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Mitchell Laurance

  • Actor
  • Additional Crew
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Mitchell Laurance in The Runestone (1991)
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Mitchell Laurance was born on 2 March 1950 in Queens, New York, USA. He is an actor and assistant director, known for The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992), Not Necessarily the News (1982) and The Outer Limits (1995). He has been married to Ewa Mataya Laurance since 28 August 1994.
BornMarch 2, 1950
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BornMarch 2, 1950
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      • 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Rebecca De Mornay, Annabella Sciorra, Matt McCoy, and Madeline Zima in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
    6.7
    • Lawyer
    • 1992
    Anne Bloom, Danny Breen, Mitchell Laurance, Stuart Pankin, and Lucy Webb in Not Necessarily the News (1982)
    Not Necessarily the News
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Pete Kimelman
    The Outer Limits (1995)
    The Outer Limits
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Mason Stark
    James McDaniel, Anne Bobby, David Gianopoulos, and Mick Murray in Cop Rock (1990)
    Cop Rock
    4.5
    TV Series
    • Eliot Weinstein

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Brooke Elliott in Drop Dead Diva (2009)
      Drop Dead Diva
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Defense Attorney (as Mitch Laurance)
      • 2009
    • The Riches (2007)
      The Riches
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Howard Douglas Rich
      • 2007
    • Lacey Chabert and Wendie Malick in Hello Sister, Goodbye Life (2006)
      Hello Sister, Goodbye Life
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Richard Martin (as Mitch Laurance)
      • 2006
    • Michael Rapaport, Muse Watson, Stacy Keach, Paul Adelstein, Barbara Eve Harris, Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Leon Russom, Wade Williams, Amaury Nolasco, and Marshall Allman in Prison Break (2005)
      Prison Break
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Tim McGilicuty
      • 2006
    • Surface (2005)
      Surface
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Dr. Ashton (as Mitchell Laurence)
      • 2006
    • The Lost Cause (2004)
      The Lost Cause
      7.2
      Short
      • Bruce
      • 2004
    • Sophia Bush, James Lafferty, Bethany Joy Lenz, Chad Michael Murray, and Hilarie Burton Morgan in One Tree Hill (2003)
      One Tree Hill
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Peter
      • 2003
    • James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson, and Michelle Williams in Dawson's Creek (1998)
      Dawson's Creek
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Benjamin Gold
      • Mr. Gold
      • 1998–2003
    • Renée Humphrey, Betsy Randle, John Rosenfeld, and Robert C. Treveiler in Urban Mythology (2000)
      Urban Mythology
      7.0
      • Phillip Simpson
      • 2000
    • CI5: The New Professionals (1998)
      CI5: The New Professionals
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Donahue
      • 1999
    • Mama Flora's Family (1998)
      Mama Flora's Family
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • State's Attorney
      • 1998
    • From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
      From the Earth to the Moon
      8.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Bud Mahurin (as Mitchell Laurence)
      • 1998
    • The Outer Limits (1995)
      The Outer Limits
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Mason Stark
      • 1998
    • Brooke Shields and Dylan Walsh in The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery (1997)
      The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • Dr. Bregman
      • 1997
    • Mitzi Kapture in Perfect Crime (1997)
      Perfect Crime
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Kenneth Rowan
      • 1997

    Additional Crew

    • Saturday Night Live (1975)
      Saturday Night Live
      8.0
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • associate
      • researcher ...
      • 1976–1979

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Saturday Night Live (1975)
      Saturday Night Live
      8.0
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 1978–1980
    • Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
      8.3
      TV Movie
      • associate director
      • 1979

    Videos2

    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle: 20th Anniversary Edition
    Clip 1:57
    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle: 20th Anniversary Edition
    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle: 20th Anniversary Edition
    Clip 0:53
    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle: 20th Anniversary Edition
    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle: 20th Anniversary Edition
    Clip 0:53
    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle: 20th Anniversary Edition

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Mitch Laurance
    • Height
      • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
    • Born
      • March 2, 1950
      • Queens, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Ewa Mataya LauranceAugust 28, 1994 - present
    • Children
      • Nikki Mataya
    • Parents
        Everett Martin Dickoff
    • Relatives
        Matthew Laurance(Sibling)
    • Other works
      TV commercial for Freedom Tray with wife Ewa Mataya Laurance

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    • Trivia
      Identical twin brother of actor Matthew Laurance.

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