Introduction
Luke Grimes is an actor, perhaps best known for his role in the famous action movie “American Sniper”, which helped him achieve worldwide fame. Did you know he also had roles in “True Blood” and “Fifty Shades of Grey”? What role helped him catch the attention of Hollywood casting agents?
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Early life and education
Luke Timothy Grimes was born on January 21, 1984 in Dayton, Ohio, USA, and has three older siblings. Her father, Randy Grimes, was a Pentecostal pastor who worked at the Open Bible Christian Church. Grimes was therefore raised in a strict Christian family and did not socialize much with the other children.
He went to Dayton Christian High School, where he enrolled in 2002. Two years later, he moved to New York, to enroll in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) where he graduated. studied the arts in general.
Career
Grimes made his acting debut in 2006, while still an AADA student, when he landed the role of Jake in the horror film “All the Boys Love Mandy Lane,” starring Amber Heard. . The following year, he made a cameo appearance in “War Eagle, Arkansas”, a film about a high school baseball star trying to find a new life path.
For his performance in this film, he and Dan McCabe shared the Best Supporting Actor award at the Breckenridge Festival of Film in 2008.
In 2008 he was alongside Bruce Willis and Mischa Barton in Brett Simon’s comedy film “Assassination of a High School President”, and in 2009 Grimes was part of the main cast of the television series “Brothers and Sisters”, portraying Ryan Lafferty, the illegitimate son of William Walker, in 35 episodes over a span of two seasons. This appearance made many casting agents take notice and helped him land many future roles.
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After leaving the show in 2010, he co-starred in “Shit Year”, alongside Ellen Barkin and Bob Einstein, and in 2011 appeared in the short film “The Light in the Night”, followed in 2012 by the pilot for the FX film “Outlaw Country,” and in “Taken 2” alongside Liam Neeson and Famke Janssen.
Grimes was cast as James in the popular TV series ‘True Blood’ in 2013, appearing in six episodes before leaving the show – rumors say he left because he refused to portray a gay character, but his response official was that he wanted to pursue other business opportunities. That same year, he played Ben in “The Wait”, and he made a small appearance in “Dark Around the Stars”, in which he played Evan.
In 2014, he appeared alongside Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller in Clint Eastwood’s action film “American Sniper”, and in 2015 played Elliot Grey, the older brother of billionaire Christian Grey, played by Jamie Dornan, in the adaptation of EL James’ erotic film. novel “Fifty Shades of Grey”. He later reprized that role in two sequels, 2017’s “Fifty Shades Darker” and 2018’s “Fifty Shades Freed.”
He also appeared in two other feature films in 2015, “Freeheld” and “Forever”, and the following year alongside Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke and Chris Pratt in the action film “The Magnificent Seven”.
That same year, he starred in “Manhattan Undying”, and co-starred with Emily Browning in “Shangri-La Suite”.
In 2017 he played Eric Norris in “El Camino Christmas”, then in 2018 he landed the co-starring role in “Yellowstone”, with Kevin Costner and Kelly Reilly, playing Costner’s son Kayce Dutton for three years. seasons, and is set to appear in the fourth season which is scheduled to air in 2021.
Grimes starred as Nick Brenner in “Into the Ashes,” the 2019 film about a former criminal trying to live a new life.
Private life
Grimes keeps most of his personal life private and away from the media, which is why it is not revealed whether or not he is in a relationship. In 2012, he was rumored to be dating actress Gillian Zinser, known for her portrayal of Ivy Sullivan on “90210.” None of them ever confirmed or denied the gossip.
Although he was raised in a very religious family, he himself claims that he dislikes organized religions and identifies himself as an agnostic.
In 2005, Grimes auditioned to play Elvis Presley in the CBS miniseries of the same name. However, he lost the role to Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who was also somewhat unknown to the general public at the time.
Grimes auditioned to play the vampire Edward Cullen for the series’ first film “Twilight” in 2010, but lost the role to Robert Pattinson, who rose to worldwide fame after being cast in that film.
Grimes plays drums and was the drummer for the alternative rock band called Mitchells Folly. The group released their first album in 2008, titled “Whirlwind”.
Net value
Grimes is a successful actor who has appeared in several rather successful television series and movies. As of June 2020, his net worth is estimated to be around $500,000. There is no information disclosed about any of his assets, such as real estate or cars.
Physical characteristics
Grimes is a muscular man who is 1.83m tall and weighs around 72kg. Her eyes are dark brown and her hair is light brown and goes down to her shoulders.