Laura Harrier (born March 28, 1990, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress and former fashion model who rose to prominence through a combination of blockbuster film roles and critically acclaimed independent projects. After beginning her career in modeling, Harrier transitioned into acting and received formal training at the William Esper Studio in New York. She made her television debut in 2013 portraying Destiny Evans on the revived soap opera One Life to Live, appearing in more than 40 episodes and establishing herself as a promising new talent.

Harrier gained widespread recognition with her breakout role as Liz Allan opposite Tom Holland in the Marvel blockbuster Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). She followed that success with a critically acclaimed performance as activist Patrice Dumas in BlacKkKlansman (2018), directed by Spike Lee and starring John David Washington and Adam Driver. The film was widely celebrated, earning six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and winning the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. Harrier’s work on the film helped earn ensemble nominations at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and several critics groups, while she also received a Black Reel Award nomination for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female.

Expanding her range across both independent and studio projects, Harrier starred in the drama The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) and the lead role in Balance, Not Symmetry (2019). She continued building her filmography with roles in The Starling (2021), the animated Netflix project Entergalactic (2022), and the remake White Men Can’t Jump (2023). On television, Harrier portrayed Camille Washington in Hollywood (2020), a period drama created by Ryan Murphy, and later earned praise for her portrayal of Robin Givens in the Hulu limited series Mike (2022), opposite Trevante Rhodes as boxing champion Mike Tyson.

In addition to her acting accolades, Harrier received the African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) Award for Breakout Performance and multiple ensemble nominations tied to BlacKkKlansman, including recognition from the Screen Actors Guild and the Online Film & Television Association. Her recent work continues to expand across film and television, including appearances in projects such as White Men Can’t Jump and upcoming roles like Suzanne de Passe in the biographical film Michael, further solidifying her position as one of the emerging talents of her generation in Hollywood.