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Lachlan Nieboer

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Lachlan Nieboer
EducationPontifical Gregorian University (Rome); Oxford University; Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute (New York); King's College London
Occupation(s)Actor and producer
Years active2008–present

Lachlan Nieboer is a British actor best known for his roles as Lieutenant Edward Courtenay in Downton Abbey, Count Antonio Rossi in The Princess Switch: Switched Again[1] and Cpt. Charles Davenport in the film Into the White; and as executive producer for Shane, the landmark documentary on Australian cricketer, Shane Warne.

Career

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Nieboer played Captain Jack Harkness's brother in the second series of the BBC television series Torchwood.[2] He played Lieutenant Edward Courtenay in the second series of Downton Abbey.[3] 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.[4] He played Dominic in Mike Figgis's suspense thriller Suspension of Disbelief[5] and Ted in Fredrik Bond's Charlie Countryman opposite Shia LaBeouf and Aubrey Plaza.

Nieboer also starred in The Unfolding, Identicals[6] and Trendy,[7] a thriller shot in East London, which premiered in competition at the Raindance Film Festival. Nieboer played King Nikolas in Royal Hearts,[8] opposite Jim Brolin, and Count Antonio Rossi 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.[9]

Filmography

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Film

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "The Princess Switch 2: Switched Again | Official Trailer | Netflix". Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020 – via www.youtube.com.
  2. ^ "What movies and TV shows has Lachlan Nieboer been in?". PopBuzz. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. ^ Furness, Hannah (5 January 2015). "Hugh Bonneville backs campaign to save Downton Abbey 'hospital'". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  4. ^ Hemmings, Jay (25 April 2019). "The Amazing Story of Survival Behind The Movie Into The White". warhistoryonline.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Franklin, Garth (4 April 2013). "Casting: Stevens, Kidman, Nieboer, Seydoux". Dark Horizons. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  7. ^ Maitland-Jones, Michael (27 September 2017). "Trendy - Raindance Review". The 730 Review. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Royal Hearts". Hallmark Channel. 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  9. ^ 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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