He is best known for his performance as Michiel in Winter in Wartime for which he won several awards including the Golden Calf for Best Actor (2009).

[1] He played roles in several Dutch films and TV series, such as De Marathon (2012), The Secrets of Barslet (2012), It's All So Quiet (2013), Ventoux (2015) and Yes I do (2015).

Lakemeier starred as Johan, a young Dutch soldier in the 2020 film De Oost.

His character Johan served under the controversial Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL) officer Raymond Westerling in South Sulawesi during the Indonesian National Revolution.

[2][3] Lakemeier will star in upcoming television series Safe Harbor from Ozark co-creator Mark Williams alongside a cast including Alfie Allen and Jack Gleeson.