David de Lautour
New Zealand actor
David Hugh de Lautour (born 28 November 1982) is a New Zealand television actor, producer and director. He was born in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand and attended King's College, then The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) to which he received a $50,000 scholarship.
Career
He has appeared in such television shows as Being Eve, What I Like About You, Xena: Warrior Princess, NCIS: Los Angeles,
Legend of the Seeker, and Power Rangers Jungle Fury.
De Lautour started the production company Tool Shed Productions in 2006 which has produced a number of films, stage plays and his band, Four Tribe Native.
De Lautour did the voice and motion capture for Vergil in the 2013 video game DmC: Devil May Cry.
In 2014, he attended Power Morphicon 4, 22–24 August 2014 in Pasadena, California.
In 2015, he played the leading character Ted West in Westside a prequel television series to Outrageous Fortune.
Starting in 2019 he played Forensic Psychiatrist Greg Miller in the seventh season of Wentworth. De Lautour returned for the final season of Wentworth.
In 2024, De Lautour appeared in NZ series Dark City: The Cleaner.
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