fraser, a scriptwriter who also worked in business. Fraser attended Hillhead High School and is a former member of the Scottish Youth Theatre.
In 2003 she married Irish-American actor and businessman, Karl Geary. They have one daughter.
Fraser's first real break was playing Door, in the BBC's dark fantasy series Neverwhere in 1996. She also starred in the 1998 BBC film The Tribe with Joely Richardson and Anna Friel, and played Lavinia in Titus (1999). Other notable film appearances were A Knight's Tale and Vanilla Sky (both in 2001). She has starred in the BBC period drama serials He Knew He Was Right (2004), Casanova (2005) and Reichenbach Falls (2007). In 2007, she appeared in the ITV series by Danny Brocklehurst called Talk to Me, in which she played the female lead, Claire Bellington.
Most recently, Fraser starred in the title role of Florence Nightingale a TV movie first broadcast on BBC One during the prime-time spot on June 1, 2008.
Fraser has twice worked with Rupert Penry-Jones: in Virtual Sexuality (1999) and Casanova.
