RADA-trained Laurence Fox is the third son of the actor James Fox and his wife Mary. He has appeared in several films, plays, and television programs, achieving his highest profile with his regular role as Detective Sergeant James Hathaway alongside Kevin Whately in Inspector Lewis (2006), the sequel to Inspector Morse (1987). Since 2020 he has been active in politics, founding the right-wing populist party "Reclaim". He presented an opinion show on GB News, although he had to depart the channel in 2023 after making misogynistic comments about journalist Ava Evans, which were later judged by media regulator Ofcom to have breached broadcasting rules.