David de Lautour
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David Hugh de Lautour is a New Zealand television actor and musician. 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.
, in which he played Adam le Beau, What I Like About You
in which he played Ben Sheffield, Xena: Warrior Princess
as an angel and another character named Icus and Power Rangers: Jungle Fury
as RJ.
David started the production company Tool Shed Productions in 2006 which has produced a number of films, stage plays and his band, Four Tribe Native.
He is currently playing Michael Cypher in Legend of the Seeker
, the syndicated television adaptation of Terry Goodkind
's Sword of Truth
. In 2010, David de Lautour appeared on NCIS
(Season 7 Episode 13: "Jet Lag").
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, Canterbury, New Zealand
Canterbury, New Zealand
The New Zealand region of Canterbury is mainly composed of the Canterbury Plains and the surrounding mountains. Its main city, Christchurch, hosts the main office of the Christchurch City Council, the Canterbury Regional Council - called Environment Canterbury - and the University of Canterbury.-...
and attended King's College
King's College, Auckland
King's College is an independent secondary school in New Zealand. It was originally a boys-only school but now also admits girls in the sixth and seventh forms . The school has strong links to the Anglican church; the Anglican Bishop of Auckland, and the Dean of Auckland are permanent members of...
, then The American Musical and Dramatic Academy
American Musical and Dramatic Academy
The American Musical and Dramatic Academy , is a college conservatory for the performing arts located in New York City and Los Angeles, California....
(AMDA) to which he received a $50,000 scholarship.
Television and film work
He has appeared in the television shows Being EveBeing Eve
Being Eve is a television series from New Zealand, originally shown on TV3 from 2001–2002, and rebroadcast on The N. Being Eve focused on a teenage girl, Eve Baxter, and her daily problems. Her parents were divorced but lived next door to each other. Eve was in love with a boy named Adam...
, in which he played Adam le Beau, What I Like About You
What I Like About You (TV series)
What I Like About You is an American television sitcom set mainly in New York City, following the lives of two sisters, Valerie Tyler and Holly Tyler . The series ran on The WB Television Network from September 20, 2002, to March 24, 2006, with a total of 86 episodes produced...
in which he played Ben Sheffield, Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001....
as an angel and another character named Icus and Power Rangers: Jungle Fury
Power Rangers: Jungle Fury
Power Rangers Jungle Fury is the sixteenth installment in the American children's television series Power Rangers. Toy merchandising in the U.S. began in November 2007 and the show premiered on February 18, 2008, and uses footage from Juken Sentai Gekiranger, the thirty-first Japanese Super Sentai...
as RJ.
David started the production company Tool Shed Productions in 2006 which has produced a number of films, stage plays and his band, Four Tribe Native.
He is currently playing Michael Cypher in Legend of the Seeker
Legend of the Seeker
Legend of the Seeker is a television series based on The Sword of Truth novels by Terry Goodkind. Distributed in U.S. by Disney-ABC Domestic Television, ABC Studios produced the series, which was its first foray into broadcast syndication, with Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, Joshua Donen, Ned Nalle and...
, the syndicated television adaptation of Terry Goodkind
Terry Goodkind
Terry Goodkind is an American writer and author of the epic fantasy The Sword of Truth series as well as the contemporary suspense novel The Law of Nines, which has ties to his fantasy series, and The Omen Machine, which is a direct sequel thereof. Before his success as an author Goodkind worked...
's Sword of Truth
Sword of Truth
The Sword of Truth is a series of thirteen epic fantasy novels written by Terry Goodkind. The books follow the protagonists Richard Cypher, Kahlan Amnell and Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander on their quest to defeat oppressors who seek to control the world and those who wish to unleash evil upon the world of...
. In 2010, David de Lautour appeared on NCIS
NCIS (TV series)
NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...
(Season 7 Episode 13: "Jet Lag").