information.
Name: Laurence "Larkin" Cassius Tenney
DOB & AGE: August 11, 1975 & 40
Occupation: Actor
Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland
Current Residence: London, England
Marital Status: Single.

television
"game of thrones" (2011 - present) ... Jaime Lannister
"rome" (2005 - 2007) Marcus Junius Brutus

filmography
macbeth (2015) ... Banquo
gone girl (2014) ... Desi Collings
riddick (2013) ... Vaako
dredd (2012) ... Judge Dredd
hanna (2011) ... Erik Heller
the other boleyn girl (2008) ... Henry Tudor
pathfinder (2007) ... Ghost
chronicles of riddick (2004) ... Vaako
troy (2004) ... Hector
lord of the rings: return of the king (2003) ... Eomer
lord of the rings: the two towers (2002) ... Eomer
black hawk down (2001) ... Lt. John Beales

facts.
• Admires theater work but has never indulged in it; he has terrible stage fright when it comes to live audiences. Additionally, he dislikes talk shows for this reason.
• Briefly studied makeup artistry before he got a modeling agent - still has an opinion when it comes to cosmetics.
• Has one younger brother (Duncan, 34) he only sees on Christmas. They talk sometimes.
• Has one cat, Hanuman, a smaller-than-average Calico he found in a street in 2014.
• While his parents are still together, he remembers a somewhat unhappy marriage in his childhood, which has made him somewhat wary of entering into the social contract himself.
• Has never been much interested in drugs; smokes weed occasionally but mainly sticks to alcohol.
• Has always been primarily a loner; has roamed with packs of friends from time to time but prefers solitude and doesn't understand how other people get lonely.
• Doesn't really have a best friend. Doesn't understand why that's weird.
• Broke up with most recent girlfriend Allison (a photography assistant) on New Year's Day, 2016.
ooc.
Played By: Tom Hardy.
Journal: ~castenne
CONTACT: Screened post.

biography.
Laurence Cassius Tenney was born in Glasgow, Scotland, to Allen and Maisie Tenney, in 1975. A younger brother, Duncan, followed in 1981. The family was middle class, father Allen worked a labor job and mother Maisie babysat for neighbors during the day. Consequently, the house was always full of children when Laurence returned from school. A classic playground brute, Laurence was a hardy, rambunctious boy who reveled in sports and violence. Convinced he would join the army when he was older, Laurence had a somewhat detached, chilly relationship with his mother, who favored the more emotional Duncan. This distance would remain into adulthood. Laurence, nicknamed Larkin by schoolmates, was an average student who preferred to spend his free time nicking magazines and climbing hills. Aside from his army ambitions, Larkin also dreamed of leaving Glasgow, which he did as soon as he had finished school.

On moving to London, Larkin worked odd menial jobs and dated a number of girls, at least one of whom worked as a model. When he joined her at castings for moral support, he himself caught the eye of the casting director, and was able to begin a quiet but steady stream of gigs. One exceedingly hard working agent later, and Larkin was reading scripts in front of casting directors for films. He had no intention of being an actor when he was young, as he'd fancied joining the army, until a psych evaluation as a teenager disqualified him. But a career found him nonetheless, and Larkin took the opportunities it afforded him. A franchise film afforded him instant immersion into the business, and put him on the red carpet despite no one knowing his name. His agent made an attempt at leading man status with Troy, but low ratings assigned Larkin the role of a supporting villain in Chronicles of Riddick.

Though the comfortable paychecks were nice, and the perks of traveling were equally excellent, the scripts being offered to him were less than exciting, and he made an executive decision when he decided to sign on for an HBO series. His agent warned against it, that television actors were often pigeonholed as such, that he'd never find himself headlining a blockbuster if he resigned himself to second billing on a premium channel show. But Larkin prevailed, as his stubbornness often allowed him to, and he worked diligently on Rome for two seasons until it was cancelled. The regular kind of scheduling that came with shooting a television series quite appealed to him, and he shelved a desire to return to the small screen after he was offered the lead role in what would be a box office failure Pathfinder. Four years and two films later, Larkin got what he wanted when he signed on to Game of Thrones. The epic fantasy series had him making a new on-set family and unexpected friends.

A few iconic roles helped keep him in the public eye, even he did not choose later roles as wisely. From a vaguely memorable peripheral actor, Larkin became a household face if not a household name; he is certainly more recognizable by his character. He continued with films even after finding a comfortable home in Westeros, filming cult fav Dredd and Gone Girl as well as staying true to his Riddick roots by appearing in a second film as Vaako.

Through his career, he has had a handful of relationships; mostly costars while on set, but also several non-industry women. He usually tries to keep the more personal aspects of his life from the press, and his stage fright keeps him from enduring too many talk show interviews. There was a brief, panicked engagement to a hair dresser in late 2012, but he separated from her halfway through 2013 and kept a low profile. Larkin, having been tossed head first into the film business, still has no goal or aim for this career path; it provides a comfortable living and allows him to travel, and he feels mostly fulfilled through these two things. He lives on his own in a two bedroom flat in London with his cat, Hanuman.