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 (retired)
Years active2008–2020

Lachlan Nieboer was 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.

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Career

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

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Vivaldi, the Red Priest Lord Brandon Perry
2012 Into the White Captain Charles P. Davenport
2012Suspension of DisbeliefDominic
2013The House and EverythingJamesShort
2013 Charlie Countryman Ted
2015The UnfoldingTamOfficial Selection - London FrightFest Film Festival 2015
2015Identicals (Brand New-U)SlaterOfficial Selection - L'Étrange Festival 2015

Nominated - Edinburgh International Film Festival Best Performance in a British Feature Film

2016 Checkmate DimitriShort
2017TrendyRichard AllenOfficial Selection - Raindance Film Festival 2017
2017 Royal Hearts King Nikolas
2017Baghdad in my ShadowMartin
2018Little KingdomJack Kovac
2019 The Princess Switch: Switched Again Count Antonio Rossi
2020Her Pen PalCameron Reisch
2020Love in VeronaBud Logan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Torchwood Gray2 episodes: "Fragments", "Exit Wounds"
2011 Downton Abbey Lieutenant Edward Courtenay1 episode: "Episode #2.2"
2013 Jo Alain Allanic1 episode: "Place Vendôme"

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References

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  2. "What movies and TV shows has Lachlan Nieboer been in?". PopBuzz. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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