Lauris Reiniks

Lauris Reiniks (born July 11, 1979) is a Latvian pop music singer, songwriter, television host and actor.

He has graduated from Jelgava Music college, studied communication science at the University of Latvia and trained as an actor in Los Angeles, California.

As a composer and recording artist Lauris Reiniks has received more than 20 National Latvian awards and has gained international recognition in the Baltic states.

Lauris' first appearance on Latvian television was at the age of 5, singing in a show called "Tiekas kaimiņi"(Neighbors Meet).

In 2010 Lauris gets his first National TV award "Zelta Vilnis 2009" (Golden Wave) in a nomination "TV Personality of the Year" but in 2016 he received the TV3 Latvia people's choice award "Ekrāna mīlulis"- Ieguldījums Latvijas šovbiznesā (Screen's Favorite- contribution to Latvia's show business).

In the spring of 2008, an ABC Television affiliate in California, USA presented a story about Lauris as a successful pop musician and winner of the Latvian version of "Dancing with the Stars".

In 2016 Reiniks joined the cast of TV3 Latvia hit series "Viņas melo labāk" (Women lie better) playing Igors, an ex-criminal who is hired to pretend to be a maniac to intimidate Marta, the lead character of the show.

2019 Lauris Reiniks is cast as the speaking and singing voice of adult Simba in Latvian-Dubbed version of Disney new The Lion King.

2021 Lauris plays a priest on Tet TV+ series "Pefektās kāzas" (The perfect wedding) produced by Cinevilla Films.

[24] 2023 Tet TV+/ STV TV series "No naida līdz mīlestībai" (From hate to love) where Reiniks is playing Andris Zviedris, a famous actor.