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Lucas York Black (born November 29, 1982) is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles on the television series American Gothic, and in the films Sling Blade, Friday Night Lights, and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.

Biography

Personal life

Black was born in Decatur, Alabama to Jan and Larry Black; he has two older siblings, Lee (a brother) and Lori (a sister). Black grew up in Speake, Alabama and played for the Speake Bobcats, graduating from high school in May of 2001.

Career

Without any formal training as an actor, Lucas's film debut was in the 1994 Kevin Costner film, The War. He was subsequently cast as Caleb Temple in CBS's television series American Gothic, which ran from 1995 to 1996, and in the films Sling Blade, Ghosts of Mississippi and The X Files. Later in 1997 Black starred in the TV film Flash, which aired on The Wonderful World of Disney. In 1998, Black was offered a part in The Horse Whisperer. However, when he was told that he would need to change his voice for the part, he rejected the role, believing that actors should choose parts where they could be themselves. During this time period, Black also modelled for Calvin Klein Jeans.

Black's most recent films include 2004's well-reviewed football-themed drama, Friday Night Lights and 2005's Gulf War-themed film, Jarhead. Black also stars in the lead role of the third film in The Fast and the Furious series, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, opposite actor-singer Bow Wow. The movie opened on June 16, 2006 and grossed approximately $24 million in its opening weekend; Black has described his part in the film as a "fun role".

Selected filmography

Monetary figures are from www.boxofficemojo.com

Awards

References

Footnotes

Web site

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