Laura Oceane is an American actress and writer living in Los Angeles, CA. She was born and raised in Columbia, North Carolina, and moved to Los Angeles after graduating from East Carolina University. She is also a nationally-certified personal trainer [NASM-CPT].
Theatrically, Laura is known for her ability to manipulate a character into something unexpected, giving her the freedom to create her characters as both good and evil. While her skills include comedy and improvisation, Laura's strength lies in dramatic and intense roles. She has won two awards from Indi.com's national acting competitions, as well as earning a "fan favorite" award based on national vote. Casting directors and directors have compared her acting styles to the likes of Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) and Angelina Jolie (Girl, Interrupted) and (Gia): both based on her ability to dip into the bad, but likable side of controversial characters. She also wrote and will star in the short film, Loving Logan (2016), and is in development as the writer, casting director and director for three other projects.
Laura is a contributing writer for Elite Daily, focusing on motivation and advice. She is a also a motivational and hope/outreach speaker for women with mental illness. In March of 2016, Laura was asked to be featured in the May 2016 edition of Women's Health, discussing public stigma for women that struggle with mental illnesses & disorders. She hopes to use her platform as a motivational writer and speaker to touch the lives of all people struggling with mental illnesses. She is also a supporter of the ISF (Ian Somerhalder Foundation), which focuses on global conservation, educating the youth, preventing and ending animal cruelty, and protecting wildlife.
Laura frequently attends casting director workshops at GoGo Casting Studio in Los Angeles, and has studied with Joseph Pearlman in his master class at Pearlman Acting Academy. She has also completed levels 101 and 201 at the United Citizen's Brigade in Los Angeles. She plans to attend Margie Haber's Intensive Studies program in the near future.
