Laurence Kennedy appeared on Coronation Street between April and May 1998 as Doctor Cole, who attended Jim McDonald after falling from scaffolding at a flat conversion site in Shaw Street. Graduating from the Central School of Speech and Drama (BA Hons Acting) in 1987, his other credits include roles in Executive Stress, French Fields, Lovejoy, Holby City, Red Cap, EastEnders, Waterloo Road, The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby, The Hour, The Musketeers and the films Wimbledon, The Imitation Game, Deny Everything and The Honourable Rebel.