Larry Laverty

Laurence Arthur Laverty (born June 30, 1959)[1] is an American actor known for his roles as Larry Davies in The Hamiltons (2006) and Ammiel in The Sanguinarian (2010). Laverty made television guest appearances in Judging Amy, The Practice, Breaking Vegas, and had a supporting role in Gus Van Sant's Elephant (2003).[2][3] His performance on The Tonight Show led to a number of appearances on daytime soap operas.

Larry Laverty
Born
Laurence Arthur Laverty

(1959-06-30) June 30, 1959
Berkeley, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present

As of 2014, he has appeared in more than 65 films,[4] including his roles in Passions (2001) with Juliet Mills, in Dead Tone (2007) with Rutger Hauer, in Further North (2008), The Wylds (2010),[5] with Tony Todd in Cut (2011),[6] with Jeffrey Weissman and Michelle Page in American Disciples and with Richard Brake in Extinction in 2012 and with Brad Dourif in The Control Group (2014).

In 2017 Laverty co-stars in the film Radio Dreams.[7][8]

Early life

Laverty was born in Berkeley, California and grew up in nearby Oakland.[9] His father was an engineer and a veteran of World War II,[10] and his mother was a bookkeeper and historian. Laverty was an Eagle Scout,[11] and graduated from Oakland's Skyline High School. He then moved to Kuna, Idaho to live on the family farm and worked a variety of jobs as he earned two college degrees from Boise State University,[12] including an acting class.[13]

Career

Laverty performed on stage in a number of plays and musicals while studying acting with the American Conservatory Theater, The Groundlings, and Second City.[14] Some of Laverty's earliest appearances were in two early films by Irish filmmaker Dermot Tynan, A Talk in the Dark and The Biscuit Eaters. Within the same year, he acted in a Canadian movie production, Icetime, with Canadian Jackson Davies.

Laverty has acted in a number of horror films.[15][16] He played in the 2007 film Dead Tone in a supporting role, and the next year appeared in the Antony De Gennaro film Son of Terror[17] and the Phillip Grasso film ChainSmoke.

In 2010 he was hired to act in the cast of the film Us.[18]

As the son of a veteran of World War II, Laverty was involved in the production of a documentary film, Legacy, about the World War II generation that involves lengthy filmed interviews of about 20 veterans.

Photography

Laverty began photography at the age of 5. From 2010-2015, Laverty images were published in the MacArthur Metro, a newspaper serving Oakland, California, for which he also was a columnist. Beginning in 2015 onward, his images of wildlife in Africa were published by numerous international wildlife conservation organizations.

In 2017, he began taking speaking engagements that focused on the plight of the African Elephant, engagements that revolved around the presentation of his images secured while spending 6 months in Africa with elephants. In 2018, he is preparing a table-top book on the African Elephant for publication entitled Elephant Sunrise.

References
  1. "Laverty’s Oakland-Hollywood Link". Cinesource Magazine, by Camilla Stein
  2. "Elephant Review". Pop Matters Cynthia Fuchs 10 November 2003 (listed, not discussed)
  3. "Elephant 3.5 out of 4". Slant. By Ed Gonzalez ON September 17, 2003
  4. "Political Science Alumni". Political Science, June 2010, page 14
  5. "Into ‘The Wylds’ — Local director’s movie ready for spotlight". The Daily Inter Lake, August 29, 2010 HEIDI GAISER
  6. "Running into the law, clues and terror with Larry Laverty". Racks and Razors, by Greg Tiderington
  7. "Review: 'Radio Dreams' Builds a Spiritual Home for Stateless Souls". New York Times, May 31, 2017. Glenn Kenny
  8. "‘Radio Dreams’ Delivers Interesting Programming". KPBS Public Broadcasting, June 13, 2017 By Rebecca Romani
  9. "Exclusive Interview: Actor Larry Laverty Talks Upcoming Projects And Lots More". Alien Bee, October 6th, 2012
  10. Veterans History Project,lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp.bib/75701
  11. "Exclusive Interview with Larry Laverty - 'Elephant', 'Little Bruno' and 'The Hamiltons'". Killer Reviews, 2012-02-07. Gavin Schmitt
  12. Political Science News, sspa.boisestate.edu/politicalscience/files/2010/06/psnews08.pdf
  13. "Alumni News", Focus, Boise State University, Winter 2009, page 33
  14. "Behind the lens: Larry Laverty". This is Horror,
  15. "Interview: Larry Laverty". This is Horror, May 9, 2012
  16. "Eric Anthony Pereira’s The Locals Gets a Suitably Gory New Poster". Beyond Hollywood, 15 May 2011 — by Todd Rigney
  17. "NSFW Goodies Inside for Son of Terror". Horror Movies
  18. "Bay Area filmmakers begin principal photography on ‘Us’". Stark Insider, Monica Turner Oct 22, 2010
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