Lachlan Nieboer (born 11 September 1981) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Edward Courtenay in Downton Abbey, Count Antonio Rossi in The Princess Switch: Switched Again[2] and Cpt. Charles Davenport in the film Into the White.
Lachlan Nieboer | |
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Born | (1981-09-11) 11 September 1981 (age 40)[1] Epsom, Surrey, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2007–present |
Nieboer's first job out of drama school was the role of Gray, Captain Jack Harkness's brother, in the second series of the BBC television series Torchwood. He appeared in the series' final two episodes, "Fragments" and "Exit Wounds".[3]
He played Lieutenant Edward Courtenay in the second series of Downton Abbey.[4] He starred as Captain Davenport in the Norwegian feature film Cross of Honour (originally Into the White), based on a true story.[5] He played Dominic in Mike Figgis's suspense thriller Suspension of Disbelief.[6] He featured briefly as the lothario Ted in Fredrik Bond's Charlie Countryman opposite Shia LaBeouf and Aubrey Plaza.
Nieboer starred in the independent horror film The Unfolding and Identicals.[7] He starred in Trendy,[8] a thriller shot in East London, which premiered in competition at the Raindance Film Festival in 2017.
Nieboer played King Nikolas in Hallmark's Royal Hearts,[9] opposite Jim Brolin.
In November 2020, he played Count Antonio Rossi in the sequel to The Princess Switch, starring Vanessa Hudgens, in The Princess Switch: Switched Again.
Nieboer has also worked at the National Theatre and in various fringe theatres in London.[10]
In 2011-15, Nieboer starred in the Heineken "Sunrise" campaign[11] with Audrey Napoleon, and the Mercedes-Benz "Sound with Power" campaign, wearing the first ever full LED suit, alongside rapper Tinie Tempah.[12]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Heartland | Ryan McGonagle | Short |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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" |
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