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.Westside: David de Lautour 'stoked' to be back playing career-criminal Ted West, By SHAUN BAMBER, 10 June 2016, Stuff.co.nz, ...Speaking on the phone from New York, where he's spent the past two months working on a script with fellow Kiwi actor Hannah Marshall – his partner in both life and writing – David de Lautour couldn't be more "stoked" that Westside is back for another round...
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.
On 30 May, he was named as one of the directors for upcoming New Zealand series Ms. X.
Filmography Acting credits Film Year Title Role Notes2009 Isosceles Jesse Short film2011 The Brightest Sunday Jack Short film2014 Don't Blink Noah The Kick Stephen Donald Biopic film
Television Year Title Role Notes1996–1999 Xena: Warrior Princess IcusLief "Altared States" (S01E19)"Fallen Angel" (S05E01)2001–2002 Being Eve Adam Le Beau Guest, 15 episodes2004–2005 What I Like About You Ben Sheffield Guest, 21 episodes2008 The Amazing Extraordinary Friends Parker Pen "Doctor Zeno and his Monster Battle-Bot" (S02E08)2008 Power Rangers Jungle Fury Robert 'RJ' James / Jungle Fury Wolf Ranger Main role, 32 Episodes2008–2009 Legend of the Seeker Michael Cypher "Prophecy" (S01E01)"Destiny" (S01E02)"Home" (S01E12)"Hartland" (S01E14)2010 NCIS Daniel Sturgis "Jet Lag" (S07E13)2010 The Glades Lenny Nelson "Doppelganger" (S01E06)2012 Touch Simon Plimpton "Pilot" (S01E01)"Safety in Numbers" (S01E03)"The Road Not Taken" (S01E13)2013 A-Holes Anonymous Russ "Meet Crystal Cleary" (S01E05)"Mr Right"(S01E07)"The Notebook" (S01E09) Hart of Dixie Oliver Kent "Islands in the Stream" (S02E12) Touch Simon Plimpton "Two of a Kind" (S02E10) Mom Greg "Pilot" (S01E01) Beauty & the Beast Sebastian Clifton "Liar, Liar" (S02E03) NCIS: Los Angeles Roy Kessler "Fallout" (S05E08)2014 Once Upon a Time Jonathan "Bleeding Through" (S03E18) HelLA Indecisive Guy "LA Coffee Shops" (S01E11)2015–2020 Westside Ted West Main role; prequel to Outrageous Fortune2015 This Is Why We're Single Adam "Why You Should Never Google Someone Before a First Date" (S01E01)2019–2021 Wentworth Dr. Greg Miller Recurring role; 27 episodes2021 Shortland Street Liam Shaw 19 episodesWritten in the StarsCarter Bowman TV Movie2024Dark City: The CleanerDSS David Calhoun TV series 6 episodesThe Brokenwood MysteriesRichie Wright1 episode2025VinceLeonTV series (1.4)2026SettlingDannyTV series
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2013 DmC: Devil May Cry Vergil Voice & Mo-Cap DmC: Devil May Cry: Vergil's Downfall Vergil Voice & Mo-Cap (DLC) 2015 DmC: Devil May Cry: Definitive Edition Vergil Voice & Mo-Cap (Remastered Edition) Mad Max Crow Dazzle Voice2016 Battlefield 1 Whitehall Voice & Mo-Cap2019 Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid Robert "RJ" James Voice2021 Path of Exile The Trialmaster VoiceUltimatum League : Creating The Trialmaster" The Trialmaster is voiced by the talented David de Lautour, who knocked the nuance of the character out of the park.
Filmmaking credits Film YearTitleDirectorWriterNotes2009IsoscelesShort2009Blessed Are TheyShort2010Love, Serene Short2011The Brightest Sunday Short2013The Act OffShort2014Operation: IceShort2014Izzy Girl Short2015Bleed Black Short2017Undocumented TV Movie
Television YearTitleDirectorWriterNotes2019Westside 2 episodes2021Alibi 7 episodes2022My Life Is Murder 2 episodes2022-23The Brokenwood Mysteries 3 episodes2026Ms. X TBA
References
External links Tool Shed Productions Website RJ fansite
David de Lautour's music on MySpace Profile on Te Kete Ipurangi: The Online Learning Centre