Laurence Lau (born May 10, 1954) is an American soap opera actor. He was born in Long Beach, California.

One of his first roles was on the comedy/drama Eight Is Enough. He first became popular by playing the role of rich kid Greg Nelson on All My Children (1981-1986), in which his character got involved with a girl from the other side of the tracks, Jenny Gardner (Kim Delaney). Other notable soap roles include Dr. Jamie Frame on Another World (1986-1990) and succeeding Kale Browne as attorney Sam Rappaport on One Life to Live (2001-2003).