Daniel Lasker

Daniel McGregor Lasker (born ) is a Zimbabwean filmmaker and actor. He is best known to international audiences for his roles in the HBO series Raised by Wolves (2020–2022) and the second season of the Netflix series One Piece.

Early life and education Lasker was born in He attended Whitestone Primary School and then Petra High School. He garnered local attention for his impression of The Joker, which he uploaded to YouTube.

Lasker played the recurring character of Furfur in both seasons of the HBO science fiction series Raised by Wolves, which was filmed in South Africa, appearing in ten episodes of the series from 2020 to 2022. Also in 2020, he appeared in episodes of the BBC One military drama Our Girl and the Syfy series Vagrant Queen as a teen version of Paul du Toit's character Commander Lazaro.

In 2022, Lasker premiered his science fiction short film The Signal at the Zimbabwe Academy of Music, starring Natasha Dlamini, Tawanda Denga, and Dumie Manyathela. After initially planning for the project to be in English, Lasker decided while Oscar K. Reyes was writing the script that it would work better in Ndebele. The Signal is considered to be the first Zimbabwean film and first Ndebele-language film of its genre. It received accolades at the Zimbabwe International Film Festival, 9th FilmQuest in Utah, and Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival. Lasker also portrayed Robert Lincoln in the History Channel miniseries Abraham Lincoln and played Merrick Aldrich in the second season of the BBC One series Noughts + Crosses.

Lasker then directed his debut feature film Hidden Within, filmed in Bulawayo, appearing in the thriller as Cullen Landon alongside Eddie Sandifolo, Anja Taljaard, Lionel Strasky and Arthur Falko. The film premiered in October 2023. In 2025, he appeared in the film London Calling and starred as the sprite Ariel in a production of Shakespeare's The Tempest at the Maynardville Open-Air Theatre in Cape Town. Lasker was cast as Mr. 9 in the second season of the Netflix live-action adaptation of the anime One Piece.

Influences Lasker has cited the likes of Peter Jackson, Martin Scorsese, and Bong Joon-ho as his filmmaking inspirations.

Recognition Lasker was part of the Zimbabwe team at the 2017 World Championships of Performing Arts.

Filmography

Filmmaking + Year Title Director Writer Producer Cinematographer Editor Notes 2016 The Way It Is Short film 2017 The Walk Short film 2018 Red Maraiah Short film 2019 The Man Short film 2022 The Signal Short film; Ndebele language 2023 Hidden Within Feature

Acting Film Year Title Role Notes 2018 Red Maraiah Axel Short film Boy on Dreams Walter Short film 2019 The Unexpectables Dan Short film 2021 G.O.A.T Travis Short film 2023 Hidden Within Cullen Landon 2025 London Calling Barnabus Magician

Television Year Title Role Notes 2018 What Lies Beneath Little Josh Episode: "Blood Creek" 2019 American Monster Madison Holton 2 episodes 2020 Our Girl US Soldier 1 episode Vagrant Queen Teen Lazaro 2 episodes 2020–2022 Raised by Wolves Furfur 10 episodes 2021 Around the World in 80 Days Steward 1 episode 2022 Abraham Lincoln Robert Lincoln Episode: "Saving the Union" Noughts + Crosses Merrick Aldrich Series 2 2026 One Piece Mr. 9 Season 2; 2 episodes

Stage Year Title Role Notes 2025 The Tempest Ariel Maynardville Open-Air Theatre, Cape Town

Audio Year Title Role Notes 2022 The Girl Who Chased Otters Nathan Novel by Sally Partridge