Lachlan Nieboer was a British actor best known for his roles as Lieutenant Edward Courtenay in ''

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'', Count Antonio Rossi in '' The Princess Switch: Switched Again'' and Cpt. Charles Davenport in the film ''

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''; and as executive producer for ''Shane'', the landmark documentary on Australian cricketer,

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Career

Nieboer played

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's brother in the second series of the

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television series ''

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''. He played Lieutenant Edward Courtenay in the second series of ''

''. He starred alongside

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actor

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as Captain Davenport in the Norwegian feature film ''Cross of Honour'' (originally ''

''), based on a true story. He played Dominic in Mike Figgis's suspense thriller ''

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'' and Ted in Fredrik Bond's ''

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'' opposite

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and

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. Nieboer also starred in '' The Unfolding'', '' Identicals'' and ''Trendy'', a thriller shot in East London, which premiered in competition at the ''

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''. Nieboer played King Nikolas in '' Royal Hearts'', 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.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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* 1981 births Living people English male film actors English male television actors English male stage actors 21st-century English male actors Male actors from Epsom {{England-actor-stub