Lachlan Nieboer

Lachlan Nieboer is an English actor and producer. He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Edward Courtenay in Downton Abbey, and in the film Into the White.

Lachlan Nieboer
Education	New College, Oxford University Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Occupation	Actor, Producer
Years active	2007–present
Website	lachlannieboer.com

Early life and education

He went to St. Paul's School and then read Classics at New College, Oxford.

He trained as an actor and director at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

Career

Lachlan's first job out of drama school was the role of Capt. Jack Harkness's brother Gray in the BBC hit television series Torchwood.

Lachlan played Lieutenant Edward Courtenay in the second series of Downton Abbey. He starred as Captain Davenport in the Norwegian feature film Cross of Honour (originally Into the White). He played Dominic in Mike Figgis's suspense thriller Suspension of Disbelief. He featured briefly as the lothario Ted in Fredrik Bond's Charlie Countryman opposite Shia LaBeouf and Aubrey Plaza. He also worked on the English language French police television series Jo opposite Jean Reno.

He recently starred in the independent horror film The Unfolding and Identicals, a complex psychological thriller exploring the nature of identity, directed by BAFTA Award-winning director Simon Pummell. He starred in Trendy, a thriller shot in East London, which premiered in competition at Raindance Film Festival 2017.

Most recently, he played King Nikolas in Hallmark's Royal Hearts, opposite Catch Me If You Can's James Brolin, and starred opposite Vikings star Alicia Agneson in upcoming WWII epic Little Kingdom, which is currently filming in Slovakia.

Alongside his film and television work, Lachlan has worked at the National Theatre and in various fringe theatres in London and New York.

At the beginning of his career, Lachlan co-founded, trained and directed Perennial Theatre Company (rebranded), in an attempt to emulate and imitate the infamous 1930's American Group Theatre. Perennial was a collective of theatre artists committed to functioning as a permanent theatre company in the 21st century.

In 2011-15, he starred in the Heineken "Sunrise" campaign with Audrey Napoleon, and the Mercedes-Benz "Sound with Power" campaign, alongside Tinie Tempah.

Personal life

He is an accomplished pianist.

He can speak Italian, French and Russian.

He plays cricket for the V&A. He was most recently awarded 'Cricketer of the Year' and 'Bowler of the Year', and of this he allegedly had this to say: "It's an honour to receive these awards after so many years of hard work and commitment to the V&A. In recent years I have just missed out on awards to some exemplary batting and bowling exhibits from my teammates. I'm relieved to finally get off the mark." He continues to train.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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 [1]	King Nikolas
2017	Baghdad in my Shadow	Martin
2018	Little Kingdom	Jack Kovac
2019	Princess Switch: Switched Again	Count Antonio Rossi

Television

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

1. "Royal Hearts". Hallmark Channel. 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.

External links

• Lachlan Nieboer on IMDb