Lapinskas played a student in the 2007
Stephen Surjik film
I Want Candy, and in 2011, he was cast in the
BBC soap opera
EastEnders, playing
Anthony Moon. Of his casting, he said "I'm absolutely over the moon! It's been my lifetime ambition to be on
EastEnders – I have watched it growing up with my nan, who is a big fan. I'm so pleased to get my first TV role, I just didn't believe it would be so big. I've met some of the cast I will be working with who were very friendly and welcoming and I can't wait to start filming". Lapinskas stated that he was "nervous" about debuting, but as he had shot an episode of
EastEnders spin-off
EastEnders: E20 before appearing in the main show, he felt it helped him to feel more comfortable. On 9 May 2012, Daniel Kilkelly of
Digital Spy reported Lapinskas would be leaving
EastEnders, and his character would depart on screen in the coming weeks. Of his exit, Lapinskas said "I'm having a fantastic time working on
EastEnders and playing the role of Anthony Moon. Working with
David Essex,
Tony Discipline and the
EastEnders cast has been an absolute pleasure. Although I will really miss
EastEnders and everyone involved, I am very excited about future projects and what is next for me as an actor." He also added "I was quite disappointed when I found out Anthony would be leaving – I'd have liked to do a lot more stuff with him. It's a shame to not be a part of what's coming up." Lapinskas was
Dancing on Ice (Series 8) runner-up to Olympic bronze medalist
Beth Tweddle. He then took part in the
Dancing on Ice UK tour. Since the show, Lapinskas has played Prince Charming in pantomime productions in
Bromley,
Sunderland and
Bournemouth. He also toured the country with
Bill Kenwright's production of
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat playing 'Pharaoh'. It was during this time that he met his current girlfriend Camilla Rowland. Lapinskas has since moved onto stage roles as Messalla in the production of
Ben Hur opposite Miles Yekinni as Ben Hur at
The Hexagon theatre in Reading, Tony Manero in the production of
Staying Alive in Jersey (both in 2017) and completed a film role in
Red Devil shot in London in February 2018. In April 2018, Lapinskas starred as a young
Victor Frankenstein in
Mary Shelley's
Frankenstein: Modern Day Prometheus at the
Barnfield Theatre in
Exeter. On 30 August 2022, Lapinskas first appeared as Villainor/Karl in Ian Hallard's comedy
Horse-Play, which opened at the
Riverside Studios in London and was due to run until 24 September 2022. ==Filmography==