Lawrence Saint-Victor is celebrating a career-defining second.
“The Bold and the Beautiful” star opened up solely to The Blast about turning into the primary Black actor to earn Daytime Emmy nominations for each performing and writing in the identical yr. He additionally mirrored on the emotional telephone name that left him speechless, Carter Walton’s evolution through the years, and why he’s extra grateful than ever for the life he has each on and off display screen.
Lawrence Saint-Victor is celebrating a landmark yr in his profession after incomes two 2026 Daytime Emmy nominations, one for his longtime efficiency as Carter Walton on “The Daring and the Stunning” and one other for his work as a author on the hit CBS cleaning soap opera.
To make the celebration even greater, this achievement additionally makes him the primary Black actor to obtain Daytime Emmy nominations in each an performing and writing class in the identical yr.
“Brad Bell [executive producer and head writer for ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’] known as me as I used to be dropping my son off at camp with my spouse, and I used to be fully speechless. I knew that was the time once they could be introduced, however I used to be busy doing dad stuff and didn’t need to deal with it or wait to listen to,” Lawrence informed The Blast solely. “And when my telephone rang and I noticed his title on my caller ID, I used to be like ‘This might be excellent news!’ And yeah, superb information and I used to be fully speechless. I used to be making an attempt to inform him how grateful I used to be, however the phrases weren’t actually popping out.”
Being the primary Black actor to be nominated for each performing and writing in the identical yr made this milestone much more superb for Lawrence.
“I’m nonetheless digesting it,” he continued. “I believe it simply makes me consider all of the folks of shade that opened the door for me to return by, so it’s simply fantastic to be a part of that legacy.”
Lawrence Saint-Victor Has Portrayed The Similar Character For Extra Than A Decade
Lawrence has portrayed Carter Walton on the favored cleaning soap for greater than 13 years, watching the as soon as stoic legal professional evolve into one of many daytime drama’s most layered and emotionally advanced characters.
Portraying the identical character for thus lengthy means watching and serving to the character evolve over time.
“I believe for a very long time, Carter was this actually good man with ethical compass, the man you may form of lean on,” he stated. “There’s a cause why he comes off so good. There’s a cause why he presents himself as a superhero. I used to be gifted storylines that begin to peel again that veil of this type of damaged, lonely man who places on this air of excellence as a result of it’s how he attracts folks to him.”
He continued to share that Carter desires nothing greater than to get married and have kids, and the dynamic has made it “fantastic to peel again the layers” of the character.
Portraying the identical character for thus lengthy additionally provides Lawrence a singular perspective that many actors don’t normally get.
“It makes me grateful as a result of I’ve a whole lot of the issues in my life that Carter yearns for and virtually vice versa,” he stated. “When I’m enjoying Carter and linking into his loneliness, it makes me go, ‘Wow, I even have the issues that he needs.’ It’s very fascinating so I might say I’m grateful once I take a look at my life.”
Stepping Into Writing In Addition To Performing
Lawrence has at all times had an curiosity in writing and used to put in writing in faculty. It wasn’t till being on “The Daring and the Stunning” and his relationship with Brad Bell through the years that he turned inquisitive about writing for the present.
“We might discuss storylines a lot, after which at some point, he [Bell] requested if I might be inquisitive about writing, and I stated yeah,” he informed The Blast. “It’s one factor to only attempt to write your personal initiatives, nevertheless it’s one other factor while you step right into a present the place you’re writing another person’s imaginative and prescient. That was one thing that was very interesting to me, very terrifying as properly. However I might say Brad Bell is the one who noticed it in me earlier than I noticed it in myself.”
Being an actor influenced the best way he approached writing scenes and dialogue, giving him a singular vantage level that non-actors wouldn’t precisely have.
“I believe that’s what gave me my edge. Coming in, our writers are so nice and so they’ve been writing for thus lengthy, so with regards to me leaping in as a author, it’s like I can’t compete with them,” he shared. “I can’t maintain that degree of weight. However what I do have is I’m on set. I get to listen to how the dialogue sounds in our mouths. I get to listen to how every actor would possibly tweak the dialogue to make it really feel extra pure or extra according to how they play the character. So I’ve this perception.”
Why Lawrence Saint-Victor Feels ‘The Daring And The Stunning’ Continues To Resonate With Audiences After So Many Years
“The Daring and the Stunning” has been on the air since early 1987. With many followers watching for the reason that early years and persevering with to in the present day, it’s clear that the cleaning soap has a method of pulling followers in and conserving them .
“I believe soaps basically provides the viewers the power to really feel as if they’re rising up with the characters. It’s like going to church. It’s identical to going to your favourite restaurant. It’s there. what to anticipate and there could be some twists and surprises, however there’s something very acquainted about coming residence,” he informed The Blast. “What I believe ‘The Daring and the Stunning’ does distinctive is we don’t happen in a fictional city, in a fictional state, in a fictional metropolis; we happen in Los Angeles, and a lot of our present is predicated on Los Angeles.”
He added that the present has additionally introduced viewers to different locations equivalent to Monaco, Monte Carlo, and Australia, and offers the perception of the “loopy lives of the wealthy and well-known.”
Recommendation For Actors Beginning Out And What Lawrence Saint-Victor Would Love To Do In The Future
When requested what recommendation he would give a brand new actor simply beginning out, Lawrence stated, “be taught your craft.”
“Discover ways to act. There’s 1,000,000 methods to do it. You possibly can go to a standard college or you may get a coach or go to a studio for improv, no matter it’s, be taught your craft so you may personal it,” he stated. “After getting possession of it, it’s yours, so you are able to do no matter you need with it.”
He added to “by no means hand over,” explaining that the “frequent denominator between so many profitable folks is that they simply stayed within the race since you by no means know when your ticket’s gonna be known as.”
So far as issues he hasn’t carried out but in his profession that he hopes to at some point, Lawrence would like to “play a superhero,” so that you by no means know the place you’ll see him subsequent.
