Laura Gordon

Gordon was raised in Canberra, Australia. She caught the acting bug when her father took her to see an amateur production as a young child. She attended Narrabundah College, which had a drama program, laying the foundation for her future acting career.

Gordon's major roles include Australian drama films Em 4 Jay (2006) and Face to Face (2011), and U.S./Australian horror Late Night with the Devil. Her television appearances include Winners & Losers, Hunters and Secret City: Under the Eagle. Most recently she has played a lead role in U.S. Amazon/MGM+ crime thriller series Hotel Cocaine, as Janice Nichols, the manager of the Mutiny Girls at the nightclub.

Gordon was nominated for the 2020 AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role in Undertow (2018).

Gordon was a founding member of the Red Stitch Actors Theatre, an actors' co-operative. for which she has appeared in several stage productions.

On 17 February 2025, Gordon was named in the Stan series Watching You. On 5 March 2025, Gordon was named a nominee for Best Actress in Late Night with the Devil for the Australian Film Critics Association Awards.

Gordon is married to fellow actor Nick Barkla, with whom she starred in Em 4 Jay, Embedded and Hotel Cocaine.