Lachlan Nieboer is a retired British actor best known for his roles as Lieutenant Edward Courtenay in Downton Abbey, Count Antonio Rossi in The Princess Switch: Switched Again and Cpt. Charles Davenport in the film Into the White; and as executive producer for Shane, a documentary on Australian cricketer, Shane Warne.
Lachlan Nieboer | |
|---|---|
| Education | Pontifical Gregorian University (Rome); Oxford University; Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute (New York); King's College London |
| Occupations | Actor, director, producer |
| Years active | 2007–2020 |
Career
editNieboer played Captain Jack Harkness's brother, Gray, in the second series of the BBC television series Torchwood. He played Lieutenant Edward Courtenay in the second series of Downton Abbey. He starred alongside Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint as Captain Davenport in the Norwegian feature film Cross of Honour (originally Into the White), based on a true story. He played Dominic in Mike Figgis's suspense thriller Suspension of Disbelief[1] and Ted in Fredrik Bond's Charlie Countryman opposite Shia LaBeouf and Aubrey Plaza.
Nieboer also starred in The Unfolding, Identicals[2] and Trendy,[3] a thriller shot in East London, which premiered in competition at the Raindance Film Festival. Nieboer has lead roles opposite Jim Brolin in Royal Hearts, and Vanessa Hudgens in The Princess Switch: Switched Again.
Nieboer ran his own theatre company for three years, and has also worked at the National Theatre and in various fringe theatres in London.[4]
He has retired from acting.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Heartland | Ryan McGonagle | Short film |
| 2009 | Vivaldi, the Red Priest | Lord Brandon Perry | |
| 2012 | Into the White | Captain Charles P. Davenport | |
| 2012 | Suspension of Disbelief | Dominic | |
| 2013 | The House and Everything | James | Short film |
| 2013 | Charlie Countryman | Ted | |
| 2015 | The Unfolding | Tam | Official Selection - London FrightFest Film Festival 2015 |
| 2015 | Identicals (Brand New-U) | Slater | Official Selection - L'Étrange Festival 2015
Nominated - Edinburgh International Film Festival Best Performance in a British Feature Film |
| 2016 | Checkmate | Dimitri | Short film |
| 2017 | Trendy | Richard Allen | Official Selection - Raindance Film Festival 2017 |
| 2017 | Royal Hearts | King Nikolas | |
| 2017 | Baghdad in my Shadow | Martin | |
| 2018 | Little Kingdom | Jack Kovac | |
| 2019 | The Princess Switch: Switched Again | Count Antonio Rossi | |
| 2020 | Her Pen Pal | Cameron Reisch | |
| 2020 | Love in Verona | Bud Logan | |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Torchwood | Gray | 2 episodes: "Fragments", "Exit Wounds" |
| 2011 | Downton Abbey | Lieutenant Edward Courtenay | 1 episode: "Episode #2.2" |
| 2013 | Jo | Alain Allanic | 1 episode: "Place Vendôme" |
References
edit- ↑ Mitchell, Wendy (12 February 2012). "Figgis starts shoot for Suspension of Disbelief". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ↑ Franklin, Garth (4 April 2013). "Casting: Stevens, Kidman, Nieboer, Seydoux". Dark Horizons. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ↑ Maitland-Jones, Michael (27 September 2017). "Trendy - Raindance Review". The 730 Review. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ↑ Taylor, Paul (19 January 2010). "Doctor Faustus/ A Yorkshire Tragedy, Stratford Circus, London/ White Bear, London". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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